| Alexander Pope - 1890 - 562 páginas
...dress : Their praise is still, — the style is excellent: The sense they humbly take upon content.2 Words are like leaves; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found: False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on ev'ry place; The face of nature... | |
| John Adams - 1789 - 376 páginas
...value books, as women men, for drefs ; Their praife is ftill — the ftyle is excellent ; The fenfe they humbly take upon content. Words are like- leaves ; and where they moft abound; Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found :. Falfe eloquence, like the prifmatic glafs,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 páginas
...value books, as women men, for drefs : Their prnile is ftill, — The ftyle is excellent ; The Senfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they moft abound, Much fruit of fcnfe beneath is rarely found. Falie eloquence, like the prifmatic glafs,... | |
| Christopher Smart - 1791 - 282 páginas
...value books, as women men, for drefs : Their praife is ftill— the ftyle is excellent ; The fenfe they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves, and where they moft abound, Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found. Falfe t Naluram intiieamur, hanc fcquamur;... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 páginas
...value books, as women men, for drcfs : Their praife is ftill — The Style is excellent ; The Senfe :AM4K MpM N . M?@ B M moft abound, Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found. Falfe eloquence, like the prifmatic glafs,... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 páginas
...value books, as women men, for drefs : Their praife is Hill — the ftyle is excellent : The fujfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves; and where they moft abound, Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found. 310 Falfe eloquence, like the prifmatic glafs,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1796 - 264 páginas
...value books as women men, for drd's : Their praile is ftiil — the Iryle is excellent ; The fenfe they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves, and where they moft abound, Much fruit of Cents beneath is rarely found. 3 Io Falft eloquence, like the prif'matic... | |
| John Corry - 1804 - 230 páginas
...sometimes pleasing and sometimes tiresome to his auditory. Our most sensible poet observes, that " Words are like leaves, and where they most abound Much fruit of sense beneath, is rarely found." This is applicable to the Irish orator ; but the true cause of his volubility, is the sprightliness... | |
| 1836 - 498 páginas
...was ever seen ; the most elegant woman ; the most superb lettuce ; the most splendid ride, &c. &c. Words are like leaves, and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath, is rarely found ! 3. The incautious tongue ; which generally moves without due consideration ; well meaning, with good... | |
| 1806 - 408 páginas
...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...abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found, Falsa eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on ev'ry place 5 The lace of nature... | |
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