 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 by Cowley, Waller, Butler, Denham, Dryden, and Pomfret - Side 21af Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 220 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
 | Alexander Pope - 1717 - 468 sider
...value books, as women men, for Drefs : Their praife is ftill-~-. -the Style is excellent : The Senfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they moft abound, Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found. Falfe Eloquence, like the Prifmatic glafs... | |
 | 1720 - 302 sider
...And value books, as women men, for drefs: Their praife is ftill the ftyle is excellent: The fenfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves; and where they moft abound 1 ; Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found. Falfe eloquence, like the prifmatic glafs;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 240 sider
...value books, as women men, for Drefs : Their praife is ftill, — the Style is excellent : The Senfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves; and where they moft abound, Much/ruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found. 310 Falfe Eloquence, like the prifmatic glafs,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 sider
...truly, the poet fubjoins this admirable Their praife is ftill, — the Style is excellent: The Senfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they moft abound, Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found. 310 Falfe eloquence, like the prifrmtic glafs,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 sider
...value books, as women men, for Drefs : Their praife is ftill,—the Style is excellent: The Senfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they moft abound, Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found. 310 place, has given us (and he could therefore... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 316 sider
...office truly, the Poet fubjoins this adTheir praife is ftill, — The Style is excellent ; The Senfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they mo/l abound, Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found 1310 Falfe eloquence, like the prifmatic glafs,... | |
 | Art - 1762 - 290 sider
...value books, as women men, for drefs : Their praife is ftill, — the Kyle is excellent : The fenfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they moft abound, Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely fonnd. Falfe eloquence, like the prifmatic glafs,... | |
 | John Newbery - 1762 - 292 sider
...value books, as women men, for drefs : Their praife is Hill, — the flyle is excellent : The fenfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they moft abound,. Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found. Falfe eloquence, like the prifmatic glafs,... | |
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 sider
...wit than does them good, As bodies perish thro' excess of blood. Others for Language all their cares express, 305 And value books, as women men, for dress;...leaves, and where they most abound, Much fruit of senie beneath is rarely found. 310 False eloquence, like the prismatic glas*, Its gaudy colours spreads... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1164 sider
...value books, as women men, for drefs : Their praife is ftill, — the ftyle is excellent : The fenfe, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they moft abound, Much fruit of fenfe beneath is rarely found. 310 Falfe eloquence, like the prifinatic... | |
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