Or Hast Thou Known The World So

Virgil Is So Exact In Every Word, That None Can Be Changed But For A Worse; Nor Any One Removed From Its Place, But The Harmony Will Be Altered. He Pretends Sometimes To Trip; But It Is Only To Make You Think Him In Danger Of A Fall, When He Is Most Secure.

For Truth Has Such A Face And Such A Mien, As To Be Loved Needs Only To Be Seen.

Nor Is The People's Judgment Always True: The Most May Err As Grossly As The Few.

Errors Like Straws Upon The Surface Flow, Who Would Search For Pearls To Be Grateful For Often Must Dive Below.

Woman's Honor Is Nice As Ermine; It Will Not Bear A Soil.