Fires that scorch, yet dare not shine : NOTES. 40 a Thefe two Chorus's are enough to fhew us his great talents for this fpecies of Poetry, and to make us lament he did not prosecute his purpose in executing fome plans he had chalked out; but the Character of the Managers of Playhouses at that time, was what (he faid) foon determined him to lay afide all thoughts of that nature. ODE on SOLITUDE. APPY the man, whofe wifh and care HAP Ha few acres A few paternal acres bound, Content to breathe his native air, In his own ground, Whofe herds with milk, whofe fields with bread, Bleft, who can unconcern'dly find years In health of body, peace of mind, Quiet by day, Sound fleep by night; study and ease, Thus let me live, unfeen, unknown, Steal from the world, and not a stone Tell where I lie, This was a very early production of our Author, written at about twelve years old. P. CONTENTS OF THE ESSAY on CRITICISM. That a true Tafte is as rare to be found, as a true Ge- That most men are born with some Tafte, but spoiled by falfe The Multitude of Critics, and causes of them, ver. 26 to 45. That we are to ftudy our own Tafte, and know the Limits Nature the best guide of Judgment, ver. 68 to 87. Improv'd by Art and Rules, which are but methodis'd Rules derived from the practice of the Ancient Poets, That therefore the Ancients are necessary to be study'd by a Critic, particularly Homer and Virgil, ver. 120 |