 | British poets - 1822 - 276 strani
...language all their care express, And value books, as women men, for dress: Their praise is st'll—' the style is excellent;' The sense they humbly take...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 Platts - 1822 - 844 strani
...cunning, or spleen of the disputants, rather than their knowledge of the subjects in debate. — . Words are like leaves, and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. POPE. The following observations from Feltham, on curiosity in knowledge, may properly be introduced... | |
 | John Walker - 1823 - 406 strani
...draw the reader to a wrong pronunciation of the word, in compliance with the rhythmus of the verse. Their praise is still, the style is excellent; The sense they humbly take upon content. Pope. But a stress upon the last syllable of this word must be avoided, as the most childish and ridiculous... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 strani
...does them good, As bodies perish through excess of blood. Others for language all their care express, ember'd beggar was his guest, Whose beard descending swept his aged br False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Ils gaudy colours spreads on every place; The face of nature... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 strani
...does them good, As bodies perish through excess of blood. Others for language all their care express, And value books, as women men, for dress : Their praise...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 - 1825 - 536 strani
...does them good. As bodies perish through excess of blood. Others for language all their care exprese, And value books, as women men, for dress: Their praise...abound. Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. 316 Expression is the dress of thought, and still Appears more decent, as more suitable : A vile conceit... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 strani
...does them good, As bodies perish through exeess of blood. Others for language all their eare express, nd Dieky now for sehool is fit. " Why did I sell my eollege life (He eries) for b exeellent : The sense, they humbly take upon eontent. Words are like leaves ; and where they most abound,... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1825 - 418 strani
...and never mind him ; never speak till you've something to say, and then say only what you have to ' Words are like leaves, and where they most abound, Much fruit of solid sense is seldom found.' " Friend now congratulated Alfred with all his honest affectionate heart,... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1825 - 432 strani
...never mind him; never speak till you've something to say, and then say only what you have to say. ' Words are like leaves, and where they most abound, Much fruit of solid sense is seldom found.' " Friend now congratulated Alfred with all his honest affectionate heart,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 strani
...does them good, As bodies perish through excess of blood. Others for language all their care express, leman ; all these may pass By travail. Then, as if...I was fain to say, ' If you had lived, sir Time en tbey most abound, 320 Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found, 310 False eloquence, like the prismatic... | |
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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. 
