A Man Is To Be Cheated Into

For Lawful Power Is Still Superior Found, When Long Driven Back, At Length It Stands The Ground.

Thus All Below Is Strength, And All Above Is Grace.

Discover The Opinion Of Your Enemies, Which Is Commonly The Truest; For They Will Give You No Quarter, And Allow Nothing To Complaisance.

Criticism Is Now Become Mere Hangman's Work, And Meddles Only With The Faults Of Authors ; Nay, The Critic Is Disgusted Less With Their Absurdities Than Excellence ; And You Cannot Displease Him More Than In Leaving Him Little Room For His Malice.

Wit Will Shine Through The Harsh Cadence Of A Rugged Line.