 | 1753 - 646 páginas
...THURSDAY, November the ift, 1753. SIR, To Mr. FITZ-ADAM. JUSTLY admired poet of our own times, fpeaking in reference to his art, tells us, that True wit is nature to advantage drefsd, What eft iaas thought, but ne'er fo well exprcfsd. THE fame, it is prefumed, may be faid of... | |
 | Edward Moore - 1772 - 364 páginas
...THURSDAY, November r, i753. To Mr. FITZ-ADAM. SIR, A JUSTLY admired poet of our own • times, fpeaking in reference to his art, tells us, that True wit is nature to advantage drefs'd, oft was thought, but ne'er Jo well exprefs'd. THE fame, it is prefumed, may be faid of alevery... | |
 | 1776 - 296 páginas
...44. THURSDAY, Nov. i, 1753. To Mr FITZ-ADAM. S i R, A JUSTLY admired poet of our own times, fpeaking in reference to his art, tells us, that " True wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd, " What of: was thought, but ne'er fo well eiprefs'd." The fame, it is prefumed, may be faid... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 páginas
...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 thought, but ne'er so well express'rf ; Something whose truth, convinc'd at sight, we find, That gives us back the image... | |
 | 1753 - 640 páginas
...November the lA, 1753. To Mr*. F, i- T 2 - ADA M. SIR, JUSTLY admired poet of our own times, fpeakirig in reference to his art, tells us, that True wit is nature to advantage drefs'd, What eft was thought, 'but ne'er fo well exfrcfs'd. THE fame, it is prefumed, may be faid... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 páginas
...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 thought, but ne'er so well express'd , Something whose truth convinc'd at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. 300 .As... | |
 | 1806 - 408 páginas
...the living grace, \Vith gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, 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'dj Something, whose truth convinc'd at sight we find, That gives us back the image of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 páginas
...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 oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd ; Something whose truth convinc'd at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. As shades... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 páginas
...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 oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd ; Something whose truth convinc'd at sight we find, That gives us hack the image of our mind. As shades... | |
 | Edward Mangin - 1808 - 236 páginas
...the author has introduced a couplet from the writings of Pope, which bears rather hard on himself: " True wit is Nature to advantage dress'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd.'* . Now, although there may be much nature in the characters (as Fielding has drawn them) of ostlers,... | |
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True wit is nature to advantage dress'd ; What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd ; Something, whose truth convinc'd at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. 
