See how he frames his eyes, poises each limb,

Puts the whole body into proper trim,—

From whence we learn, with no great stretch of art,

Five lines hence comes a ghost, and lo! a start.

When he appears most perfect, still we find

Something which jars upon and hurts the mind.

Whatever lights upon a part are thrown,

We see too plainly they are not his own:

No flame from nature ever yet he caught,

Nor knew a feeling which he was not taught;