 | 1808 - 408 pages
...«ne who writes amiss. A fool might once himself alone expose; No« one in verse makes many indre ¡u prose. Tis with our judgments, as our watches; none Go just alike, yet each believes hie own. In Poets as true Genius is but rare, True Taste a« seldom is the Critic's »hare ; Both must... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...critic, particularly Homer and Virgil.— Of licences, and the use of them by the ancients.— Rererence due to the ancients, and praise of them. Some few...in this, Ten censure wrong for one who writes amiss j A fool might once himself alone expose, Now one in verse makes many more in prose. 'Tis with our... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...two, less daug'rous is th' offence To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Some few in thai, hip e" ver*e makes many more in prose. ^ Tiswithomjudgcmenis,asour watches; none Go just alike, yet each believes... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 pages
...ill ; But, of the two, less dang'rous is th' offence To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Some few in that, but numbers err in this, Ten censure...our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes bis own. In poets as true genius is but rare, True taste as seldom is the critics' share, Both must... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...judging ill; But of the two, less dang'rous is th' offence To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Some few in that, but numbers err in this. Ten censure...prose. 'Tis with our judgments as our watches, none Oo just alike, yet each believes his own. In poets as true genius is but rare, True taste as seldom... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...th' offence to tire our patience than mislead our sense: some few in that, but numbers err in this, 5 ten censure wrong for one who writes amiss ; a fool...watches, none go just alike, yet each believes his own. 10 In poets as true genius is but rare, true taste as seldom is the critic's share; both must alike... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...tire our patience than mislead our sense: some few in that, but numbers err in this, 5 -f--f^f^~t^ff^ ten censure wrong for one who writes amiss ; a fool...expose; now one in verse makes many more in prose. T is with our judgments as our watches, none go just alike, yet each believes his own. 10 In poets... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pages
...judging ill ; But of the two, less dang*rous is th" offence To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Some few in that, but numbers err in this, Ten censure...for one who writes amiss. A fool might once himself atone expose, Now one in verse makes many more in prose. 'Tis with our judgments as our watches, none... | |
 | John Walker - 1810 - 394 pages
...judging ill : But of the two less dangerous is th' offence, To tire our patience than mislead our sense ; Some few in that, but numbers err in this, Ten censure wrong for one who writes amiss j A fool might once himself alone expose, Now one in verse makes many more in prose. Pope's Essty on... | |
 | John Quincy Adams - 1810 - 466 pages
...judging ill ; But of the two less heinous is the offence To tire our patience, than mislead our sense „ Some few in that, but numbers err in this ; Ten censure wrong, for one, who writes amiss. And these observations apply to speaking, no less than to writing. A great source of erroneous judgment... | |
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Ten censure wrong for one who writes amiss ; A fool might once himself alone expose, Now one in verse makes many more in prose. 'Tis with our judgments as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own. 
