 | Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1717 - 468 pages
...thus, unskill'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, And hide with Ornaments their want of art. True * wit is nature to advantage drefs'd, What oft' was thought, but ne'er fo well exprefs'd ; * Naturam intueamur, hanc fyuamur ; id... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1722 - 294 pages
...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 art. True * wit is nature to advantage drefs'd, What oft' was thought, but ne'er fo well exprefs'd; * NutHtam inttutmur, hmr. feqiMmur ; id... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1749 - 110 pages
...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...their want of art. True Wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er fo well exprefs'd ; Co MMEN TA RY. but likewife falfe Wit... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 240 pages
...Snd fyllables. Poets, like painters, thus, unfkill'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, 295 And hide...their want of art. True Wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er fo well exprefs'd ; Something, whofe truth convinc'd at fight... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...and fyllables. Poets, like painters, thus, unfkilFd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, 295 And hide...their want of art True Wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er fo well exprefs'd ; Something, whofe truth convinc'd at fight... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 pages
...unfkill'd to trace The naked 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, What oft was thought, but ne'er fo well exprefs'd ; CoM MEN TARY. tion to a part, when it... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...wild heap of wit. Poets like painters, thus, unfkill'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, 295 And hide...their want of art. True Wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er fo well exprefs'd; get from the croud by the afliftance of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 pages
...and Syllables. Poets, like painters, thus, unfkill'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, 295 And hide...their want of art. True wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd ; What oft was thought, but ne'er fo well exprefs'd ; Something, whofe truth convinc'd at fight... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1760 - 316 pages
...and fyllables. Poets, like painters, thus, unflull'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, 295 And hide...their want of art. True wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd -, What oft was thought, but ne'er fo well exprefs'd; COMMENTARY. his attention to a part,... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...wild heap of wit. Pcets, 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...advantage dress'd ; What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'rf ; Something whose truth, convinc'd at sight, we find, That gives us back the image... | |
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And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is nature to advantage dress'd ; What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd ; Something, whose truth, convinced at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. 
