 | 1720 - 302 Seiten
...beauties, ev'n in them, feem faults. Some figures monftrous and mif-fhap'd appear, Confider'd fingly, or beheld too near, Which, but proportion'd to their light, or place, Due diftance reconciles to form and grace. A prudent chief not always muft difplay His pow'rs in equal... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 Seiten
...Qnintil. lib. ii. cap. 13. P. VOL. I. H Some figures monftrous and mis-fhap'd appear, Confider'd fingly, or beheld too near, Which, but proportion'd to their light, or place, Due diftance reconciles to form and grace. A prudent chief not always muft difplay 17 j His pow'rs in equal... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 240 Seiten
...lib. ii. cap. 13. P. VOL. I, • . H Some figures monftrous and mis-fhap'd appear, Confider'd fingly, or beheld too near, Which, but proportion'd to their light, or place, Due diftance reconciles to form and grace. A prudent chief not always muft difplay 175 His pow'rs in equal... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 Seiten
...beauties, ev'n in them, feem faults. 170 Some figures monftrous and mis-map'd appear, Confidcr'd fingly, or beheld too near, Which, but proportion'd to their light, or place, Due diftance reconciles to form and grace. A prudent chief not always muft difplay 175 His pow'rs in equal... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 314 Seiten
...beauties, ev'n in them,feem faults. 170 Some figures monftrous and mis-fhap'd appear, Confider'd fingly, or beheld too near, Which, but proportion'd to their light, or place, Due diftance reconciles to form and grace. A prudent chief not always muft difplay 17 j His pow'rs, in... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1762 - 362 Seiten
...13. Some AND WRITINGS OF POPE. 135 13. Some figures monftrous and mifhap'd appear, Confider'd fingly, or beheld too near, Which, but proportion'd to their light, or place, Due diftance reconciles to time and place *. BY this excellent obfervation, delivered in a beautiful metaphor,... | |
 | John Newbery - 1762 - 292 Seiten
...beauties, ev'n in them, feem faults. Some figures monftrous and mif-fhap'd appear, Confidcr'U fingly, or beheld too near, Which, but proportion'd to their light, or place, Dae dilfance reconciles to form and grace. A prudent chief not always muft difplay His pow'rs in equal... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 592 Seiten
...ev'n in them, fecmfaults/ *' Some figures monftrous and mif-fhap'd " appear, •* Confider'd (ingly, or beheld too near, ** Which, but proportion'd to their light, or " place, " Due diftance reconciles to form and grace.'* This juft and flriking metaphor, is nicely appropriated to... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 600 Seiten
...beauties, ev'n in them, feem faults. " Some figures monftrous and mif-fhap'd " appear, *' Confider'd fmgly, or beheld too near, " Which, but proportion'd to their light, or " place, *' Due diftance reconciles to form and grace." This juft and ftriking metaphor, is nicely appropriated to... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 Seiten
...know there are to whoso presumptuous thoughts Those freer beauties, ev'n in them, seem faults. 170 Some figures monstrous and mis-shap'd appear, Consider'd...place, Due distance reconciles to form and grace. A prudent chief not always must display, 175 His pow'rs, in equal ranks, and fair array; But with th'... | |
| |
Consider'd singly, or beheld too near, Which, but proportion'd to their light, or place, Due distance reconciles to form and grace. A prudent chief not always must display His pow'rs in equal ranks, and fair array, But with th' occasion and the place... 
