| John Bell - 1796 - 524 lehte
...; Something whose truth, convinc'd at sight, we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. yxi As shades more sweetly recommend the light, So modest plainness sets off sprightly wit: For works may have more wit than does them good, As bodies perish thro' excess of blood. Others for... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 lehte
...express'd , Something whose truth convinc'd at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. 300 .As shades more sweetly recommend the light, So modest plainness sets off sprightly wit : For works may have more wit than does them good, As bodies perish thro' excess of blood. Others for... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 lehte
...'*• Something whose truth convinc'd at sight we find, That gives us hack the image of our mind. 100 As shades more sweetly recommend the light, So modest plainness sets off sprightly wit: For works may have more wit than does 'em good, As hodies perish tbrough excess of hlood. Others for... | |
| Jean Siffrein Maury - 1807 - 298 lehte
..."'Something, whose truth convinc'd at sight we find, ' That gives us back the image of our mind. ' As shades more sweetly recommend the light, ' So modest plainness sets off' sprightly wit. ' For works may have more wit than does them good, ' As bodies perish through excess of blood." Essay... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 lehte
...express'd ; Something whose truth convinc'd at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. As shades more sweetly recommend the light, So modest plainness sets off sprightly wit: For works may have more wit than does 'em good, As bodies perish through excess of blood. Others for... | |
| 1808 - 408 lehte
...Something, whose truth convinc'd at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. As shade s more sweetly recommend the light, So modest plainness sets off sprightly wit. Tor works may have more »it tliui» docs them good, As bodies perish thro' excess of blood. Other»... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 526 lehte
...express'd; Something whose truth convinc'd at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. As shades more sweetly recommend the light, So modest plainness sets off sprightly wit: For works may have more wit than does 'em good, As bodies perish through excess of blood. Words are... | |
| François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - 1810 - 184 lehte
...express'd ; Something, whose truth convinc'd at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. As shades more sweetly recommend the light ; So modest plainness sets off sprightly wit. For works may have more wit than does them good ; As bodies perish through excess oi blood. 69 C. What... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 lehte
...; 298 Something, whose truth convinced at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. As shades more sweetly recommend the light, So' modest plainness sets off sprightly' wit; For works may have more wit than does them good. As bodies perish through excess of blood. Others for... | |
| Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 lehte
...express'd ; something whose truth convinc'd at sight we find, that give us back the image of our mind. 300 As shades more sweetly recommend the light, so modest plainness sets off sprightly wit : for works may have more wit than does them good, as bodies perish thro' excess of blood. Others for... | |
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