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" And value books, as women men, for dress: Their praise is still, — the style is excellent; The sense, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found... "
Poems - Page 23
by Joseph Addison - 1810 - 597 pages
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: With Notes and Illustrations by ..., Volume 3

Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 400 pages
...in Latin, are the unrivalled masters of the beautiful simplicity here Their praise is still,—The Style is excellent; The Sense, they humbly take upon...found : 310 False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on ev'ry place; COMMENTARY. guage, and shews [from ver. 304 to 337.] that...
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The Poetical Works of Alex. Pope: With a Sketch of the Author's Life

Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pages
...does them good. As bodies perish through excess of blood. Others for language all their care exprese, And value books, as women men, for dress: Their praise...abound. Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. 316 Expression is the dress of thought, and still Appears more decent, as more suitable : A vile conceit...
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The British anthology; or, Poetical library, Volumes 3-4

British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...does them good, As bodies perish through excess of blood. Others for language all their care express, And value books, as women men, for dress : Their praise...abound Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on every place ; The face of nature...
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Select Poets of Great Britain: To which are Prefixed, Criticial Notices of ...

William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...does them good, As bodies perish through exeess of blood. Others for language all their eare express, nd Dieky now for sehool is fit. " Why did I sell my eollege life (He eries) for b exeellent : The sense, they humbly take upon eontent. Words are like leaves ; and where they most abound,...
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Tales, and Miscellaneous Pieces, Volume 11

Maria Edgeworth - 1825 - 418 pages
...and never mind him ; never speak till you've something to say, and then say only what you have to ' Words are like leaves, and where they most abound, Much fruit of solid sense is seldom found.' " Friend now congratulated Alfred with all his honest affectionate heart,...
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Tales, and Miscellaneous Pieces, Volume 11

Maria Edgeworth - 1825 - 432 pages
...never mind him; never speak till you've something to say, and then say only what you have to say. ' Words are like leaves, and where they most abound, Much fruit of solid sense is seldom found.' " Friend now congratulated Alfred with all his honest affectionate heart,...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope ...: To which is Prefixed the Life of ...

Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 pages
...does them good, As bodies perish through excess of blood. Others for language all their care express, leman ; all these may pass By travail. Then, as if...I was fain to say, ' If you had lived, sir Time en tbey most abound, 320 Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found, 310 False eloquence, like the prismatic...
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The Art of Reading, Or, Rules for the Attainment of a Just and Correct ...

Elocution - 1826 - 82 pages
...draw the organs to a wrong pronunciation of the word, in compliance with the rhythmus of the verse : Their praise is still the style is excellent : The sense they humbly take upon content. Ibid. But a stress upon the last syllable of this word must be avoided upon pain of the greatest possible...
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Analysis of the Principles of Rhetorical Delivery as Applied in Reading and ...

Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 418 pages
...examples. False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on every place. Again; Their praise is still, the style is excellent ,. The sense, they humbly take upon content. And worse still; My soul ascends above the sky, And triumphs in her liberty. In most instances of this...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: To which is Prefixed a Life ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1828 - 222 pages
...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 upon content. Words are like leaves; ana where they m abound, But most by numbers judge a poet's song, And smooth or rough with them is...
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