To keepe them close in compasse of theyr chayers,
And when they touch that they would wish[1707] amended,
To sauce them so, that fewe neede bee offended.
21.
And so to mixe theyr sharpe rebukes with mirth,
That they may pearce, not causing any payne,
Saue such as followeth euery kindely byrth,
Requited strayt, with gladnes of the gayne:
A poet must be pleasaunt, not too playne,
Faults to controll, ne yet to flatter vice,[1708]