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...too new, or old : Be not the first by whom the new are tried,' \ m Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by numbers judge a poet's song, And...conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire ; sw Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear, Not mend their minds ; as some to church repair,...

...if too New, or Old; Be not the first by whom the New are try'd, 335 Nor yet the last to lay the Old aside. But most by Numbers judge a Poet's Song, And...rough, with them, is right or wrong; In the bright Muse tho' thousand Charms conspire, Her Voice is all these tuneful Fools admire, 340 Who haunt Parnassus...

...wrong; In the bright Muse tho' thousand Charms conspire, Her Voice is all these tuneful Fools admire, Who haunt Parnassus but to please their Ear, Not mend...some to Church repair, Not for the Doctrine, but the Musick there. The word 'numbers' for Pope and his contemporaries meant something very close to what...

...a strange love, l poked him with an angry stick. (Richard Eberhard, "The Groundhog") b) Reimpaare: But most by numbers judge a poet's song. And smooth...conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire, Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear, Not mend their minds; as some to church repair, Not for...

...fantastic, if too new, or old; Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by numbers judge a poet's song, And...ear, Not mend their minds; as some to church repair, J Not for the doctrine, but the music there. J These equal syllables alone require, Though oft the...

...fantastic, if too new, or old; But not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside. But most by numbers judge a poet's song, And...conspire, Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire, Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear, Not mend their minds; as some to church repair, Not for...

...studs his Essay on Criticism with such self- illustrating verses, as with self-commenting poetics: But most by numbers judge a poet's song. And smooth...conspire. Her voice is all these tuneful fools admire; While they ring round the same unvaried chimes, With sure returns of still expected rhymes; If crystal...

...wrong; In the bright Muse tho' thousand Charms conspire, Her Voice is all these tuneful Fools admire, Who haunt Parnassus but to please their Ear, Not mend...some to Church repair, Not for the Doctrine, but the Mustck there. These Equal Syllables alone require, Tho' oft the Ear the open Vowels tire, While Expletives...

...wrong; In the bright Muse tho' thousand charms conspire, Her Voice is all these tuneful Fools admire, Who haunt Parnassus but to please their ear, Not mend...repair, Not for the doctrine, but the music there. Note how the unity of the lines "In the bright Muse tho' thousand charms conspire, / Her Voice is all...