One wanders to the left, another to the right. Both are equally in error, but, are seduced by different delusions.
This is a fault common to all singers, that among their friends they will never sing when they are asked; unasked, they will never desist.
You must often make erasures if you mean to write what is worthy of being read a second time; and don’t labor for the admiration of the crowd, but be content with a few choice readers
