...CRITICISM.' 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...ev'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is nature to advantage dress'd ; What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd ;...

...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....ev'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. ~True wit is nature to advantage dress'd ; What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd ;...

...find Where nature moves, and rapture warms the mind; v. 293 ff.: Poets, like painters, thus unskilled to trace The naked nature, and the living grace, With...ev'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is nature to advantage dressed; v. 311 ff.: False eloquence, like the prismatic glass,...

...CRITICISM.' 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...ev'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is nature to advantage dress'd ; What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd; Something,...

...to conceit alone their taste confine, And glitt'ring thoughts struck out at every line; 190 Pleased with a work where nothing's just or fit; One glaring...chaos and wild heap of wit. Poets, like painters, thus unskilled to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With golds and jewels cover every part, And...

...Parts. Some to Conceit alone their Taste confine, And glitt'ring Thoughts struck out at ev'ry Line; 290 Pleas'd with a Work where nothing's just or fit; One...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 drest, What eft was...

...: Some to Conceit alone their Taste confine, 289 And glitt'ring Thoughts struck out at ev'ry Line; Pleas'd with a Work where nothing's just or fit; One...ev'ry Part, And hide with Ornaments their Want of Art. Critics who value style more than sense are pictured as praising Books, as Women Men, for Dress....

...famous paradigmatic statement on "True Wit" make the by now familiar transition from dress to nakedness: Poets like Painters, thus, unskill'd to trace The...ev'ry Part, And hide with Ornaments their Want of Art. True Wit is Nature to Advantage drest, What oft was Thought, but ne'er so well Exprest. (293-300)...

...ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be. 8876 An Essay on Criticism Poets like painters, thus unskilled not be friends upon any other terms than upon the terms of equality. 12674 The history art. 8877 An Essay on Criticism Expresslon is the dress of thought. 8878 An Essay on Criticism As some...

...to conceit alone their taste confine, And glittering thoughts struck out at every line; 290 Pleased with a work where nothing's just or fit; One glaring...chaos and wild heap of wit. Poets like painters, thus, unskilled to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover every part, And...