...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...man my foe, Give Virtue scandal, Innocence a fear, 285 Or from the soft-ey'd Virgin steal a tear ! But he who hurts a harmless neighbour's peace, Insults...

...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...man my foe, Give Virtue scandal, Innocence a fear, 285 Or from the soft-ey'd Virgin steal a tear! But he who hurts a harmless neighbour's peace, Insults...

...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 in this passage,...

...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...a fear, Or from the soft-ey'd virgin steal a tear. The first line in this passage, I say, must be pronounced with all that keenness of resentment we naturally...

...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,...

...smile, When svery coxcomb knows me by my style? Curst be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That lends ak, As men are strong or weak. Nature, fall'n worth, or beauty in distress, Who loves a lie, lame slander helps about, Who writes a libel,...

...makes. Poor, guiltless I ! and can I choose but smile, When ev'ry coxcomb knows me by my style ? Curs'd be the verse, how well soe'er it flow, That tends...Give virtue scandal, innocence a fear, Or from the soft-eyed virgin steal a tear ! But he who hurts a harmless neighbour's peace, Insults fall'n worth,...

...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...Give Virtue scandal, Innocence a fear, Or from the soft-eyed virgin steal a tear ! But he who hurts a harmless neighbour's peace, Insults fallen worth,...

...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....