 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 548 lehte
...alike, without distinction gay: Bat me expression, like th' unchanging Rnn, Clean and improves wbate'er it shines upon ; It gilds all objects, but it alters none. Expression Fa the dress of thought, and still Appears more decent, as more suitable: A vile conceit in pompous... | |
 | Horace - 1812 - 198 lehte
...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 Pope - 1812 - 230 lehte
...gilds all objects, but it alters none. J Expression is the dress of thought, and still Appears'morc decent as more suitable. A vile conceit in pompous...320 Is like a clown in regal purple dress'd : For diff'rent styles with diff'rent subjects sort, As several garbs with country, town, and court. Some... | |
 | Alexander Maxwell (bookseller.) - 1817 - 240 lehte
...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 lehte
...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 - 1822 - 426 lehte
...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 diff'rent styles with diff'rent subjects sort, As sev'ral garbs with country, town, and court. Some... | |
 | 1822 - 284 lehte
...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 430 lehte
...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...320 Is like a clown in regal purple dress'd : For diff'rent styles with diff'rent subjects sort, As sev'ral garbs with country, town, and court. Some... | |
 | William Roscoe - 1822 - 404 lehte
...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... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 276 lehte
...thought, and still Appears more decent as more 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 garbs with country, town, and court. Ancients in phrase, mere moderns in their sense; Some... | |
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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... 
