Chapter VIII: Part I

Introduction. That 'tis as great a fault to judge ill, as to write v. 1. ill, and a more dangerous one to the public,

v. 9 to 18 That a true Taste is as rare to be found, as a true
Genius.

v. 19 to 25 That most men are born with some Taste, but spoiled by
false Education.

v. 26 to 45 The multitude of Critics, and causes of them.

v. 46 to 67. That we are to study our own Taste, and know the Limits
of it.

v. 68 to 87 Nature the best guide of Judgment.

v. 88 Improv'd by Art and Rules,--which are but methodis'd
Nature.

v. id, to 110 Rules derived from the Practice of the Ancient Poets.

v. 120 to 138 That therefore the Ancients are necessary to be studyd,
by a Critic, particularly Homer and Virgil.

v. 140 to 180 Of Licenses, and the use of them by the Ancients.

v. 181, etc. Reverence due to the Ancients, and praise of them.