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 may be worthy of his thoughts, must, by incessant practice, familiarize to himself every delicacy of speech and grace of harmony."

MLAC now felt the enthusiastic fit, and was proceeding to aggrandize his own profession, when the prince cried out, "Enough! Thou hast convinced me, that no human being can ever be a poet. Proceed now with thy narration."

"To be a poet, said Imlac, is indeed very difficult."" So difficult, returned the prince, that I will at present hear no Rh