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 - Página 56por Christopher Smart - 1752 - 230 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 páginas
...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 living grace, With gold and jewels cover every part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is nature to advantage dress'd, What... | |
| 1808 - 408 páginas
...nothing's just or fit; One glaring chaos and wild heap nf wit. Poets, ¡ike painters, thus, unskill'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels euvcr cv'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit U Nature to advantage dress'd... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 páginas
...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 living grace, With gold and jewels cover every part, -And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is nature to advantage dress' d, What... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 páginas
...where nothing's justor fit, One glaring chaos and wild heap of wit Poeti 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 dresa'd, I What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd [ Something,... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 páginas
...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 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 dress'd, what oft was... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 páginas
...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 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 dress'd, what oft was... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 páginas
...wit. Poeti like painters, thus nnskill'd to trace The naked nature, and the living grace, Withhold and jewels cover ev'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True 1 wit is nature to advantage dress'd, < What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd ; Something,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 páginas
...nothing's just or £f, 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 dress'd, What oft was... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 páginas
...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 living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, 295 And hide w1th ornaments their want of art. True wit is nature to advantage dress'd ; What oft was... | |
| Martin M'Dermot - 1820 - 1058 páginas
...taste confine, And glittering thoughts, struck out at every line. Poets, like Painters, thus unskill'd to trace The naked nature, and the living grace, . With gold and jewels cover every part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. In short, this observation extends to all men,... | |
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