...Lock, Canto II. Spare his error for his virtue's sake. WHITEHEAD.— Prol. to the Orphan of China. Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow ; He who would search for pearls, must dive below. DRYDEN. — Prol. to All for Love, Line 25. ESCAPE.— Escape for thy life ; look not behind thee,...

...PUBLIUS SYRUS. Like a painted Jove, Kept idle thunder in his painted hand. Annus Mtralnlis. Stanza 39. Errors like straws upon the surface flow ; He who would search for pearls must dive below. All for Loce. Prologue. Men are but children of a larger growth. Ibid. Act iv. Sc. 1. Your ignorance...

...Gn7. Gnats are unnoticed wheresoe'er they fly, But eagles gazed upon by every eye. Shakesp. Rape uf L. Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow ; He who would search for pearls must dive below. Dryden, Annus Afirabilis. 39. Though gay as mirth, as curious thought sedate ; As elegance polite,...

...ordinary Reader, upon the publifhing of a new Poem, has Wit and Ill-nature enough to turn feveral Paffages of it into Ridicule, and very often in the right Place. This Mr. Dryden has very agreeably remarked in thofe two celebrated Lines, Errors, like Straws, upon the Surface flow; He who would fearch for Pearls...

...ordinary Reader, upon the publifhing of a new Poem, has Wit and Ill-nature enough to turn feveral Paffages of it into Ridicule, and very often in the right Place. This Mr. Dryden has very agreeably remarked in thofe two celebrated Lines, Errors, like Straws, upon the Surface flow; He who would fearch for Pearls...

...Rea:ier. upon the publiihing of a new Poem. has Wit and Ill-nature enough to turn leveral Paffages of it into Ridicule, and very often in the right Place. This Mr. Dryiien nas very agreeably remarked in thole two celebrated Lines, Errors, like Straws, upon the Surface...

...man." " He trudged along, unknowing what he sought, And whistled as he went, for want of thought." " Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow ; He who would search for pearls, must dive below." " Men are but children of a larger growth." *' But Shakespeare's magic could not copied be ; Within...

...new Poem, has Wit and Ill-nature enough to turn feveral Paflages of it into Ridicule, and very oflen in the right Place. This Mr. Dryden has very agreeably remarked in thofe two celebrated Lines, Errors, like Straws, upon the Surface jloio ; He who would fearch for Pearls...

...those find fault whose Wit's so very small, They've need to show that they can think at all : Errours like Straws upon the surface flow ; He who would search for Pearls must dive below. Fops may have leave to level all they can; As Pigmies wou'd be glad to lopp a Man. Half-Wits are Fleas...

...petty critics who find faults and cannot see beauties, and nothing else would have done as well. " Errors like straws upon the surface flow. He who would search for pearls must dive below." So did Swift illustrate the hypochondriacal fancies of discontent. " Small causes are sufficient to...