And value books, as women men, for 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, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - الصفحة 210بواسطة Alexander Pope - 1891عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| 1806 - عدد الصفحات: 408
...sprightly wit. For works may have more wit than does 'em good, As bodies perish thro'. excess of blood. Others for Language all their care express, And value...abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found, Falsa eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on ev'ry place 5 The lace of nature... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - عدد الصفحات: 550
...value books, as women men, for drefs : Their praife is ftill, — The Style is excellent; The Senfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they mofl abound, Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found : 310 Falfe eloquence, like the prifmatic... | |
| Jean Siffrein Maury - 1807 - عدد الصفحات: 298
...pompous expressions, vulgar ideas, and that affectation of wit, which is incompatible with Eloquence. ' Words are like leaves ; and where they most abound* ' Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. • False Eloquence, like the prismatic glass, ' Its gaudy colours spreads on ev"ry place ; ' The face... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 334
...sprightly wit: For works may have more wit than does 'em good, As bodies perish through excess of blood. Others for language all their care express,. And value...abound Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on every place; The face of nature... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 328
...sprightly wit: For works may have more wit than does 'em good, As bodies perish through excess of blood. Others for language all their care express, And value...abound Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on every place ; The face of nature... | |
| 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 408
...works may have more »it tliui» docs them good, As bodies perish thro' excess of blood. Other» fur language all their care express, And value books,...they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves; aivd where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rnrely found. False eloquence, like the... | |
| British poets - 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 526
...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, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gandy colours spreads on every place; The face of nature... | |
| 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 536
...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... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - عدد الصفحات: 604
...sprightly wit. Fur works mavlMvc more wit than does 'em good, A' bodies perish thro' excess of blood. nd all the lovely relatives of life ; Then shed thy comforts o'er me, then tor dress : Their praise is still — 'The Style is excellent ! The Sense they humbly take u|>on content.... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 312
...them good, as bodies perish thro' excess of blood. Others for language all their care express, 305 and value books as women men, for dress: their praise...abound, much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. 310 False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, it's gaudy colours spreads on ev'ry place; the face of Nature... | |
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