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" Something, whose truth convinced at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. As shades more sweetly recommend the light, So modest plainness sets off sprightly wit. For works may have more wit than does 'em good, As bodies perish through... "
Dialogues Concerning Eloquence in General: And Particularly that Kind which ... - Page 73
by François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - 1722 - 326 pages
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The Works of Mr. Alexander Pope, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - Criticism - 1717 - 468 pages
...facilliml- accipiunt animi quod agnofcunt. Quintil. lib. 8. c. 3. Something, whofe truth convinc'd at fight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. As ihades more fweetly recommend the light, So mode ft plainnefs fets off fprightly wit : For works may...
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Miscellaneous Poems and Translations: By Several Hands. Particularly, I ...

English poetry - 1720 - 302 pages
...facillime accipiunt 4nimi quid agiefcunt. Quini.il, lib. 8. c. 3. ; Something, whofe truth convinc'd at fight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. As fhades more fweetly recommend the light, So modeft plainnefsfets offfprightly wit: For works may have...
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The Poetical Register: Or, The Lives and Characters of All the ..., Volume 2

Giles Jacob - Dramatists, English - 1720 - 418 pages
...thought, but ne'er fo well exprefs'tt j Something, whofe Truth convinced at Sight wepneit That give s tu back the Image of our Mind. As Shades more fweetly recommend the Lighrt So mode ft Plainnefs fets off ff right ly Wit : For Works may have more Wit than does Jemgoo¿t...
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Dialogues Concerning Eloquence in General: And Particularly that Kind which ...

François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - Oratory - 1722 - 364 pages
...advantage drefs't, of What oft' was thought, but ne'er fo well exprefs't j Something, whofe Truth convinced at fight we find. That gives us back the Image of...fweetly recommend the Light : So modeft Plainnefs fet's-of fprightly Wit. For Works may have more Wit than does them good ; As Bodies periflj through...
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The Works of Alexander Pope Esq, Volume 1

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 240 pages
...advantage drefs'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er fo well exprefs'd ; Something, whofe truth convinc'd at fight we find. That gives us back the image of our mind. 300 As fhades more fweetJy recommend the light, So modeft plainnefs fets off fprightly wit. For VE...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: Juvenile poems

Alexander Pope - 1751 - 236 pages
...advantage drefs'd, What oft was thought, but ne'er fo well exprefs'd ; Something, whofe truth convinc'd at fight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. 300 As fhades more fweetly recommend the light, So modeft plainnefs fets off fprightly wit Fof VER....
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Poems on Several Occasions

Christopher Smart - English poetry - 1752 - 264 pages
...advantage drefs'd, 300 What oft was thought, but ne'er fb well exprefs'd ; Something, whofe truth convinc'd at fight, we find* That gives us back the image of our mind. As fhades more fweetly recommend the light, Somodeft plainnefs fets off Iprightly wit: 305 For works may...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: Juvenile poems

Alexander Pope - 1752 - 398 pages
...he didthe weȣ, by ideas taken from the art of Painting. NOTES. Something, whofe truth convinc'd at fight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. 300 As fhades more fweetly recommend the light, So modeft plainnefs fets offfprightly wit. For works...
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The works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ..., Volume 1

Alexander Pope - 1754 - 264 pages
...Philofopher, in feparating Wit from Judgment, as he does in this 2 Something, whofe truth convinc'd at fight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. 300 As fhades more fweetly recommend the light, So modeft plainnefs fets off fprightly wit. For works...
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Juvenile poems

Alexander Pope - 1757 - 280 pages
...advantage drefs'd ; What oft was thought, but ne'er fo well exprefs'd ; Something, whofe truth convinc'd at fight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. 300 As fhades more fweetly recommend the light, So modeft plainnefs fets offfprightly wit. COMMENTARY....
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