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Introduction.—That 'tis as great a fault to judge ill, as to write ill,
Оглавлениеand a more dangerous one to the public, ver. 1. That a true taste is as rare to be found as a true genius, ver. 9–18. That most men are born with some taste, but spoiled by false education, ver. 19–25. The multitude of critics, and causes of them, ver. 26–45. That we are to study our own taste, and know the limits of it, ver. 46–67. Nature the best guide of judgment, ver. 68–87. Improved by art and rules, which are but methodised nature, ver. 88. Rules derived from the practice of the ancient poets, ver. 88–110. That therefore the ancients are necessary to be studied by a critic, particularly Homer and Virgil, ver. 120–138. Of licences, and the use of them by the ancients, ver. 140–180. Reverence due to the ancients, and praise of them, ver. 181, &c.
