| Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1717 - 468 pages
...Thus Critics, of lefs judgment than caprice. Curious, not knowing, not exacT:, but nice, Form ihort Ideas; and offend in arts (As moft in manners) by...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, And... | |
| English poetry - 1720 - 302 pages
...ftruck out at ev'ry line; Pleas'd with a'work where nothing's juft or fit* ' * One glaring clwl^nd wild heap of wit:. .-.;.- -.-^ / Poets like painters,'...•• / ' 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 - English poetry - 1722 - 294 pages
...manners) by a love to parts. Some to conceit alone their tafte confine, And glitt'ring thoughts ftfuck out at ev'ry line ; Pleas'd with a work where nothing's...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... | |
| Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1749 - 110 pages
...who has not extent is a bufyir of capacity for the cxcrcife points and of this quality, contents '.'. Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit ;...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... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...parts. Some to Conceit alone their tafte confine, And glitt'ring thoughts ftruck out af ev'ry line ; 290 Pleas'd With a work where nothing's juft or fit; One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. H 4 Poets, VEH. 285. Thus Critics of lefs judgment than ctiprite, Curious nut knowing, not exact but... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 240 pages
...parts. Some to Conceit alone their tafte confine, And glitt'ring thoughts ftruck out at ev'ry line ; 290 Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit; One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. H 4 Poets, VrR. 285. Thus Critics of lefs judgment than caprice, Curious rot knowing, not exart but... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 pages
...affiftatice of this guide, willingly follows Caprice, which will be fure to lead him into regularities. Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit ; One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. COM ME s TAR V. Ibid. Some to conceit alone, etc.] The•/&y? [from ver. zB8 to 305.] are thofe who... | |
| Alexander Pope - English literature - 1760 - 316 pages
...parts. Some to Conceit alone their tafte confine, Andgh'tt'ring thoughts ftruck out at ev'ry line; 290 Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit; One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. COMMENTARY. But the fate common to both is, to be governed by caprice and not by Judgment, and confequently... | |
| John Newbery - English poetry - 1762 - 292 pages
...force and full refult of all. Some to conceit alone their tafle confine, And glitt'ring thoughts ftrack out at ev'ry line ; Pleas'd with a work where nothing's...chaos and wild heap of wit. Poets, like painters, thus unlkill'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, And... | |
| Art - 1762 - 290 pages
...refult of all. Some to conceit alone their tafte confine, And glitt'ring thoughts flruck out at ev'iy line ; Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or...and wild heap of wit. -Poets, like painters, thus un&ill'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, And... | |
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