 People seek for what they call wit, on all subjects, and in all places ; not considering that nature loves truth so well, that it hardly ever admits of flourishing : conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty ; it is not only needless, but impairs what...  The Works of Alexander Pope: Letters - Страница 54по Alexander Pope - 1757Пълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | 1856 - 374 страници
...places ; not considering that nature loves truth so well, that it hardly ever admits of flourishing. Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty ; it is not only needless, but impairs what it would improve. — Pope. CXXXIV. A man who has been brought up among... | |
 | 1856 - 570 страници
...of their own company, as those Coxcombs who are on the best terms with themselves. ©OltWt — Pope. CONCEIT is to nature what paint is to beauty ; it is not only needless, but impairs what it would improve. . __ Shakspeare. CONCEIT in weakest bodies strongest works.... | |
 | Henry Southgate - 1862 - 774 страници
...places; not considering that nature loves truth so well, that it hardly ever admit« of flourishing. Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty ; it is not only needless, but impairs what it would improve. Pepe. CONCEIT— Workings o£ Conceit in weakest bodies... | |
 | Julia Addison - 1865 - 314 страници
...enjoy pleasures without him, which, but for his wilfulness, he might have shared." 71 CHAPTER V. " Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty ; it is not only needless, but impairs what it would improve." — POPE. " Aim at perfection in everything, though in... | |
 | 1870 - 300 страници
...conscience is like a whirlpool, drawing in all to itself which would otherwise pass by. — Fuller. Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty, it is not only needless, but impairs what it would improve. — Pope. Despise a man, and you become of the kind you... | |
 | 1871 - 730 страници
...social intercourse is sometimes a gad treachery; and when it is not treacherous, it ig often foolish. CONCEIT is to nature what paint is to beauty ; it is not only needless, but impairs what it would improve. WHAT THE PUBLIC LOST. BY MARY ELLA ПГПТТ. " Л1 TRLS,"... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1871 - 512 страници
...places; not considering that nature loves truth so well, that it hardly ever admits of flourishing. Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty ; it is not only needless, but impairs what it would improve. There is a certain majesty in simplicity, which is far... | |
 | Edwin Abbott, Edwin Abbott Abbott - 1875 - 398 страници
...places ; not considering that nature loves truth so well that it hardly ever admits of flourishing. Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty : it is not only needless, but impairs what it would improve." Pope's English is not only correct, it is also, as Dryden's... | |
 | Smith C. Ferguson, Emory Adams Allen - 1880 - 686 страници
...world. It is vanity drawn from all other shifts, and forced to appeal to itself for admiration. It is to nature what paint is to beauty; it is not only needless, but it impairs what it would improve. He who gives himself airs of importance exhibits the... | |
 | Edwin John Brett - 632 страници
...enoagh. A GOOD speller always keeps an i to business. PROUD hearts and lofty mountains are always barren. CONCEIT is to nature what paint is to beauty ; It is not only needless, but impairs what it would improve. ONE girl copyist said to another, "Do you like these copies... | |
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