 | James Macpherson, Archibald M'Donald - 1805 - 308 pages
...genius as to write well. The thought is taken from the first lines of Pope's Essay on Criticism. " "Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill " Appear in writing, or in judging ill; " But of the two, less dangerous is th' oflence " To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. '* Some few in that, but numbers... | |
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...»renter want of skill Appear in writing, or in jui'.irinii ill ; But, of the t«o, less dang'rous is th1 offence To tire our patience, than mislead our sense....this ; Ten censure wrong for one who writes amiss. A tool might once himself alone expose; No» one in reise make« many more in prose. 'Tis with our judgments,... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...some lumpish minister of state. CHARACTER and DUTY ef a true CRITIC. (POPE'S ESSAT ON CRITICISM,} 'Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill Appear in writing, or in judging ill ; But of the two, less dang'rou-; is th' offence To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Some few in that, but numbers... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 pages
...by the ancients, t'. 141—180. Reverence due to tin ancients, and praise of them, c. 181, &c. Tis hard to say if greater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill.; But of the two less dangerous is th' offence To tire our patience than mislead our sense: Some few in that, hut numhers... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...licences, and the use of them by the ancients.— Reverence due to tke ancients, aad praise of them. 'Tis hard to say if greater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill ; But of the two, less dangerous is the' offence To .tire our patience than mislead our sense ; Some few in that) but numbers... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...licences, and the use of them by the ancients.— Reverence due to the ancients, and praise of them. Tis hard to say if greater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill ; But of tlie two, less dangerous is the' offence To tire our patience than mislead our sense ; Some few in... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...licences, and the use of them by the ancients.— Rererence due to the ancients, and praise of them. Some few in that, but numbers err in this, Ten censure wrong for one who writes amiss j A fool might once himself alone expose, Now one in verse makes many more in prose. 'Tis with our... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...thy Victory) O Death I where is thy Sting ! Pope§ 9. An Essay on Criticism. Popev 'Tis hard to sav, if greater want of skill Appear in writing, or in judging ill ; But, of the two, less daug'rous is th' offence To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Some few in thai, but numbers... | |
 | Joseph Tinker Buckingham - 1809 - 428 pages
...to the Essay on Criticism, may very fairly be applied to the w riter of that communication : ' 'Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill; For of the two, less dangerous isth' offence, To tire our patience than mislead our sense' I confess... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...to the Essay on Criticism, may very fairly be applied to the writer of that communication : ' 'Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill ; For of the two, less dang'rous isth' offence, To tire our patience than mislead our seme' I confess... | |
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Ten Censure wrong for one who Writes amiss; A Fool might once himself alone expose, Now One in Verse makes many more in Prose. 
