 True wit is nature to advantage dress'd ; What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd ; Something, whose truth convinc'd at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind.  The Life of Samuel Johnson - 188 페이지저자: James Boswell - 1889전체보기 - 도서 정보
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 페이지
...living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, 295 And hide with ornaments their want of art/ True wit is Nature to advantage dress'd ; What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'rf ; Something whose truth, convinc'd at sight, we find, That gives us back the image... | |
 | James Boswell - 1786 - 552 페이지
...one of the points upon which Dr. Johnson was strangely heterodox. For, surely, Mr. Burke, with his other remarkable qualities, is also distinguished...language which Pope chooses to denominate wit:— most 36 Bo smell's defence of Burke s wit. [August 15. most envy Burke for, is his being constantly... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 페이지
...living grace, With gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, 295 And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is Nature to advantage dress'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd , Something whose truth convinc'd at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. 300 .As... | |
 | 1806 - 408 페이지
...the living grace, \Vith gold and jewels cover ev'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True Wit is Nature to advantage dress'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'dj Something, whose truth convinc'd at sight we find, That gives us back the image of... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 496 페이지
...one of the points upon which Dr. Johnson was strangely heterodox. For, surely, Mr. Burke, wiih his other remarkable qualities, is also distinguished...denominate wit : (True wit is Nature to advantage drest ; What oft was thought, but ne'er so well exprest.) envy Burke for, is, his being constantly... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 페이지
...the living grace, With gold and jewels cover every part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is nature to advantage dress'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd ; Something whose truth convinc'd at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. As shades... | |
 | Edward Mangin - 1808 - 236 페이지
...the author has introduced a couplet from the writings of Pope, which bears rather hard on himself: " True wit is Nature to advantage dress'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd.'* . Now, although there may be much nature in the characters (as Fielding has drawn them) of ostlers,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 페이지
...the living grace, With gold and jewels cover every part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit is nature to advantage dress'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd ; Something whose truth convinc'd at sight we find, That gives us hack the image of our mind. As shades... | |
 | Edward Mangin - 1808 - 240 페이지
...author has introduced a couplet from the writings of Pope, .which bears rather hard on himself: ". True. wit is Nature to advantage dress'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd.*7 Now, although there may be much nature in the characters (as Fielding has drawn them)... | |
 | 1808 - 408 페이지
...grace, With gold and jewels euvcr cv'ry part, And hide with ornaments their want of art. True wit U Nature to advantage dress'd ; What oft was thought, but ne'er so well express'd ; Something, whose truth convinc'd at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. As shade... | |
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