It is not every judge that discerns inharmonious verses, and an undeserved indulgence is[ in this case] granted to the Roman poets. But shall I on this account run riot and write licentiously? Or should not I rather suppose, that all the world are to see my faults; secure, and cautious[ never to err] but with hope of being pardoned? Though, perhaps, I have merited no praise, I have escaped censure. 