 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 406 страници
...grace, With gold and jewels cover every part, z95 And hide with ornaments their want of art. '. ' . True Wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd, What oft...exprefs'd ; Something, whofe truth convinc'd at fight we fmd, That gives us back the image of our mind. 300 As VARIATION. Ver. 198. Ed. i. What oft waa thought,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1164 страници
...living grace, With gold and jewels cover every part, 295 And hide with ornaments their -want of art. True Wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd, What oft...well exprefs'd ; Something, whofe truth convinc'd at f:ght we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. 300 As VARIATION. Vtr. 298. Ed. 1. What oft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 400 страници
...living grace, With gold and jewels cover every part, z95 And hide with ornaments their want of art. True Wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd, What oft...but ne'er fo well exprefs'd ; Something, whofe truth convinc'cl at fight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. 300 As VARIATION. Ver. z98.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1783 - 322 страници
...ev'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True Wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd, Wkat oft was thought, but ne'er fo well exprefs'd ; Something,...we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. As fhades more fweetly recommend the light, So modeft plainnefs fets off fprightly wit j For works... | |
 | 1786 - 636 страници
...AJuftly-a.lmired poet of our own times, fpeaking in reference to his «rt, tells us, that . Тпзе wit is nature to advantage drefs'd; What oft was thought, but ne'er fowell exprcfs d. • The fame, it is prefumed, may be faid of alrncit every kind of wilting. Europe... | |
 | Christopher Smart - 1791 - 282 страници
...grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True f wit i' nature to advantage drefs'd, What oft was thought,...we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. As fLades more fweetly recommend the light, So modeft plainnefs fets off fprightly wit : For works... | |
 | 1793 - 602 страници
...farc.tfiical ; but conliiis of familiar and natural thing?, highly poli (bed, and ict in diamonds. • 'Tis nature to advantage drefs'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er fo well exprefs'd. The fweetnefs of his language *nd vérfification give a grace to all that he writes, and the natural... | |
 | 1794 - 524 страници
...principles, if it is obliged to regard the negligences and defecb of great writers with filent revjrence. True Wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er ib well exprcfs'd ; Something, whole truth convinc'il at fight we nnd, That give us back the \mi¡:... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 страници
...art. True wit i» nature to advantage drefs'd, What eft was thought, but ne'er fo well eipfefs'd ; Something, whofe truth convinc'd at fight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. 300 As (bodes more fweetly recommend the light, So ••.тЛИ plainnefs fets off fprightly wit ;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 264 страници
...living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, 29? Arid hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd, What oft'...exprefs'd ; Something whofe truth convinc'd at fight we rind, That gives us back the image of our mind. 300 As (hades more fweetly recommend the light, So... | |
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Something, whofe truth convinc'd at fight, we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. 
