Nor fear I mention of the court of France, When I the British genius would advance; There too has Shrewsbury IMPROV'd his taste; Yet still we dare invite him to our feast: For Corneille's sake I shall my thoughts suppress Of Oroonoko, and presume him less: What though we wrong him?
"The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2"
Edward Young
If his Images and Ideas steal into our Souls, and strike upon our Fancy, how much are they IMPROV'd in Price, when we come to reflect with what Propriety and Justness they are apply'd to Character!
"Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare"
D. Nichol Smith