But pardon too, if, Zealous for the Right,
A strict observer of each Noble slight,
From the fine Gold I separate th' Allay,
And show how hasty Writers stray:
Apter to blame, than knowing how to mend;
A sharp, but yet a necesary Friend.
A strict observer of each Noble slight,
From the fine Gold I separate th' Allay,
And show how hasty Writers stray:
Apter to blame, than knowing how to mend;
A sharp, but yet a necesary Friend.
Boileau - Art of Poetry