 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...  Poems on Several Occasions - Sivu 56tekijä(t) Christopher Smart - 1752 - 230 sivuaKoko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
 | Alexander Pope - 1717 - 468 sivua
...nothing's juft or fit; One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. Poets like painters, thus, unskill'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With...part, And hide with Ornaments their want of art. True * wit is nature to advantage drefs'd, What oft' was thought, but ne'er fo well exprefs'd ; * Naturam... | |
 | 1720 - 302 sivua
...Pleas'd with a'work where nothing's juft or fit* ' * One glaring clwl^nd wild heap of wit:. .-.;.- -.-^ / Poets like painters,' thus, unfkill'd to trace,' :...•• / ' 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 sivua
...glaring chaos and wild heap of wit. Poets like 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 art. True * wit is nature to advantage drefs'd, What oft' was thought, but ne'er fo well exprefs'd; * NutHtam... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1758 - 76 sivua
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 | David Fordyce - 1745 - 472 sivua
...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-.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1749 - 110 sivua
...nothing's juft or fit ; One glaring 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 And hide with ornaments their want of art. True Wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd, What oft was... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 240 sivua
...this quality, contents himfelf with Nicety, which is a bufyinj one's felf about points Snd fyllables. Poets, like painters, thus, unfkill'd to trace 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, What oft was... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 sivua
...Nicety^ which is a bafying one's felf about points and fyllables. Poets, like painters, thus, unfkilFd to trace The naked 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, What oft was... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 sivua
...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...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, What oft... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 sivua
...line; 290 Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit; .One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. Poets like painters, thus, unfkill'd to trace 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, What oft was... | |
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