 | 1720 - 302 страници
...leaves wide fandy plains;. Thus in the foul while memory prevails, The folid pow'r of underftanding fails; Where beams of warm imagination play* ' The memory's foft figures melt away. One fcience only will one genius fit; So vaft is art, fo narrow human wit: Not only bounded to peculiar... | |
 | Benjamin Martin - 1737 - 720 страници
...to be an artful Hypctbefn, when it can't be fuppofed a true or jujl Criticifm. When Mr. Pope fays, Where Beams of warm Imagination play, The Memory's foft Figures melt away, he is to be undcrftood of Pecf!: in common, particular Cafes cxcepted ; for what are great G f Ktus'... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 240 страници
...leaves wide fandy plains ; 55 Thus in the foul while memory prevail*, The folid pow'r of underftanding fails ; Where beams of warm imagination play, The memory's foft figures melt away. One fcience only will one genius fit ; 60 So vaft is art, fo narrow human wit : Not only bounded to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 страници
...leaves wide fandy plains ; 55 Thus in the foul while memory prevail*, The folid pow'r of under/landing fails ; Where beams of warm imagination play, The memory's foft figures melt away. One fcience only will one genius fit ; 60 So vaft is art, fo narrow human wit : Not only bounded to... | |
 | Christopher Smart - 1752 - 264 страници
...leaves wide fandy plains. 55 Thus in the foul, while memory prevails,. The folid pow'r of underftanding fails ; Where beams of warm imagination play, The memory's foft figures melt away. One fcience only will one genius fit ; • 60 So vaft is art, fo narrow human wit : Not only bounded... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 страници
...profound writers. VER. 56. Thus in the foul while memory prevails, The folid pow'r of underftanding fails : Where beams of warm imagination play, The memory's foft figures melt away.] Thefe obfervations are collected from an intimate knowledge of human nature. The caufe of that languor... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 страници
...leaves wide fandy plains; J5 Thus in the foul while memory prevails, The folid pow'r of underftanding fails; Where beams of warm imagination play, The memory's foft figures melt away. One fcience only will one genius fit ; 60 So vaft is art, fo narrow human wit: Not only bounded to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 страници
...leaves wide fandy plains; 55 Thus in the foul while memory prevails, The folid pow'r of underftanding fails ; Where beams of warm imagination play, The memory's foft figures melt away. One fcience only will one genius fit ; 60 So vaft is art, fo narrow human wit ; COMMENTARY. From this... | |
 | Joseph Spence - 1758 - 112 страници
...leaves wide fandy, plains ; " Thus in the foul while memory prevails, " The folid power of underftanding fails. " Where beams of warm imagination play, " The memory's foft figures melt away || ." .That it was thus in a great meafure with MA GL i ABE CH i , his own admirers are not unapt to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 314 страници
...leaves wide fandy plains ; 55 Thus in the foul while memory prevails, The folid pow'r of underftanding fails ; Where beams of warm imagination play, The memory's foft figures melt away. One fcience only will one genius fit ; 60 So vaft is art, fo narrow human wit : NOTES. VER. 51. And... | |
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Nature to all things fix'd the limits fit, And wifely curb'd proud man's pretending wit. As on the land while here the ocean gains, In other parts it leaves wide fandy plains... 
