 Its gaudy colours spreads on every place ; The face of nature we no more survey, All glares alike, without distinction gay ; But true expression, like th' unchanging sun, Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon ; It gilds all objects, but it alters...  Chips from Englisgh [!] Literature ... - Page 21by Lewis Scharf - 1875 - 101 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...survey, All glares alike, without distinction gay; But true expression, like th' unchanging sun, 3i5 Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon, It gilds all objects, but it alters none. Expression is the dress of thought, and still Appears more decent as more suitable. A vile conceit,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...survey, All glares alike, without distinction gay ; But true expression, like th' unchanging sun, 21s Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon ; It gilds all objects, but it alters none. Expression is the dress of thought, and still Appears more decent as more suitable. A vile conceit... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...ev'ry place 5 The lace of nature we no more survey. All glares alike, without distinction gayj But true Expression, like th' unchanging Sun, Clears, and improves...shines upon, It gilds all objects, but it alters none. Expression is the dress of thought, and still Appears more decent, as more suitable; A vile conceit... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...survey. All glares alike without distinction gay ; But true expression, like the' unchanging sun, 1 Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon ; > It gilds all objects, but it alters none. J Expression is the dress of thonght, and still Appears more decent as more suitable. A vile conceit... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...nature we no more survey, Ail glares alike, without distinction gay ; Hut true expression, like the' unchanging sun, Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon ; It gilds all objects, but it alt /rs none. if Expression is the dress of thought, and still Appears more decent as more suitable.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...every place; The face of nature we no more survey, All glares alike, without distinction gay: But true expression, like th' unchanging sun, -! Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon; f It gildA-all objects, but it alters none. 3 cts, bu Expression is the dress of thought, and still... | |
 | Alexander Crombie - English language - 1809 - 456 pages
...dress, in which it is exhibited, that determines its character, and our opiniun of its author. ". " True expression, like th' unchanging sun, " Clears and...shines upon. " It gilds all objects, but it alters nune." POPE. In "short, the precept of Quintilian should be studiously observed; " curam ergo verborum,... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...nature we no more survey, All glares alike, without distinction gay ; But true expression, Kke the' unchanging sun, Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon ; It gilds all objects, but it alters none. Expression is the dress of thought, and still Appears more decent as more suitable. A vile conceit... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...place ; The face of Nature we no more survey ; All glares alike, without distinction gay: But true expression, like th' unchanging Sun, Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon; li gilds all objects, but it alters none. Kxpression is the dress of thought, and still Appears more... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 656 pages
...distirho liil The face of nature we no more survey, All glares alike, without distinction gay ; But true expression, like th' unchanging Sun, Clears and improves...whate'er it shines upon, It gilds all objects, but it niters none. Expression is the dress of thought, and still Appears more decent as more suitable A vile... | |
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