| Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1717 - 468 pages
...expofe, Now one in verfe makes many more in profe. 'Tis with our judgments as our watches, none Go juft alike, yet each believes his own. In Poets as true Genius is but rare, True Tafle as feldom is the Critic's fhare ; Both muft alike from heav'n derive their light, Thefe born... | |
| English poetry - 1720 - 302 pages
...expofe, Now one in verfe makes many more in profe. 'Tis with our judgments as our watches, none Go juft alike, yet each believes his own. In poets as true genius is but rare, True tafte as feldom is the critick's ftiare; Both muft alike from heav'n derive their light, Thefe born... | |
| Christopher Smart - English poetry - 1752 - 264 pages
...expofe, Now one in verfe makes many more in profe. 'Tis with our judgments as our watches, none Go juft alike, yet each believes his own. In poets as true genius is but rare, True tafte as feldom is the critic's fhare; Both muft alike from Jieav'n derive their light, Thefe born... | |
| Owen Ruffhead - Biography - 1769 - 600 pages
...into the proper qualities of a true critic. " Tis with our judgments as our watches, none " Go juft alike, yet each believes his own. " In Poets, as true genius is but rare, " True tafle as feldom is the Critic's mare ; u Both muft alike from Heav'n derive their light, " Thefe born... | |
| John Ogilvie - Classical poetry - 1769 - 618 pages
...an example from each:— Pope fays, ' "Tis with our judgment as our watches, none Goesjuft aright, yet each believes his own. In Poets, as true Genius is but rare, True tafte as feldom is the Critic's (hare. It is plain that our Critic mufl be wholly at a lofs with fuch... | |
| John Ogilvie - Classical poetry - 1769 - 342 pages
...an example from each: — Pope fays, 'Tis with our judgment as our watches, none Goes juft aright, yet each believes his own. In Poets, as true Genius is but rare, True tafte as feldom is the Critic's fhare. • • • ft is plain that our Critic muft be wholly at a... | |
| John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...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...one in verse makes many more in prose. 'Tis with our judgements as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own. 1s In poets, as true genius... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 400 pages
...expofe, Now one in verfe makes many more in profe. 'Tis with our judgments as our watches ; none Go juft alike, yet each believes his own. »« In Poets as true genius is but rare, True tafte as feldom is the Critic's fhare, Both muft alike from Heaven derive their light, Thefe born to... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1783 - 322 pages
...expofe; Now one in verfe makes many more in profe• JTis with our judgments as our watches, none Go juft alike, yet each believes his own. In Poets as true Genius is but rare, True Tafte as feldom is the Critic's fhare : Both moft alike from Heav'n derive their light $ born to judge,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...; Mow out in vcrfc makes many more in profc. 'Tis with our judgments as our watches; non« 3o juft alike, yet each believes his own-. In Poets as true Genius is but rare, True Tafte as feldom is the Critic's mare-; Both muft alike from Heaven derive their light, Theic born to... | |
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