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# Title: [Utrum De Poetica Recte Iudicare Possit Qui Non Est Poeta] Vtrvm De Poetica Recte Ivdicare Possit Qvi Non Est Poeta ... (shelfmarks Leibn. Marg. 42, Stück 16; ZEN Leibn. Marg. 42)
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DE OPTIMO
in qua scriptorem nonnihilemendalle deprehen.
do. Frrorum enim luorum conseius libi ani.
maduertit a Fastus est multorum se poccarum ho.
diernorum crimen in omnes trustra diffudisse.
XX) Mutatam hac ratione Parrhali Cententiam
a ipse lubensamplector, veramque clarsiortoe
cempore, quo liccerae elegantiores in lumma vi.
litate esse denuo incipiunt, quod dicertissima Pe.
xizonii proxime publicata oratio declarauit; quo
ars poetica propemodum non habet amatores
niu ignorantes; quo plerique omnesnetrislati
nis graecilue tolerabile illigaodo carmen, poetas
se intolerabiles esse paretaciunt; quo denique Po-
erus Francius e lanus Brouckhulius priscis Tolo
tempore minores poetae, iuxta atque immor.
tale Cimbriae et poctices ornamentum 10. Nico.
laus Pochlinus rebushumanis excemti lunt, quo-
rum memoria ex animo meonumquam descen
det. Ouum autem Parrhasius in polteriori edi
tione suo etiamnum iudicio Cet, Pocticamque
non ad poctarum rerum ad arbitrium gramma
tico.
EXX) Parrhasiana T. I. P. 5. Cdic. Am Ct. T6GI. Mais, in.
Quie, à l’écard des Poeres, ceux d’auiourdbui d C. Idemine.
aic. amni 17OF. L. L. P. 5. 656. Mais, inquit, à l’écard des Pie.
res la plupare de ceux d’aniourahui ( ie parle de ceux qui écri
vent dans les lanoues morces) ne sont que des Fcoliers, en com.
paraison de ceux d’autrefois. D’ou vient cela ? C’et que les mo
dernes (ont des vils imitateurs des anciens, qu’ils n’ont riendo.
risinal, es qu’ils ne sont poères que par routine,  par imita
sien;es nullement parce qu’ils ont pénerré les principes de l’art
dons ils font profession: