...standing by itself, and coming under the conditions given above, constitutes a single rhyme. 'T is hard to say if greater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill ; But, of the two, less dangerous is the offence To tire the patience than mislead the sense. Some few in that, but thousands...

...will enable me to indicate, and to preserve the general outline of the essay. Premising that — " Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill, Appear in writing or in judging ill." And that— " 'Tis with our judgments as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own....

...them, any little progress in clarification here should be welcome. A Review of Five Reviews " "Tis hard to say if greater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill; But of the two less dangerous is th' offence To tire our patience than mislead our sense; Some few in that, but numbers...

...writing comes from art. not chance, as those move easiest who have learned to dance —Pope) <'tis hard to say, if greater want of skill appear in writing or in judging \))—Pope) Both words are also used concretely with these implications <there's a great art in doing...

...— but his horse. BoLoP; EBEV; NAEL-1; NOBE; NOEC; NoP; OPOP; PoEL-3; PPP Essay on Criticism 21 'Tis canst outsleep; Want and woe, which torture us, Thy sleep makes ridiculous (Fr. I) 22 'Tis with our judgments as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own. (Fr....

...istis, Candidus imperti; si non, his utere mccum. HORACE. 'Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill 1 Appear in writing or in judging ill; But, of the two, less dangerous is th' offence To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Some few in that, but numbers...

...phrase or dependent clause. Here is the first sentence of Alexander Pope's "An Essay on Criticism": 'Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill Appear in writing...judging ill; But, of the two, less dang'rous is th' otfence To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. [It is hard to say \vhether greater lack of skill...

...it and who established the usage. Plato, 4th century вс, Cratylus (trans. HN Fowler), 384 5:49 Tis hard to say, if greater want of skill / Appear in...offence / To tire our patience, than mislead our sense. Alexander Pope, 1711, 'An Essay on Criticism', i 5:50 Any general statement is like a cheque drawn...

...has, and the relationship between writing and reading - begins in this apparently casual way: "'Tis hard to say, if greater Want of Skill / Appear in Writing or in Judging ill." Such lines could easily be talked: the opening contraction and colloquial phrasing slide into a complex...

...Gibson - 03:04pm Apr 25, 2003 EOT (#47 of 276) From... An Essay on Criticism By Alexander Pope 'Tis hard to say, if greater Want of Skill Appear in Writing...Sense: Some few in that, but Numbers err in this, Ten Censure wrong for one who Writes amiss; A Fool might once himself alone expose, Now One in Verse...