‘But of the two, less dangerous is the offence, To tire our patience than mislead our sense.’—_lines_ 3, 4. ‘In search of wit these lose their common sense, And then turn critics in their own defence.’—_l._ 28, 29. ‘Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defence, And fills up all the mighty void of sense.’—_l._ 209, 10. ‘Some by old words to fame have made pretence, Ancients in phrase, mere moderns in their sense.’—_l._ 324, 5. ‘’Tis not enough no harshness gives offence; The sound must seem an echo to the sense.’—_l._ 364, 5. ‘At every trifle scorn to take offence; That always shews great pride or little sense.’—_l._ 386, 7. ‘Be silent always, when you doubt your sense, And speak, though sure, with seeming diffidence.’—_l._ 566, 7. ‘Be niggards of advice on no pretence, For the worst avarice is that of sense.’—_l._ 578, 9. ‘Strain out the last dull dropping of their sense, And rhyme with all the rage of impotence.’—_l._ 608, 9. ‘Horace still charms with graceful negligence, And without method talks us into sense.’—_l._ 653, 4. I am, Sir, your humble servant, A SMALL CRITIC. NO. 12.] ON MANNER [AUG. 27, 1815. [SEP. 3, 1815. It was the opinion of Lord Chesterfield, that _manner_ is of more importance than _matter_. This opinion seems at least to be warranted by the practice of the world; nor do we think it so entirely without foundation as some persons of more solid than showy pretensions would make us believe. In the remarks which we are going to make, we can scarcely hope to have any party very warmly on our side; for the most superficial coxcomb would be thought to owe his success to sterling merit.