| John Bell - 1796 - Počet stránok 524
...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 senie beneath is rarely found. 310 False eloquence, like the prismatic glas*, Its gaudy colours spreads... | |
| John Walker - 1801 - Počet stránok 424
...world. The same may be observed of the word eloquence and the particle the in the following couplet: False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on ev'ry place. Pope. If, in compliance with the rhythmus, or tune of the verse, we lay a stress on the last syllable... | |
| 1857 - Počet stránok 614
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| John Corry - 1804 - Počet stránok 230
...sometimes pleasing and sometimes tiresome to his auditory. Our most sensible poet observes, that " Words are like leaves, and where they most abound Much fruit of sense beneath, is rarely found." This is applicable to the Irish orator ; but the true cause of his volubility, is the sprightliness... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - Počet stránok 236
...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. 310 False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on ev'ry place ; The face... | |
| 1836 - Počet stránok 498
...was ever seen ; the most elegant woman ; the most superb lettuce ; the most splendid ride, &c. &c. Words are like leaves, and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath, is rarely found ! 3. The incautious tongue ; which generally moves without due consideration ; well meaning, with good... | |
| 1806 - Počet stránok 408
...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, Falsa eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on ev'ry place 5 The lace of nature... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - Počet stránok 416
...lines of comparison. 22. False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on every place ; The face of nature we no more survey, * All glares alike without distinction gay.* Th« Jdyll. KnxA. f Metam. xiii. 789. J Ver. 311, The nauseous affectation of expressing every thing... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - Počet stránok 422
...lines of comparison. 22. False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on every place ; The face of nature we no more survey, All glares alike without distinction gay.t The * Idyll. KV*A. f Metam. xiii. 789. + Ver. 311. / The nauseous affectation of expressing every;... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - Počet stránok 316
...Words are like leaves ; and where they most ahound, Much fruit of sense heneath is rarely found. 110 False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy...gay; But true expression, like th' unchanging. sun, 1J5) Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon; . I It gilds all ohjects, hut it alters none. ) Expression... | |
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