 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...survey, All glares alike, without distinction gay; But true expression, like th' unchanging sun, 3i5 Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon, It gilds...thought, and still Appears more decent as more suitable. A vile conceit, in pompous words cxpress'd, 333 Is like a clown in regal purple dress'd : For 1liff'rent... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...survey, All glares alike, without distinction gay ; But true expression, like th' unchanging sun, 21s Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon ; It gilds...thought, and still Appears more decent as more suitable. A vile conceit in pompous words express'd, 320 Is like a clown in regal purple dress'd : For diff'rent... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...nature we no more survey. All glares alike, without distinction gayj But true Expression, like th' unchanging Sun, Clears, and improves whate'er it shines...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 : F.or diff'rent... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...th' unchanging. sun, 1J5) Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon; . I It gilds all ohjects, 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, 120 Some hy old words to fame have made pretence,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...survey. All glares alike without distinction gay ; But true expression, like the' unchanging sun, 1 Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon ; > It gilds all objects, but it alters none. J Expression is the dress of thonght, and still Appears more decent as more suitable. A vile conceit... | |
 | Jean Siffrein Maury - Eloquence - 1807 - 298 pages
...' Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon, V. • It gilds all objects, but it alters none. J ' Expression is the dress of 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 diff'rent... | |
 | John Mason - 1807 - 274 pages
...your concluding thoughts the most memorable %. See more on this subject, part II. c. 4. CHAP. II. ' * Expression is the dress of thought, and still Appears more decent, as more suitable. A low conceit in pompous words express'd, Is like a clown in royal purple dress'd; For different styles... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...every place ; The face of nature we no more survey, Ail glares alike, without distinction gay ; Hut true expression, like the' unchanging sun, Clears...whate'er it shines upon ; It gilds all objects, but it alt /rs none. if Expression is the dress of thought, and still Appears more decent as more suitable.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon; f It gildA-all objects, but it alters none. 3 cts, bu Expression is the dress of thought, and still Appears more decent, as more suitable: A vile conceit in potnpous words express'd, Is tike a clown in regal purple dress'd: For different... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...every place; The face of nature we no more survey, All glares alike, without distinction gay ; But true expression, like the' unchanging sun, > Clears and improves whate'er it shines upon ; v It gilds all objects, but it altars none. } Expression is the dress of thought, and still Appears... | |
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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... 
