 People seek for what they call wit, on all subjects, and in all places ; not considering that nature loves truth so well, that it hardly ever admits of flourishing : Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty ; it is not only needless, but impairs what...  The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: In Verse and Prose - Side 62av Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Alexander Pope - 1735 - 238 sider
...of our Age will not relifh a Poem of that fort. People feek for what they call Wit, on all fubje&s, and in all Places ; not confidering that Nature loves...to Nature what Paint is to Beauty ; it is not only needlels, but impairs what it wou'd improve. There is a certain Majefty in Simplicity which is far... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1735 - 468 sider
...ouf Age will not relifh a Poem of that fort. People feck for what they call fftty on all fubjecls, and in all places ; not confidering that Nature loves...admits of flourifhing : Con^ceit is to Nature what Taint is to Beauty j it is not only needlefs, but impairs- what it wou'd improve. There is a certain... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1735 - 490 sider
...thac fort. People febk for what they call Wity on all fubjecT:s, and in all Places ; not cohfidering that Nature loves Truth fo well, that it hardly ever admits of flouriftiing : Conceit is to Nature what Paint is to Beauty ; it is not only needlefs, but impairs... | |
 | Battista Guarini - 1736 - 460 sider
...Wit on all Subjects, and in all Pieces, not confideri^g Nature loves Truth fo well, that it rarely ever admits of flourifhing. Conceit is to Nature,...it would improve. ..There is a certain Majefty in Simplicity which is far above all the Quaintnefs of Wit : Infomuch, that the Criticks have excluded... | |
 | Battista Guarini - 1736 - 260 sider
...fo well, that it rarely ever admits of flouriming. Conceit is to Nature, what Paint is to Beauty j it is not only needlefs, but impairs what it would improve. There is a certain Majefty in Simplicity which is far above all the Quaintnefs of Wit : Infomuch, that the Criticks have excluded... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1737 - 376 sider
...firft thoughts are the beft, as the firft fqueezing of the grapes makes the fineft and richeft wine. I have not attempted any thing of a Paftoral Comedy,...beauty ; it is not only needlefs, but impairs what it wou'd improve. There is a certain majefty in fimplicity which is far above all the quaintnefs of wit... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1737 - 286 sider
...of our age will not relifh a poem of that fort. People feck for what they call wit, on all fubjefts, and in all places; not confidering that nature loves...beauty ; it is not only needlefs , but impairs what it wou'd improve. There is a certain majefty in fimplicity which is far above all the quaintneft of wit... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 392 sider
...of our Age will not relifti a Poem of that Sort. People feek for what they call Wit, on all Subje&s, and in all Places ; not confidering that Nature loves...to Nature what Paint is to Beauty ; it is not only needlefe, but impairs what it wou'd improve. There is a certain Majefty in Simplicity, which is far... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 306 sider
...our age will not relifh a poem of that fort. People feek for what they call wit, on all fubjec"ls, and in all places ; not confidering that nature loves truth fo well, that it hardly ever admits of flouriming : Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty ; it is not only r.eedlefs, but impairs what... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 304 sider
...our age will not relifh a poem of that fort. People feek for what they call wit, on all fubjecr.s, and in all places ; not confidering that nature loves truth fo well, that it hardly ever admits of flourifhina;: Conceit istonaJO ture what paint is to beauty ; it is not only needlefs, but impairs... | |
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