And value books, as women men, for dress: Their praise is still, — The style is excellent; The sense, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. The Book-lovers' Anthology - Page 112edited by - 1911 - 408 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1826 - 82 pages
...draw the organs to a wrong pronunciation of the word, in compliance with the rhythmus of the verse : Their praise is still the style is excellent : The sense they humbly take upon content. Ibid. But a stress upon the last syllable of this word must be avoided upon pain of the greatest possible... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1828 - 222 pages
...more wit than does'em good? As bodies parish th rough excess at \Jw»4., ESSAY ON CRITICISM. Part! Others for language all their care express, And value books, as women men, for dress: Their praise is still—the style is excellent; The sense they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves; ana... | |
| Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 418 pages
...examples. False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on every place. Again; Their praise is still, the style is excellent ,. The sense, they humbly take upon content. And worse still; My soul ascends above the sky, And triumphs in her liberty. In most instances of this... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...sprightly wit; For works may have more wit than does them good, As bodies perish through excess of blood. «till,— tin- style is excellent ; The sense, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves... | |
| John Pierpont - 1835 - 484 pages
...sprightly wit ; For works may have more wit than does them good As bodies perish through excess of blood. Others for language all their care express, And value...abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. •»*•. J False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colors spreads on every place ; The... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1835 - 378 pages
...them good, As bodies perish through excess of blood. Others for language all their care express ; 305 And value books, as women men, for dress : Their praise...abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found : 310 False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colors spreads on every place ; The face... | |
| 1835 - 284 pages
...South of France. READING makes a full writing an exact man. — man, conversation a ready man, BACON. WORDS are like leaves, and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. PRIDE is seldom delicate, it will please itself with very mean advantages : and envy feels not its... | |
| Meerut universal magazine - 208 pages
...its. place. If your expressions be elegant and appropriate, the sense will be taken for granted— , Others for language all their care express, And value books, as women sense, for dress : Their praise is still—the style is excellent ; The sense they humbly take upon... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1836 - 332 pages
...sprightly wit; For works may have more wit than does them gooff, As bodies perish through excess of blood. Others for language all their care express, And value...abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. 310 False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on every place; The face of... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1836 - 502 pages
...sprightly wit; For works may have more wit than does them good, As bodies perish through excess of blood. ughters plays ; To theatres and to rehearsals throng,...a song. 1, who so oft renounce the Muses, lie, Not 310 False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on every place; The face of... | |
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