| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 страници
...dress : Their praise is still — ' the style is excellent ;' The sense they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they most abound...the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on every place; The face of nature we no more survey, All glares alike, without distinction gay ; But... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 страници
...dress : Their praise is still — ' the style is excellent ;' The sense they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they most abound...the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on every place ; The face of nature we no more survey, Ail glares alike, without distinction gay ; Hut... | |
| 1808 - 408 страници
...beneath is rnrely found. False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gamly colours spreads on cv'ry place ; The face of Nature we no more survey ; All glares alike, without distinction gay: For true expression, like th'nnchangingsun I Clears and improves whate'er it shiues up qu'A It gilds... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 страници
...excellent; The sense they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they most abound. Mnch fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gandy colours spreads on every place; The face of nature we no more survey, All glares alike, without... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 страници
...sprightly wit: For works may have more wit than does 'em good, As bodies perish through excess of blood. Words are like leaves ; and where they most abound,...found. False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gandy colours spreads on every place; The face of nature we no more survey, All glares alike, without... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 страници
...dress : Their praise is still — 'The Style is excellent ! The Sense they humbly take u|>on content. d in the breasts of kings and heroes glows. Most souls...age, Dull, sullen pris'ners in the body's cage ; D l'< S1UHJ colors spreads on cv'ry place ; The face of Nature we no more survey ; All glares alike,... | |
| 1809 - 536 страници
...well-bred and refined persons. His discourse was voluble, and it reminded me of the distich of the poet : Words are like leaves, and where they most abound Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. If he were to be estimated by the facility which he talked upon every topic, he might be considered... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 страници
...dress: Their praisa is still, — the style is excellent: The sense, they humbly take upon content Words are like leaves ; and where they most abound....the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on every place ; VARIATIONS. Ver. 259. As men of breeding, oft the men of wit Ver 265. They talk of principles,... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 страници
...they most abound, ruit of sense beneath is rarely found. 310 loquence, like the prismatic glass, it's gaudy colours spreads on ev'ry place; the face of...gay ; but true expression, like th' unchanging sun, 315 clears and improves whate'er it shines upon; it gilds all objects, but it alters none. Expression... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 страници
...for dress: Their praise is still — the style is excsHent; The sense they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves, and where they most abound,...False eloquence, like the prismatic glass Its gaudy colours-spreads on ev'ry place ; 1 Naturam intueamur, bane sequamur; id facillimc accipiunt animi quod... | |
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