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Nor for Spes rough and horrid Mein 
Isi in thy harmleſs Verſes ever ſeen: 

Thy harmleſs Verſes, ever ſpruce and gay, 
In ſpecious Gingle move ons only Way; 
In eaſy Mealures Rl uy * 80, 
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Love, and the ſofter Sex's ſofteſt Praiſe. 


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What Mortal wou'd cetiſorioully] ſuppoſe; / 
hen from thy Quill ſuch ſoothing Language flows; 
jen gentleſt Matters ſeemingly controul - © 

y tender Thoughts, and fill thy peaceful Sa 
kindly form'd to pleaſe each gracious Belle / 

thy ſtern Mind harſh Arrogance cou d dwell? 

i lofty Self-conceit + and humble Senſe ! - - 

nd with Succeſs, what Wonders ye- diſpenſe ! 


let, tho the witty Beans believe thee fine, 

ink not all Art, or Excellence is thine ; 

ct thy Superiors with a due Eſteem, 

r Maro's ſweet cœleſtial Muſe blaſpheme 3 
Ir, till thou haſt procur'd a juſter Fame, 

plode our Copley, or our Dryden blame. 

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Let not the Favour of a partial Croud, 
(No certain Sign of Merit) make thee proud 
Conſider proſp'rous Man! uncertain Fate, 
Leaſt thou repent thy Forwardnelſs too late; 


Alas ! a Reputation that depends 
On wav'ring Notions, often quickly ends 
'Tis like a Structure plac'd on yeilding Sand, 
That muſt, which wou'd a laſting Date commun 
As founded on a Rock, in Reaſon ſtand ! 


Thy modiſh Works, that ſuit the preſent T 
Impartial and devourin g Time may waſte ; 
Time may arrive, when Worth ſhall have Renom 


And Senfe, and ſolid Learning pleaſe the Tow; 
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1 ſhalt thou bury'd in Oblivion lye, 
/ blooming Things ſhalt fade! and Glory 


ud BY elding dye! 

hus in th unſettled Gloom the ſhow'ry Bow, 
failing Grace awhile do's feebly ſhow ; 

attly Beauty! by Reflection made, 

e gliſt ning Varniſh of a wat'ry Shade 
oofly Tinctures cauſe a ſhort Surprize, 

nad a-while the the weak Admirer's Eyes; 
when the Sun's fair Beams ſerenely play, 
well reſtore the Luſture of the Day; 

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A SATYRE, 


Nh E's baſe who wou'd 1 ** 
= |: 9 | truly Fine ; 

As Oppoſe true Merit, or a brave Delign, 
md and manag'd; can preſume to blame, 


elvy thence a well extracted Fame. ; 


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5 Sprung from light Minds, thro flight and | 
| : Layes de. - 
1 Who the fantaſtic Croud with tinckling Chia 
| Has Skill to pleaſe, and faſh'onably Rhyme, 
| Dares raſhly in the mightieſt Work engage, 


W hat Mortal can with-hold Diſdain and Rag 


"Who wou'd not then to rigid Terms proceed, 
Who has juſt Senſe of the prepoſt'rous Deed!) 
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A Work! that has ſo niany Trials paſs'd, 
Deſerving with the Univerſe to Laſt; 
7 Like that, with various Excellence endev' 
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hole ſolid Worth-thro' envious Time remains, „ 


nd as more known, more Admiration gains; | 
nits vaſt Praiſe Ages united j joyn! 

uud Juſtice from a weak Attempt like thine, 

Dh Pope! can its tranſcendant Author find ? 

n whoſe capacious, whoſe prodigious Mind, 
Conduct and Force their utmoſt Aid impart, . 
And ſhew the whole Extent of human Wit, and 
nen: my | ; 

What Jndgment- does a Task like this require d 
What Senſe? What Knowledge? What amazing 


Fire ? 


But tis in vain to cenſure or deride, | 


ln modern Wits, th' unconquerable Pride; 


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Who when reprov'd, yet more audacious grow, 

And all Things rightly, but themſelves, vil 
know; 

All Things induſtriouſſy attempt, when Pay 

( Their noble Guide) prepares the choſen Wa, 


Three daring Poets lo! at diff'rent Times, 


On this Account, unſheath their dreadful Rhymes 


Feircely advance, and at a furious Rate, 
This glorious Bard with Crualty tranſlate. 


Bold Chapman do's th' advent rous Work con. 


mence, 
And to a moſt prodigeous Length he ſtretches o! 
his Senſe ; 
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Preſents him rack d and tortur'd to our Eyes, 

din ſo mean and ſuch a Courſe Diſguize, 

he never ſure from Fortune ſufier d mare, 

Fen tho he ſought his Bread from Door to Door, 


wil 


Then Ogleby, in Terms more dull and low, 
Whether he ſhou'd debaſe him, Vea! or No! 
Debate and then (as twas by Fate decreed ) | 
He feebly do's attempt to do the Deed : 


from Hobbs he finds a ſure deſtructive Fate, | 
com- Piilolopher too ſoon ! and Bard too late! | 


by him he's more than Argument abus d, 


ad more perverſely than Religion us'd : 


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Smart Pope comes now——yet not ſo itern ; 


theſe . 


He proves more kind; treats him with Grace ar 
Eale ; 
And makes him ſpruce, the Beaus and Bell t 


pleaſe; | 
So gentle female Habits, heretofore 
Renown'd Achilles and Alcides wore. 


Thus chang d, how loſs'd ! oh whither nov 


flown 


The true ſurpaſing Glory, once his own ? 
How both his Mettle and his Pomp decrease, 
As thus he's hurry'd from the Plains of G 


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Ii immortal Steed from his triumphant Race 
led, and taught a pretty modiſh Pace, 

th Bells he gingles, do's with Harneſs ſhine, 
ſomething ſprightly, in Appearance fine ; 
et notwithſtanding this he bears a Load, 

Ind moves one only Way — a beaten Road; 


h! where is now his former various Courſe ? 


nd where the Tempeſt of his Speed, and Force 2 


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Put ye choice Judges of the Britiſh Kind! | 
Who to ſuch Works are graciouſly inclin'd, | 
ell me why Homer muſt theſe Wrongs ſuſtain? | 
Why meet this barb'rous, this unjuſt Diſdain® 
Io moſt reputed Strangers, thus do we | 


New our Politeneſs, and our Courteſy ? 


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Thus out Regatd to high Deſert diſpence 2 
. Suits this our Hoſpitality and Senſe ? 


"5 Or ite the largeſt Scope of our Deſires, 
ie to the Meaning of his Words aſpires ? 

| 1 this alohe our mod'rate Wiſhes ask, 

| A padagogue or Boy, th' in glorious Task, 

| May do——but if in Reaſon tis requir'd 

' Tranflators hou'd be like himſelf inſpir d, 

Shou d be with equal Senſe and Judgment fila 
| * ev 1 human Way as greatly skill'd; 

1 Search thro his vaſt and comprehenſive Mind, ) , 
His utmoſt Meaning abſolutely find, ( 


Knoly Nature, and themſelves, and all Mankind 
And ſure it is it in this Light we ſee 


This wond'rous Grecian ; what alas! are we, 
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u to cope with ſuch ſtupendious Things? 
en let us, if we Can, for Shame give o'er 


ſe uſeleſs Aims, and thus attempt no more ; 

x by ſuch Actions publickly confeſs d, | 
all the knowing World become the Jet; 4 
Shame, let Reaſon our Endeavours way, : 
f reſoly'd in this untoward Way 

 renture forward with Proſodia's Rules, 


this, let modern Wits aſſert the Cauſe, 


a nhom, thro! Shallowneſs, Aline ſprings 4 


t him be next transform'd by Youths at Schools: 


d crown the choice Performance with Applauſe... 


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Bloom, 

no ſing'ſt in ſuch a emcrable Strain, 

Men and Manners, Heroes, Kings, and Gods; 
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And in a Style aſtoniſhitly like thine, 


Can but be found in Thee; thy Self alone 


By various Ways ſubdues the raviſh'd Mind, 


R ch as the whole accumulated Stores 


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What — — al can Aelenbe thy Worth? 


Diſcloſe the Graces of 10 wond' aus Mule; 
Faces ofy of &y wo rOUs Mut, 
And paint thy Merit in a Style like thine, 
Is an Attempt of fuch ſtupendions Weight, 


No Mortil Genius gan ſuſtaig the Load 


hew the 


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What thou lincerely : and | compleatly ar't 


Thy perfect Mirror! thy tranſcendant Verſe 


Sublime tad fair as Heaven's ſereneſt Looks 


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1 pompous ix the World's Impatttil Lord 
dung Ammon. ; holding i in triuniphvint pride 
der vanquiſh 2 Spoils; gentle as vernal Ayrs, * 
ous as Whirlwinds ;-violent and leude 
Thunder ; ealy as the Bonds of Sleep ; 
mooth as the Surface of the peaceful Main, 
Nhen Haleyons brood, and the retiring Winds 
ie falten d in theſr ſubterreanean Hold; 
ft as the Sighs of Lovers, or the Down 
df Jove, when he leaving his lofty State, 
Junk to the Likeneſs of a Silver Swan, 
\nd languiſhing, on Leda's yeilding Breaſt 
Dio d; harmonius as th inchanting Voice 
of Swens, fo prevailing o er the Senſe ; 


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