 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 strani
...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 senie beneath is rarely found. 310 False eloquence, like the prismatic glas*, Its gaudy colours spreads... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 strani
...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. 310 False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on ev'ry place ; The face... | |
 | 1836 - 498 strani
...was ever seen ; the most elegant woman ; the most superb lettuce ; the most splendid ride, &c. &c. Words are like leaves, and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath, is rarely found ! 3. The incautious tongue ; which generally moves without due consideration ; well meaning, with good... | |
 | 1806 - 408 strani
...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, Falsa eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on ev'ry place 5 The lace of nature... | |
 | Jean Siffrein Maury - 1807 - 298 strani
...pompous expressions, vulgar ideas, and that affectation of wit, which is incompatible with Eloquence. ' 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 colours spreads on ev"ry place ; ' The face... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 strani
...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. False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on every place; The face of nature... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 strani
...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. False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on every place ; The face of nature... | |
 | John Corry - 1809 - 236 strani
...topic — philosophy, politics, or the news of the day — the Irish orator speaks with.imprcssive energy ; and this communicative disposition is doubtless...that . .. " Words are like leaves, and where they moat abouud, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found." , This simile is sometimes applicable to... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 strani
...sprightly wit: For works may have more wit than does 'em good, As bodies perish through excess of blood. Words are like leaves ; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gandy colours spreads on every place; The face of nature... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 strani
...dress : Their praise is still — 'The Style is excellent ! The Sense they humbly take u|>on content. d in the breasts of kings and heroes glows. Most souls 'tis true, but. peiiji out once an age, Du False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, l'< S1UHJ colors spreads on cv'ry place ; The face of Nature... | |
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Words are like leaves; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. 
