May boldly deviate from the common track ; Great wits sometimes may gloriously offend, And rise to faults true critics dare not mend. From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part. And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art, Which, without passing through... Meditations and Contemplations: In Two Volumes - Page 167by James Hervey - 1748Full view - About this book
| English poetry - 1720 - 302 pages
...a nearer way to take, May boldly deviate from the common track. Great wits fometimes may glorioufly offend, And rife to faults true critics dare not mend; From vulgar bounds with brave difordcr part, And match a grace beyond the reach of art, Which, without paffing thro' thejudgment,... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1722 - 294 pages
...nearer way -to take, May boldly deviate from the common track. Great wits fometimes may glorioufly offend, And rife to faults true critics dare not mend...From vulgar -bounds with brave diforder part, And fnatch a grace beyond the reach of art, Which, without paffing thro' the judgment, gains The heart,... | |
| Benjamin Martin - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1737 - 720 pages
...••»/»> r-'-i.'>/u*t <>1 £/}ttialft G.cmmaranJ Of CRITICIS M. Great Wits fometimes may glorioufly offend, And rife to Faults true Critics dare not mend, From vulgar Bounds with brave Difbrdcr part, Andfnatcb a Grace beyond the Reach of Art. IF then Nature has liberally endowed a Man... | |
| Longinus, William Smith - Authors, Greek - 1743 - 256 pages
...every where boaft, &c.] So Mr. Pope, in the Spirit of Longinus : Great wits fometimes may glorioitfy offend, And rife to faults true critics dare not mend...From vulgar bounds with brave diforder part , And fnatch a grace beyond the rules of art ; Which, without pajfmg thro' the judgment, gains The heart,... | |
| Charles Frey de Neuville - 1744 - 146 pages
...the propofed Bounds, IJhall only fay with the inimitable Pope, * Great Wits fometimes may glorioufly offend, And rife to Faults true Critics dare not mend...; From vulgar Bounds with brave Diforder part, And fnatch a Grace beyond the Reach of Art, Which, without paffing through the Judgment, gains 'The Heart,.... | |
| William Massey - 1761 - 318 pages
...an inferior Chara&er. But, as Mr. Pope obferves in his May on Criticifm, Great Great Jf^itsfometimes may glorioujly offend, And rife to Faults true Critics dare not mend. I may remark alfo, that in the firft of thefe Quotations, ere is more properly written e'er ; and inftead... | |
| Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...a nearer way to take, May boldly deviate from the common track. Great wits fometimes may glorioufly offend, And rife to faults true critics dare not mend...; From vulgar bounds with brave diforder part, And fnatch a grace beyond the reach of art. Which, without paffing thro' the judgment, gaini The heart,... | |
| John Newbery - English poetry - 1762 - 292 pages
...nearer way to take, May boldly deviate from the common track*. Great wits fometimes may glorioufly offend, And rife to faults true critics dare not mend ; From vulgar bounds with brave diforder parr, And match a. grace beyond the reach of art. Which, without pafling thro' the judgment, gain*... | |
| Friedrich von Hagedorn - German poetry - 1766 - 608 pages
...mitote« fern ©ebaiiFen fid) (jeiniíid) bereichern wollen, Great Wits fometimes щау glorieuf ly offend , And rife to faults true Critics dare not mend, From vulgar bounds with brave «iifconler ywt, And fimtch a grace beyond the reach of art , Which , without paffing thro* the judgment... | |
| Friedrich von Hagedorn - Greek poetry - 1769 - 270 pages
...fans pafler par Геpas même fi elle eft eu lui, fprit. p. 10. Great Wits íbmetímes may glorioufly offend, And rife to faults true Critics dare not mend, From vulgar bounds with brave difordcr part, And (natch a grace beyond the reach of art, Which, without paifing thro' the judgment,... | |
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