...the language more than the ideas, as Mr. Pope says:— " Others for language all their care express, And value books, as women men for dress: Their praise...excellent;' The sense they humbly take upon content." " And next, then, I would advise you, whatever the subject be you write upon (if uncommon the better),...

...following examples. False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colors spreads on every place. Their praise is still, the style is excellent; The sense they humbly take upon content. Where the metrical accent would do violence to every ear of any refinement, the best way of obviating...

...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,...

...Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense, Lie in three words — health, peace and competo^e. There praise is still ; the style is excellent, The sense they humbly take upon content. And damns implicit faith and holy lies, Prompt to impose, and fond to dogmatize. Poetical Pauses. 9....

...superficial as they are ex-, tensive. Their knowledge will be more apt to make them wordy than wise; and, " Words are like leaves, and where they most abound, . Much fruit of sense is rarely found." They seem to act upon the principle that "knowledge is power," but not in the sense...

...does 'em good, As bodies perish thro' excess of blood. Others for Language all their care express, And value books, as women men, for dress: Their praise...Style is excellent; The Sense, they humbly take upon rontent. Words are like leaves; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found:...

...understood by those thing я which are made, in outward creation ; even [ his eternal power and Corf-head. Words are like leaves; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath — is rarely found. False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, | Its gaudy colors spreads-on ev'ry place ; i The face of...

...181. Of Human Untierstanding, book iii. ch. i. sec. 1. Others for language all their cares express, And value books, as women men, for dress ; Their praise is still, the style is excellent Pope. Estay on Criticism, v. 305. The first aim of language was to communicate our thoughts: the second,...

...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 is still — t the style is excellent :' The sense, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and...

...which are made, in outward creation ; eve« his eternal power and Corf-head. Words arc like ¡cares; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath — is rarely fcund, False eloquence, like the prismatic к1олг, Its gaudy colors spreads-on n-ry place j The...