Clear, and succinct, the lower Class to teach,

And oft, above the towring Artists Reach;

Where the gay Ornament you please to place,

And where it gives a Majesty and Grace.

These are the Rules, will live in future Days,

The Youth's Director, and the Poet's Lays,

'Tis these will shine when in Oblivion lay'd:

The Goths forgotten, and the Moderns dead.

The skillful Archer, may his Aim mistake;

And the best Hand in Musick, Jarring make: