 | John Platts - 1822 - 844 pages
...cunning, or spleen of the disputants, rather than their knowledge of the subjects in debate. — . Words are like leaves, and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. POPE. The following observations from Feltham, on curiosity in knowledge, may properly be introduced... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1064 pages
...dress: Their praise is still — the style is excellent: The sense, they humbly take upon content. antageous act may be achiev'd By sudden onset, eith False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Ils gaudy colours spreads on every place; The face of nature... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 404 pages
...recommended. Their praise is still, — The Style is excellent ; The Sense, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found : 310 False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on ev'ry place ; COMMENTARY.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 398 pages
...recommended. Their praise is still,— The Style is excellent ; The Sense, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found : 310 False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on ev'ry place ; COMMENTARY.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 538 pages
...dress: Their praise is still, — the style is excellent ; The sense, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they most abound. Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. 316 Expression is the dress of thought, and still Appears more decent, as more suitable : A vile conceit... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...dress : Their praise is still — ' the style is excellent ;' The sense they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves; and where they most abound Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colours spreads on every place ; The face of nature... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1825 - 418 pages
...and never mind him ; never speak till you've something to say, and then say only what you have to ' Words are like leaves, and where they most abound, Much fruit of solid sense is seldom found.' " Friend now congratulated Alfred with all his honest affectionate heart,... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1825 - 432 pages
...never mind him; never speak till you've something to say, and then say only what you have to say. ' Words are like leaves, and where they most abound, Much fruit of solid sense is seldom found.' " Friend now congratulated Alfred with all his honest affectionate heart,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...dress: Their praise is «till,— tin- style is excellent ; The sense, they humbly take upon content. ame, / 310 False eloquence, like the prismatic glass. Its gaudy colour» «prends on every place; The fare... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 378 pages
...: Their praise is still, — ' the style is excellent ; ' The sense, they humbly take upon content. Words are like leaves ; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found : 310 False eloquence, like the prismatic glass, Its gaudy colors spreads on every place ; The face... | |
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Words are like leaves; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found. 
