...semble qu'on soil aux gages d'un tas de faineans, pour leur fournir de quoi amuser leur oisivete. W. Curst be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe, Give Virtue scandal, Innocence a fear, 285 Or from the soft-ey'd Virgin steal a tear ! But he who hurts...

...semble qu'on soit aux gages d'un tas de faineans, pour leur fournir de quoi amuser lew oisivete. W. Curst be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe, Give Virtue scandal, Innocence a fear, 285 Or from the soft-ey'd Virgin steal a tear! But he who hurts...

...makes. Poor guiltless I! and can I choose but smile, When every coxcomb knows me by my style? Cursed be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe, Give Virtue scandal, Innocence a fear, Or from the soft-eyed virgin steal a tear! But he who hurts...

...only mentioned as the materials of argument : but in the following passage from the same poet : Curs'd be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe, Give virtue sc.ndal, innocence a fe:ir, Or from the soft-ey'el virgin steal a tear. The first line...

...expressly against him, so remarkable for their excellence and their cruelty, repeating this couplet : Curst be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe. ' The ingenuous critic insisted on his taking them again : " for," said he, " my associates at the...

...expressly against him, so remarkable for their excellence and their cruelty, repeating this couplet : Curst be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe. " The ingenuous critic insisted on taking them again : ' for,' said he, ' my associates at the altar,...

...only mentioned as the materials of argument : but in the following passage from the same poet: Curs'd be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe, Give virtue scandal, innocence a fear, Or from the soft-ey'd virgin steal a tear. The first line in...

...against him, so remarkable for their excellence and their cruelty, repeating this couplet : ' Cursed be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make ooe worthy man my foe.' " The ingenuous critic insisted on his taking them again : ' for,' said he,...

...skill in the nature of composition. But, in the practice of these critics, knowing an author Curs'd be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe, NOTES. author by his style, is like judging of a man's whole person from the view of one of his moles....

...execrate even his own best vein of poetry, if made at the expense of truth and innocence : " Curs'd be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends to make one worthy man my foe, Give virtue scandal, innocence a fear, Or from the soft-eyed virgin steal a tear." Sentiments, which...