“ Good-nature and good sense must ever join; To err is human, to forgive, divine. ”
Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism (1711). copy citation
| Author | Alexander Pope |
|---|---|
| Source | An Essay on Criticism |
| Topic | senses good |
| Date | 1711 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/7409/7409-h/7409-h.htm |
Context
“For each ill author is as bad a friend
To what base ends, and by what abject ways,
Are mortals urged, through sacred lust of praise!
Ah, ne'er so dire a thirst of glory boast,
Nor in the critic let the man be lost
Good-nature and good sense must ever join;
To err is human, to forgive, divine.
But if in noble minds some dregs remain,
Not yet purged off, of spleen and sour disdain;
Discharge that rage on more provoking crimes,
Nor fear a dearth in these flagitious times.
No pardon vile obscenity should find,”
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