 | James Ferguson - 1823 - Liczba stron: 428
...FITZ-ADAM. SIR, A jusTLY-admired poet of our own times, speaking in reference to his art, tells us, that True wit is nature to advantage dress'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd. The same, it is presumed, may be said of almost every kind of writing. Europe is at present so much... | |
 | 1823 - Liczba stron: 440
...F1TZ-ADAM. " Sill, " A jusTLY-admiredpoet of our own times, speaking in reference to his art, tells us, that True wit is nature to advantage dress'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd. " The same, it is presumed, may be said of almost every kind of writing. Europe is at present so much... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - Liczba stron: 636
...FITZ-ADAM. •SIR, ' A jUsTLY-admiredpoet of our own times, speaking in reference to his art, tells us, that True wit is nature to advantage dress'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd. ' The same, it is presumed, may be said of almost every kind of writing. Europe is at present so much... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - Liczba stron: 788
...SIR, •" A JusTtY-admired poet of our own times, speaking in reference to his art, tells us, that True wit is nature to advantage dress'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd. " The same, it is presumed, may be said of almost every kind of writing. Europe is at present so much... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1823 - Liczba stron: 494
...(hus 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. True wit is Nature *o advantage dressed, What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed ; Something, whose truth convinced... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - Liczba stron: 406
...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...What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd; COMMENTARY. 305.] are those who confine their attention solely to Conceit or Wit. And here again the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - Liczba stron: 398
...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...What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd; COMMENTARY. 305.] are those who confine their attention solely to Conceit or Wit. And here again the... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - Liczba stron: 1062
...thus, unskill'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover every part, ghts intent, What choice to choose for delicacy best, What order, so con ofs was thought, but ne'er so well express'd ; Something, whose truth convinc'd at sight we find, That... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - Liczba stron: 460
...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...but ne'er so well express'd ; Something whose truth convinced at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. As shades more sweetly recommend... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - Liczba stron: 600
...thus, unskill'd to traee The naked nature and the living graee, With gold and jewels eover every part, oung-wise, wise-valiant, frame His sire's revenge, join'd with a kingdom's gain, And, gain'd eonvine'd at sight we fmd, That gives us baek the image of our mind. As shades more sweetly reeommend... | |
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And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is nature to advantage dress'd ; What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd ; Something, whose truth, convinced at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. 
