 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pagina’s
...nothuig'sjust or fit, One glaring chaos and wild heap of wit. Pcets, like painters, thus unskill'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With...their want of art/ True wit is Nature to advantage dress'd ; What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'rf ; Something whose truth, convinc'd at... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 410 pagina’s
...or fit j One glaring Ghaos and wild teap of wit. Poets like painters, thus, unfkill'd to trace 29$ The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, And hide with Ornaments their want of art. True wit is nature to advantage drefs'd, What oft' was thought,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 406 pagina’s
...nothing 's juft or fit ; One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. Poets like painters, thus unflcill'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover every part, z95 And hide with ornaments their want of art. '. ' . True Wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1783 - 322 pagina’s
...nothing's juft or fit, One glaring chaos and wild heap of wit. Poets like painters, thus, unfkill'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True Wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd, Wkat oft was thought,... | |
 | 1786 - 636 pagina’s
...AJuftly-a.lmired poet of our own times, fpeaking in reference to his «rt, tells us, that . Тпзе wit is nature to advantage drefs'd; What oft was thought, but ne'er fowell exprcfs d. • The fame, it is prefumed, may be faid of alrncit every kind of wilting. Europe... | |
 | Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde te Leiden - 1788 - 376 pagina’s
...jujl or fit i One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. Poets like painters r thus, unskilTd to trate The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry fart, And hid» with ornaments their want of artTrue Wit is Nature to advantage dtefs'd, What oft war... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pagina’s
...nothing's juft or fit; One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. Poets, like painters, thus, unlkill'd eir happinefs ; But mutual wants this hjppinufs incrcafe ; AJ1 nature's diiT'rence ke- And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is Nature to advantage drcfs'd ; What oft was thought,... | |
 | Christopher Smart - 1791 - 282 pagina’s
...nothing's juft or fit, One glaring chaos, and wild heap of wit^ Poets like painters, thus unfkill'd to trace The naked nature, and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True f wit i' nature to advantage drefs'd, What oft was... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pagina’s
...nothing's juft or fit ; Ont glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. . Poets, like painters, thus, unfkill'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is Nature to advantage drcfs'd ; What oft was thought,... | |
 | 1794 - 524 pagina’s
...principles, if it is obliged to regard the negligences and defecb of great writers with filent revjrence. True Wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er ib well exprcfs'd ; Something, whole truth convinc'il at fight we nnd, That give us back the \miĄ:... | |
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Some to Conceit alone their taste confine, And glitt'ring thoughts struck out at ev'ry line; 290 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... 
