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" Some to Conceit alone their taste confine, And glitt'ring thoughts struck out at ev'ry line; 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 the... "
The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ... - Page 319
by Great Britain - 1804
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The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1717 - 468 pages
...love to parts. Some to Conceit alone their tafte confine, And glitt'ring thoughts ftruck out at ev'ry line; Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or...Chaos and wild 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, And...
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Miscellaneous Poems and Translations: By Several Hands. Particularly, I ...

English poetry - 1720 - 302 pages
...ftruck out at ev'ry line; Pleas'd with a'work where nothing's juft or fit* ' * One glaring clwl^nd wild heap of wit:. .-.;.- -.-^ / Poets like painters,'...•• / ' The naked nature and the living grace, -, } -; • 'f**With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True...
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Miscellaneous Poems and Translations, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1722 - 294 pages
...love to parts. Some to conceit alone their tafte confine, And glitt'ring thoughts ftfuck out at ev'ry line ; Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or...painters, thus, unfkill'd to trace The naked nature atid the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part* And hide with ornaments their want of...
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Dialogues Concerning Education

David Fordyce - Education - 1745 - 472 pages
...Daubers of Nature, than a favourite Poet is to blame thofe Pretenders to Wit, who, - — ^-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. But after all, Madam, would you have Conver-. fation without...
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An essay on criticism. With notes by mr. Warburton

Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1749 - 110 pages
...who has not extent is a bufyir of capacity for the cxcrcife points and of this quality, contents '.'. Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit ;...Chaos and wild 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...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: Juvenile poems

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...parts. Some to Conceit alone their tafte confine, And glitt'ring thoughts ftruck out af ev'ry line ; 290 Pleas'd With a work where nothing's juft or fit; One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. H 4 Poets, VEH. 285. Thus Critics of lefs judgment than ctiprite, Curious nut knowing, not exact but...
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The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 240 pages
...parts. Some to Conceit alone their tafte confine, And glitt'ring thoughts ftruck out at ev'ry line ; 290 Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit; One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. H 4 Poets, VrR. 285. Thus Critics of lefs judgment than caprice, Curious rot knowing, not exart but...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Juvenile poems

Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 pages
...not extent of cat>acitjr for the «/^ f<. ft '^ chikuufelf with Kiitifr wsi&k ;» 4 i-_fr j / vr^|V|H Poets like painters, thus, unfkill'd to trace The...nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, 2 9 5 And hide with ornaments their want of art. True Wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd,...
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Poems on Several Occasions

Christopher Smart - English poetry - 1752 - 264 pages
...love to parts. Some to conceit alone their tafte confine, And glitt'ring thoughts fhuck out at ev'ry line; Pleas'd with a work, where nothing's juft or fit, One glaring chaos, and wild heap of wit. 295 Poets like painters, thus unfkill'd to trace The naked nature, and the living grace, With gold...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...parts. Some to Conceit alone their tafle confine, And glitt'ring thoughts ftruck out at ev'ry line; 290 Pleas'd with a work where nothing's juft or fit; .One...nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, 295 And hide with ornaments their want of art. True Wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd,...
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