 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 oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd...  Poetical Works - Page 11by Alexander Pope - 1808Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1783 - 322 pages
...nothing's juft or fit, One glaring chaos and 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, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True Wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd, Wkat... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...nothing's juft or fit ; Ont glaring Chaos and 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, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is Nature to advantage drcfs'd ; What... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...nothing's juft or fit; One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. Poets, like painters, thus, unlkill'd eir happinefs ; But mutual wants this hjppinufs incrcafe ; AJ1 nature's di ev'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is Nature to advantage drcfs'd ; What... | |
 | Christopher Smart - 1791 - 282 pages
...nothing's juft or fit, One glaring chaos, and 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, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True f wit i' nature to advantage drefs'd, What... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...nothing 's juft or lit ; One glaring Chaos and 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, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is Nature to advantage drefsV. ; What... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1796 - 264 pages
...nothing's juft or fit, One glaring choas ami wild heap of wit. « Poets, like painters, thus unlkill'd to trace The naked nature and 'the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, 29? Arid hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 442 pages
...nothing's juft or fit ; One glaring Chaos and 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, 395 And hide with ornaments their want of art. True Wit is Nature to advantage drefs'd... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 492 pages
...nothing's juft or fit; One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. | Poets like painters, thus unfkill'd to trace ; The naked nature, and the living grace:, With gold and jewels cover every part, 295 And hide with ornamenta their want of art. True Wit is Nattrre to advantage drcfs'd, What oft was... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 496 pages
...unfkill'd to trace The naVed nature, and the Iving grac?, With gold and jewels cover every part, 305 And hide with ornaments their want of art. True Wit is Nature to advantage drcfs'd, What oft was thought, but, ne'er fo well expre.Vd ; • Something, whofe truth convinc'd at... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...nothing's juft or fit ; One glaring Chaos and wild heap of wit. Poets, like painters, thirs, unfkiil'd to trace The naked nature and the living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, And hide wilh ornaments their want of art. True wit is Nature to advantage drcfs'd ; What... | |
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