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...please our eyes, Which out of Nature's common order rise, The shapeless rock, or hanging precipice. But tho' the ancients thus their rules invade, (As...its end ; Let it be seldom, and compell'd by need ; 165 And have at least their precedent to plead ; The critic else proceeds without remorse, Seizes...

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...precipice. Great Wits sometimes may gloriously offend, And rise to faults true Critics dare not mend; But tho' the Ancients thus their rules invade, (As...must offend Against the Precept, ne'er transgress its Endj Let it be seldom, and compell'd by need ; And have, at least, their precedent to plead. The Critic...

...gloriously offend, And rise to faults .true critics dare not mend; But though the ancients thus their rulas invade, (As kings dispense with laws themselves have...seldom, and compell'd by need ; And have at least the precedent to plead ; The critic else proceeds without remorse, Seiaes your fame, and puts his laws...

...sometimes may gloriously offend, And rise to faults true critics dare not mead. 160 But tho' the ancieuts thus their rules invade, (As kings dispense with laws themselves have made,) Moderns, heware! or if you must oflend Against the precept, ne'er transgress its end; Let it lie seldom, and...

...Great wits sometimes may gloriously offend, And rise to faults true critics dare not mend ; But though the ancients thus their rules invade, (As kings dispense...seldom, and compell'd by need ; And have at least the precedent to plead : The critic else proceeds without remorse, Seizes your fame, abd puts his laws...

...Great wits sometimes may gloriously offend, And rise to faults true critics dare not mend ; But though the ancients thus their rules invade, (As kings dispense...offend Against the precept, ne'er transgress its end ; I<et it be seldom, and compell'd by need ; And have at least the precedent to plead : The critic...

...law» themselves have made, Moderns, ben-are ! or, if you must о (Tend Against the precept, nt'er transgress its end; Let it be seldom, and compell'd...And have, at least, their precedent to plead. The Critic else proceeds without remorse, Seizes your fame, and puts his laws in force. I know there are,...

...Great wits sometimes may gloriously offend, And rise to fanlts true critics dare not mend. But though the ancients thus their rules invade (As kings dispense...themselves have made) Moderns, beware ! or, if you mast offend Against the precept, ne'er transgress its end: Let it be seldom, and compell'd by need;...