 ... commendations as he may gain by that character of style, which his friends must agree together to call simplicity, and the rest of the world will call dulness. There is a graceful and dignified simplicity, as well as a bald and sordid one, which differ...  The British poets, including translations - Page 15by British poets - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Homerus - 1720 - 382 pages
...the world will.call dulnefs. There is a graceful and dignify'dfimplidty, as well as a bald and fordid one, which differ as much from each other as the air of a plain man from that of a floven: 'Tis one thing to b£ tricked up, and another not to fce drefs'd at all. Simplicity is the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 368 pages
...world wil| call dulncfs. There is a graceful and dignify'd fimplicity, at well as a bald and fordid one, which differ as much' from each other as the air of a plain man from that of a floven : 'Tis one thing to be tricked up, and •another not to be drefibd at all. Simplicity is thff... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 382 pages
...world will call dtdtufi, There is a graceful and dignify'd fimplicity, as wdj. as a b'ald and fordid one, which differ as much from each other as the air of a plain man from that of a floven : 'Tis one thing to be tricked up, and another not to be dreffed at all. Simplicity is ths mean... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 372 pages
...world will call dulnefs. There is a graceful and dignify' d fimplicity, as well as a bald and fordid one, which differ as much from each other as the air of a plain man from that of a floven : 'Tis one thing to be tricked up, and another not to be drefled at all. Simplicity is the mean... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 444 pages
...world will call dulnefs. There is a graceful and dignify'd fimplicity, as well as a bald and fordid one, which differ as much from each other as the air of a plain man from that of a floven : 'Tis one thing to be tricked up, and another not to be drefled at all. Simplicity is the mean... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 438 pages
...world will call dulncfi. There is a graceful and dignify 'd fimplicity, as wdl as a bald and fordid one, which differ as much from each other as the air of a plain man from that of a floven : 'Tis one thing to be tricked up, and another not to be drefTed at all. Simplicity ii the mean... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 448 pages
...world will call dullnefs. There is a graceful and dignified funplicity, as well as a bald and fordid one, which differ as much from each other as the air of a plain man from that of afloven : 'Tis one thing to be tricked up, and another not to be k tfreffed at all. Simplicity is the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 462 pages
...world will call dullnefs. There is a graceful and dignified fimplicity, as well as a bold and fordid one, which differ as much from each other as the air of a plain man from that of a floven i it it one thing to be tricked up, and another not to be drefled at all. Simplicity is the... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 396 pages
...dullnefs. There it a graceful and dignified f:mplicity, as well as a bold and fordid one, which di(fer as much from each other as the air of a plain man from that of a floven : it is enc thing to be tricked up, and another not to bedrefled at all. Simplicity is the mean... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1787 - 338 pages
...world will call dulnefs. There is a graceful and dignified Simplicity, as well as a bald and fordid one, which differ as much from each other as the air of a plain man from that of a floven : It is one thing to be tricked up, and another not to be drefied at all. Simplicity is the... | |
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