 | The Works of William Mason |  |
“To sway the judgment, while he soothes the ear;
“To curb mad passion in its wild career;
“To wake by sober touch the useful lyre,
“And rule, with reason's rigour, fancy's fire:
“Be this the poet's praise. And this possest,
“Take, Dulness and thy dunces! take the rest.
“To curb mad passion in its wild career;
“To wake by sober touch the useful lyre,
“And rule, with reason's rigour, fancy's fire:
“Be this the poet's praise. And this possest,
“Take, Dulness and thy dunces! take the rest.
| The Works of William Mason | |