 | Alexander Pope - 1717 - Počet stránok 468
...find, That gives us back the image of our mind. As ihades more fweetly recommend the light, So mode ft plainnefs fets off fprightly wit : For works may have more wit than does 'em e:ood, • o As bodies perilh through excefs of blood. Others for Language all their care exprefs,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1722 - Počet stránok 294
...Something, whofe truth convinc'd at fight we find. That gives us back the image of our mind. As (hades moft fweetly recommend the light, So modeft plainnefs fets...fprightly wit : For works may have more wit than does 'em good, As bodies perifli through excefs of blood. Others for language all their care exprefs, And... | |
 | François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - 1722 - Počet stránok 364
...back the Image of our Mind. As Shades more fweetly recommend the Light : So modeft Plainnefs fet's-of fprightly Wit. For Works may have more Wit than does them good ; As Bodies periflj through Excefs of Blood. Mr. P op t's Eflay on Criticifin. /. ^1• of moving the Paffions.... | |
 | François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - 1722 - Počet stránok 360
...back the Image of our Mind. As Shades more fweetly recommend the Light : So modeft Plainnefs fet's-off fprightly Wit. For Works may have more Wit than does them good ; As Bodies ferijh through Excefs of 'Blood '. . , Mr. ?opt'sJEflay onCriticifm. f. 23of moving the Paflions. Now... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - Počet stránok 236
...Something, whofe truth convinc'd at fight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. 300 As fhades more fweetly recommend the light, So modeft plainnefs fets off fprightly wit Fof VER. 297. True Wit it Nature to advantage drefs 'd, ete.'] This definition is very exaft. Mr. Lpct.e... | |
 | Christopher Smart - 1752 - Počet stránok 264
...our mind. As fhades more fweetly recommend the light, Somodeft plainnefs fets off Iprightly wit: 305 For works may have more wit than does them good, As bodies perim through excefs of blood. Others, for language all their care exprefs, And value books, as women... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - Počet stránok 264
...Something, whofe truth convinc'd at fight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. 300 As fhades more fweetly recommend the light, So modeft plainnefs...off fprightly wit. For works may have more wit than doei 'em good, As bodies perifh thro' excefs of blood. Others for Language all their care exprefs,... | |
 | John Newbery - 1762 - Počet stránok 292
...the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. For works may have more wit than does them good, As bodies perifh through excefs of blood. Others for Language all their care exprefs And value books, as women men,... | |
 | Art - 1762 - Počet stránok 290
...the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. For works may have more wit than does them good, As bodies perifh through excefs of blood. Others for Language all their care exprefs And value books, as women men,... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - Počet stránok 592
...which is moft becoming, the poet points out in the following beautiful illuftration. / " As fhades more fweetly recommend the light, " So modeft plainnefs fets off fprightly wit." This is that delightful fimplicity, which adds grace and propriety to all the works of the fine arts... | |
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So modest plainness sets off sprightly wit : For works may have more wit than does them good, As bodies perish through excess of blood. 
