Charles Churchill

The two extremes appear like man and wife, Coupled together for the sake of strife.

But, spite of all the criticising elves, Those who would make us feel—must feel themselves.

Not without Art, but yet to Nature true, She charms the town with humour just, yet new.

Fashion—a word which knaves and fools may use, Their knavery and folly to excuse. To copy beauties, forfeits all pretence To fame—to copy faults, is want of sense.

He mouths a sentence as curs mouth a bone.

Genius is of no country; her pure ray Spreads all abroad, as general as the day.

He sickened at all triumphs but his own.

Men the most infamous are fond of fame, And those who fear not guilt yet start at shame.

Who to patch up his fame, or fill his purse, Still pilfers wretched plans, and makes them worse; Like gypsies, lest the stolen brat be known, Defacing first, then claiming for his own.