 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pages
...survey, All glares alike, without distinction gay : But true expression, like th' unchanging sun, 315 Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon, It gilds...320 Is like a clown in regal purple dress'd : For different styles with different subjects sort, As several garbs with country, town, and court. Some... | |
 | Horace - Criticism - 1812 - 198 pages
...survey, All glares alike, without distinction gay; But true expression, like th' unchanging sun, 315 Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon; It gilds...suitable, A vile conceit in pompous words express'd, • 32O Is like a clown in regal purple dress'd : For different styles with diff'rent subjects sort,... | |
 | Alexander Maxwell (bookseller.) - 1817 - 240 pages
...more survey, AU glares alihe, without distinction gay. But true expression, lihe tit' unchanging sun, Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon / It gilds all objects, but it alters none. POPE. DEAR SIR, Allowing for the speculative tendency of Dr. Chalmers' Lectures, you suppose that I... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1849 - 638 pages
...expression, like the unchanging sun, Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon : It gilds all ohjeets, hut it alters none. Expression is the dress of thought, and still Appears more decent as more suitahle : A vile conceit in pompous words express'd, 320 Is like a elown in regal porple dress 'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1822 - 426 pages
...survey, All glares alike, without distinction gay : But true Expression, like th' unchanging Sun, 315 Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon, It gilds...diff'rent styles with diff'rent subjects sort, As sev'ral garbs with country, town, and court. Some by old words to fame have made pretence, Ancients... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1822 - 428 pages
...Expression, like th' unchanging Sun, 315 Clears and improves whate'er it shines ugon4 !Lsald&jedLoIye£ts^^ Expression is the dress of thought, and still Appears...diff'rent styles with diff'rent subjects sort, As sev'ral garbs with country, town, and court. Some by old words to fame have made pretence, Ancients... | |
 | Classical poetry - 1822 - 284 pages
...more survey, All glares alike, without distinction gay; But true expression, like the' unchanging sun, Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon; It gilds...suitable. A vile conceit in pompous words express'd Is like a clown in regal purple dress'd : Tor different styles with different subjects sort, As several... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1822 - 404 pages
...and effectual manner. Such at least are the precepts we have been taught by one of our countrymen : " Expression is the dress of thought, and still Appears...as more suitable ; A vile conceit in pompous words expreet Is like a clown in regal purple drest." Essay on Criticism. If under this point of view we... | |
 | William Banks - English language - 1823 - 462 pages
...more survey, All glares alike, without distinction gay : But true expression, like the unchanging sun, Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon ; It gilds...suitable : A vile conceit in pompous words express'd, Is like a clown in regal purple dress'd ; For different styles with different subjects sort, As several... | |
 | John Pierpont - Recitations - 1823 - 492 pages
...more survey, All glares alike, without distinction gay : But true expression, like the unchanging sun, Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon ; It gilds...as more suitable : A vile conceit in pompous words expressed, Is like a clown in regal purple dressed : For different styles with different subjects sort... | |
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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... 
