[note]This title does not appear in 1653, though the change of poetic form pretty clearly signals the start of a new poem. [/note]
Some will a line or two from Horace take,[note]Some will a line or two from Horace take,] Some take a Line, or two of Horace Wit, 1653 [/note]
And pick his fancies, which their own they make,[note]And pick his fancies, which their own they make,] And here, and there they will a Fancy pick. 1653 [/note]
And some[note]some] so 1653 [/note] of Homer, Virgil, Ovid sweet
Will steal, and make them in their books[note]Will steal, and make them in their books] Makes all those Poets in their Book 1653 [/note] to meet,
Yet make[note]make] makes 1653 [/note] them not in their right shapes appear,[note]in their right shapes appear,] appeare in their right shapes, 1653 [/note] 5
But like as spirits in dark shades to err;[note]as spirits in dark shades to err;] to Ghosts do wander in dark Shades. 1653 [/note]
Thus as magicians spirit-troublers they’re,[note]Thus as magicians spirit-troublers they’re,] But those that do so, are but Poet-Juglers, 1653 [/note]
And may the name of poet-jugglers bear,[note]may the name of poet-jugglers bear,] like to Conjurers, are Spirit-troublers. 1653 [/note]
Which th’ignorant by sorcery[note]Which th’ignorant by sorcery] By Sorcery the Ignorant 1653 [/note] delude,
Showing false glasses to the multitude, 10
And with a small and undiscernèd[note]undiscernèd] undiscerning 1653 [/note] hair,
They pull Truth out the place wherein[note]They pull Truth out the place wherein] Do pull great Truth out of her place 1664, 1668 [/note] she were.
These should by th’poets laws be hanged, and so[note]These should by th’poets laws be hanged, and so] But by the Poets Lawes they should be hang’d, 1653 [/note]
Into the Hell of condemnation go.[note]Into the Hell of condemnation go.] And in the Hell of Condemnation damn’d. 1653 [/note]