Some to Conceit alone their taste confine, And glitt'ring thoughts struck out at ev'ry line; Pleas'd with a work where nothing's just or fit; One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. Poets, like painters, thus, unskill'd to trace The naked nature and the... The Works of the English Poets: Pope - Página 103por Samuel Johnson - 1779Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Alexander Pope - 1717 - 468 páginas
...parts. Some to Conceit alone their tafte confine, And glitt'ring thoughts ftruck out at ev'ry line; Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit; One...Chaos and wild heap of wit. Poets like painters, thus, unskill'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, And... | |
| 1720 - 302 páginas
...ftruck out at ev'ry line; Pleas'd with a'work where nothing's juft or fit* ' * One glaring clwl^nd wild heap of wit:. .-.;.- -.-^ / Poets like painters,'...•• / ' The naked nature and the living grace, -, } -; • 'f**With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1722 - 294 páginas
...parts. Some to conceit alone their tafte confine, And glitt'ring thoughts ftfuck out at ev'ry line ; Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit; One...painters, thus, unfkill'd to trace The naked nature atid the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part* And hide with ornaments their want of... | |
| David Fordyce - 1745 - 472 páginas
...Daubers of Nature, than a favourite Poet is to blame thofe Pretenders to Wit, who, - — ^-unskilled to trace, *The naked Nature and the living Grace, With Gold and Jewels cover every Part, And hide "with Ornaments their Want of Art. But after all, Madam, would you have Conver-. fation without... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1749 - 110 páginas
...who has not extent is a bufyir of capacity for the cxcrcife points and of this quality, contents '.'. Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit ;...Chaos and wild heap of wit. Poets like painters, thus, unskill'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, 295... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 240 páginas
...parts. Some to Conceit alone their tafte confine, And glitt'ring thoughts ftruck out at ev'ry line ; 290 Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit; One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. H 4 Poets, VrR. 285. Thus Critics of lefs judgment than caprice, Curious rot knowing, not exart but... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 páginas
...parts. Some to Conceit alone their tafte confine, And glitt'ring thoughts ftruck out af ev'ry line ; 290 Pleas'd With a work where nothing's juft or fit; One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. H 4 Poets, VEH. 285. Thus Critics of lefs judgment than ctiprite, Curious nut knowing, not exact but... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 páginas
...not extent of cat>acitjr for the «/^ f<. ft '^ chikuufelf with Kiitifr wsi&k ;» 4 i-_fr j / vr^|V|H Poets like painters, thus, unfkill'd to trace The...nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, 2 9 5 And hide with ornaments their want of art. True Wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd,... | |
| Christopher Smart - 1752 - 264 páginas
...parts. Some to conceit alone their tafte confine, And glitt'ring thoughts fhuck out at ev'ry line; Pleas'd with a work, where nothing's juft or fit, One glaring chaos, and wild heap of wit. 295 Poets like painters, thus unfkill'd to trace The naked nature, and the living grace, With gold... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 páginas
...parts. Some to Conceit alone their tafle confine, And glitt'ring thoughts ftruck out at ev'ry line; 290 Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit; .One...nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, 295 And hide with ornaments their want of art. True Wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd,... | |
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