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AnEssayonCriticism
AnEssayonCriticism
AlexanderPope
'Tishardtosay,ifgreaterWantofSkill
AppearinWritingorinJudgingill,
But,ofthetwo,lessdang'rousisth'Offence,
TotireourPatience,thanmis-leadourSense:
Somefewinthat,butNumberserrinthis,
TenCensurewrongforonewhoWritesamiss;
AFoolmightoncehimselfaloneexpose,
NowOneinVersemakesmanymoreinProse.
'TiswithourJudgmentsasourWatches,none
Gojustalike,yeteachbelieveshisown.
InPoetsastrueGeniusisbutrare,
TrueTasteasseldomistheCritick'sShare;
BothmustalikefromHeav'nderivetheirLight,
TheseborntoJudge,aswellasthosetoWrite.
Letsuchteachotherswhothemselvesexcell,
Andcensurefreelywhohavewrittenwell.
AuthorsarepartialtotheirWit,'tistrue,
ButarenotCritickstotheirJudgmenttoo?
Yetifwelookmoreclosely,weshallfind
MosthavetheSeedsofJudgmentintheirMind;
Natureaffordsatleastaglimm'ringLight;
TheLines,tho'touch'dbutfaintly,aredrawnright.
ButastheslightestSketch,ifjustlytrac'd,
IsbyillColouringbutthemoredisgrac'd,
SobyfalseLearningisgoodSensedefac'd.
Somearebewilder'dintheMazeofSchools,
AndsomemadeCoxcombsNaturemeantbutFools.
InsearchofWittheselosetheircommonSense,
AndthenturnCriticksintheirownDefence.
Eachburnsalike,whocan,orcannotwrite,
OrwithaRival'soranEunuch'sspite.
AllFoolshavestillanItchingtoderide,
Andfainwou'dbeupontheLaughingSide;
IfMaeviusScribbleinApollo'sspight,
Thereare,whojudgestillworsethanhecanwrite
SomehaveatfirstforWits,thenPoetspast,
Turn'dCriticksnext,andprov'dplainFoolsatlast;
SomeneithercanforWitsnorCritickspass,
AsheavyMulesareneitherHorseorAss.
Thosehalf-learn'dWitlings,num'rousinourIsle,
Ashalf-form'dInsectsontheBanksofNile:
Unfinish'dThings,oneknowsnowwhattocall,
TheirGeneration'ssoequivocal:
Totell'em,wou'dahundredTonguesrequire,
OronevainWit's,thatmightahundredtire.
ButyouwhoseektogiveandmeritFame,
AndjustlybearaCritick'snobleName,
BesureyourselfandyourownReachtoknow.
HowfaryourGenius,Taste,andLearninggo;
LaunchnotbeyondyourDepth,butbediscreet,
AndmarkthatPointwhereSenseandDulnessmeet.
Naturetoallthingsfix'dtheLimitsfit,
Andwiselycurb'dproudMan'spretendingWit:
AsontheLandwhileheretheOceangains,
InotherPartsitleaveswidesandyPlains;
ThusintheSoulwhileMemoryprevails,
ThesolidPow'rofUnderstandingfails;
WhereBeamsofwarmImaginationplay,
TheMemory'ssoftFiguresmeltaway.
OneScienceonlywilloneGeniusfit;
SovastisArt,sonarrowHumanWit;
NotonlyboundedtopeculiarArts,
Butoftinthose,confin'dtosingleParts.
LikeKingswelosetheConquestsgain'dbefore,
ByvainAmbitionstilltomakethemmore:
Eachmighthissev'ralProvincewellcommand,
Wou'dallbutstooptowhattheyunderstand.
FirstfollowNATURE,andyourJudgmentframe
ByherjustStandard,whichisstillthesame:
UnerringNature,stilldivinelybright,
Oneclear,unchang'dandUniversalLight,
Life,Force,andBeauty,musttoallimpart,
AtoncetheSource,andEnd,andTestofArt
ArtfromthatFundeachjustSupplyprovides,
WorkswithoutShow,andwithoutPomppresides:
InsomefairBodythusth'informingSoul
WithSpiritsfeeds,withVigourfillsthewhole,
EachMotionguides,andev'ryNervesustains;
Itselfunseen,butinth'Effects,remains.
Some,towhomHeav'ninWithasbeenprofuse.
Wantasmuchmore,toturnittoitsuse,
ForWitandJudgmentoftenareatstrife,
Tho'meanteachother'sAid,likeManandWife.
'TismoretoguidethanspurtheMuse'sSteed;
RestrainhisFury,thanprovokehisSpeed;
ThewingedCourser,likeagen'rousHorse,
ShowsmosttrueMettlewhenyoucheckhisCourse.
ThoseRULESofolddiscover'd,notdevis'd,
AreNaturestill,butNatureMethodiz'd;
Nature,likeLiberty,isbutrestrain'd
BythesameLawswhichfirstherselfordain'd.
Hearhowlearn'dGreeceherusefulRulesindites,
Whentorepress,andwhenindulgeourFlights:
HighonParnassus'TopherSonssheshow'd,
AndpointedoutthosearduousPathstheytrod,
Heldfromafar,aloft,th'ImmortalPrize,
Andurg'dtherestbyequalStepstorise;
JustPreceptsthusfromgreatExamplesgiv'n,
Shedrewfromthemwhattheyderiv'dfromHeav'n
Thegen'rousCritickfann'dthePoet'sFire,
AndtaughttheWorld,withReasontoAdmire.
ThenCriticismtheMuse'sHandmaidprov'd,
TodressherCharms,andmakehermorebelov'd;
ButfollowingWitsfromthatIntentionstray'd;
Whocou'dnotwintheMistress,woo'dtheMaid;
AgainstthePoetstheirownArmstheyturn'd,
SuretohatemosttheMenfromwhomtheylearn'd
SomodernPothecaries,taughttheArt
ByDoctor'sBillstoplaytheDocto
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