Some have at first for wits, then poets passed,
Turned critics next, and proved plain fools at last.


An Essay on Criticism (1711) l. 36

Alexander Pope Quotes

Some have at first for wits, then poets passed, Turned critics next, and proved plain fools at last.

Some have at first for wits, then poets passed, Turned critics next, and proved plain fools at last.

Some have at first for wits, then poets passed, Turned critics next, and proved plain fools at last.

Some have at first for wits, then poets passed, Turned critics next, and proved plain fools at last.