 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...  Poems on Several Occasions - Page 56by Christopher Smart - 1752 - 230 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...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 living grace, With gold and jewels cover every part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is nature to advantage dress'd, What... | |
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...nothing's just or fit; One glaring chaos and wild heap nf wit. Poets, ¡ike painters, thus, unskill'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels euvcr cv'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit U Nature to advantage dress'd... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...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 living grace, With gold and jewels cover every part, -And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is nature to advantage dress' d, What... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 648 pages
...where nothing's justor fit, One glaring chaos and wild heap of wit Poeti like painters, thus unskill'd to trace The naked nature, and the living grace, With...part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True » wit is nature to advantage dresa'd, I What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd [ Something,... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...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 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 dress'd, what oft was... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...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 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 dress'd, what oft was... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...wit. Poeti like painters, thus nnskill'd to trace The naked nature, and the living grace, Withhold and jewels cover ev'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True 1 wit is nature to advantage dress'd, < What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd ; Something,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 230 pages
...nothing's just or £f, One glaring 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 And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is Nature to advantage dress'd, What oft was... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...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 living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, 295 And hide w1th ornaments their want of art. True wit is nature to advantage dress'd ; What oft was... | |
 | Martin M'Dermot - 1820 - 1058 pages
...taste confine, And glittering thoughts, struck out at every line. Poets, like Painters, thus unskill'd to trace The naked nature, and the living grace, . With gold and jewels cover every part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. In short, this observation extends to all men,... | |
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