 | Battista Guarini - 1736 - Страниц: 260
...Conceit is to Nature, what Paint is to Beauty j it is not only needlefs, but impairs what it would improve. There is a certain Majefty in Simplicity...above all the Quaintnefs of Wit : Infomuch, that the Criticks have excluded it from the loftieft Poetry, as well as the loweft, and forbid it to the Epick,... | |
 | Battista Guarini - 1736 - Страниц: 460
...all Pieces, not confideri^g Nature loves Truth fo well, that it rarely ever admits of flourifhing. Conceit is to Nature, what Paint is to Beauty ; it is not only needlefs, but impairs what it would improve. ..There is a certain Majefty in Simplicity which is far above all the Quaintnefs of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1737 - Страниц: 376
...places ; not confidering that nature loves truth fo well, that it hardly ever admits of flourifhing. Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty ; it...what it wou'd improve. There is a certain majefty in fimplicity which is far above all the quaintnefs of wit : infomuch that the Critics have excluded it... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1737 - Страниц: 286
...places; not confidering that nature loves truth fo well, that it hardly ever admits of flourifhing : Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty ; it...what it wou'd improve. There is a certain majefty in fimplicity which is far above all the quaintneft of wit : infomuch that the critics have excluded wit... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - Страниц: 392
...Places ; not confidering that Nature loves Truth fo well, that it hardly ever admits of flourifhing ; Conceit is to Nature what Paint is to Beauty ; it is not only needlefe, but impairs what it wou'd improve. There is a certain Majefty in Simplicity, which is far... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - Страниц: 304
...that nature loves truth fo well, that it hardly ever admits of flourifhina;: Conceit istonaJO ture what paint is to beauty ; it is not only needlefs, but impairs what it would improve. There is a certain majefty in fimplicity which is far above all the quaintnefs of wit... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - Страниц: 306
...places ; not confidering that nature loves truth fo well, that it hardly ever admits of flouriming : Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty ; it is not only r.eedlefs, but impairs what it would improve. There is a certain majefty in fimplicity which is far... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1757 - Страниц: 366
...places ; not confidering that nature loves truth fo well, that it hardly ever admits of flourifhing : Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty ; it is not only needlefs, but impairs what it would improve. There is a certain majcfty in fimplicity, which is far above all FROM W. WA LSH, Es^... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - Страниц: 424
...places; not conlidering that nature loves truth fo weH, that it hardly ever admits of flouriming : Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty ; it is not only needlefs, but impairs what it would improve. There is a certain majefty in fimplicity which is far above all the quaintnefs of wit... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - Страниц: 448
...places ; not confidering that nature loves truth fo well, that it hardly ever admits of flourifhing : Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty ; it is not only needlefs, but impairs what it would improve. There is a certain majefty in fimplicity, which is far above all the quaintnefs of wit... | |
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People seek for what they call wit, on all subjects, and in all places ; not considering that nature loves truth so well, that it hardly ever admits of flourishing : Conceit is to nature what paint is to beauty ; it is not only needless, but impairs what... 
