 tis not to adorn and gild each part, That shows more cost than art. Jewels at nose and lips but ill appear ; Rather than all things wit, let none be there, Several lights will not be seen, If there be nothing else between. Men donbt, because they stand...  The Literary Magazine, and American Register - Page 49edited by - 1806Full view - About this book
 | Abraham Cowley - English poetry - 1772 - 264 pages
...poetry. 5Yet, 'tis n6t to adorn, and gild each part ; • That fhows more coft, than art. Jewels at nofe and lips but ill appear; ' ,. Rather, than all things,...wit, let none be there, Several lights will not be feen, If there be nothing elfe between. [/] Houfei] Here ufed in the double fenfe of properly fo called,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1781 - 498 pages
...of Wit ; 57 Yet 'tis not to adorn and gild each part, That fhews more coft than art. Jewels at nofe and lips but ill appear ; Rather than all things wit, let none be there. Several lights will not be feen, If there be nothing elfe between. Men doubt, becaufe they ftand fo thick i'th' flty, If thofe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...exuberance of Wit : Yet 'tis not to adorn and gild each part, That fhews more coft than art. Jewels at nofe and lips but ill appear ; Rather than all things wit, let none be there. Several lights will not be feen, If there be nothing elfe between. Men doubt, becaufe they ftand fo thick i'tli* fky, If thole... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 296 pages
...by poetry. Yet 'tis not to adorn and gild each part ; That fhows more coft than art. Jewels at nofe and lips but ill appear; Rather than all things Wit, let none be there. Several lights will not be feen, If there be nothing elfe between. Men doubt, becaufe they ftand fo thick i' th' fky, If thofe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...exuberance of wit; Yet 'tis not to adorn and gild each part, That fhews more coft than art. Jewels at nofe and lips but ill appear; Rather than all things wit, let none be there, Several lights will not be feen, If there be nothing elfe between. Men doubt, becaufe they ftand fo thick i' th' Iky, If thofe... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - English language - 1794 - 436 pages
...Touchftone : For 'tis not to adorn and gild each part— That fhows more coft than art ; Jewels at nofe and lips but ill appear : Rather than all things WIT, let none be there ^ Several lights will not be ken, X . If there is nothing clfe between , Men doubt, becaufe they ftand fo thick i'th' flcy, If ihofe... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1794 - 426 pages
...'tis not to adorn and gild cafcli part—^ That (hows more coft than art; Jewels at nofe and lips b\it ill appear: Rather than all things WIT, let none be there } Several lights will not be fcen, If there is nothing clfe between; .Jtfen doubt, becaufe they ftand fo thick i'th' fky, If thofe... | |
 | Hester Lynch Piozzi - English language - 1794 - 878 pages
...not to adorn and gild each part— - That (hows more coft than art ; Jewels at nofe and lips but ilF appear : Rather than all things WIT, let none be there ; Several lights will not be feen, If there is nothing elfe between ; « IVJen doub.t, becaufe they ftand fo thick i'tK'flcy, If... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 740 pages
...poetry. v. Yet 't is dot to adorn and gild each part ; That Ihewi more coft than art. Jewels at nol'c and lips but ill appear ; Rather than all things Wit, let none be there. Several lights will not be feen, If there be nothing elfe between. Men doubt, becaufe they ftand fo thick i' th' fky, If thofe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1795 - 610 pages
...exuberance of Wit : Yet 'tis not to adorn and gild each part, That fhews more coft than art. Jewels at nofe and lips but ill appear ; Rather than all things wit, let none be there. Several lights will not be feen, If there be nothing elfe between. Men doubt, becaufe they Hand fo thick i' th' fky, If thofe... | |
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