 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 - Seite 56von Christopher Smart - 1752 - 230 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Alexander Pope - 1717 - 468 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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... | |
 | David Fordyce - 1745 - 472 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 Seiten
...this quality, contents himfelf with Nicety, which is a bufying one's felf about points and Syllables. 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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