 Want as much more to turn it to its use ; For wit and judgment often are at strife, Though meant each other's aid, like man and wife. 'Tis more to guide than spur the Muse's steed, Restrain his fury than provoke his speed : The winged courser, like a...  Blackwood's Magazine - Page 3921845Full view - About this book
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1853 - 764 pages
...much again to govern it. And in another place, I doubt with too much truth, For wit and judgment ever are at strife, Though meant each other's aid, like man and wife. The Germans are very seldom troubled with any extraordinary ebullitions or effervescences of wit, and... | |
 | 1854 - 792 pages
...again to govern It' And in another place, I doubt with too much truth — ' For wit and judgment ever are at strife, Though meant each other's aid, like man and wife.' " Hardly any two other men could be found better qualified to pronounce judgment upon the profitableness... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 352 pages
...with store of wit, Yet want as much agnln to manage It For wit and judgment often are at strife, 82 Though meant each other's aid, like man and wife,...winged courser, like a generous horse, Shows most true mettle when you check his course. Those rules, of old discover'd, not devised, Are Nature still,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - 1856 - 356 pages
...with store of wit, Yet want as much again to manage it For wit and judgment often are at strife, 82 Though meant each other's aid, like man and wife,...winged courser, like a generous horse, Shows most true mettle when you check his course. Those rules, of old discover'd, not devised, Are Nature still,... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1856 - 518 pages
...in wit4 has been profuse, Want as much more to turn it to its use ; For wit and judgment often arc at strife, Though meant each other's aid, like man and wife. 'Tis more to guide, than spur the Muses' steed ; Restrain his fury, than provoke his speed ; The winged courser, like a generous horse,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 512 pages
...• 1 or wit and judgment often are at strife* 1 hough meant each other's aid, like man and wife. Us more to guide than spur the muse's steed .Restrain his fury than provoke his speed : ' Ine winged courser, like. a generous horse blows most true mettle when you check his course. 1... | |
 | 1857 - 818 pages
...SCUDDER, THOMA3 POST, I R. HALSTRD WAR!*, WILLIAM WHITE. TASTE » s . EDUCATION. " For Taste and judgment often are at strife, Though meant each other's aid, like man and wife." — POPE. AMONG those poetical expressions with which we are so familiar that we always assent to their... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 330 pages
...whom Heaven in wit has been profuse, Want as much more to turn it to its use ; For wit and judgment often are at strife, Though meant each other's aid,...winged courser, like a generous horse, Shows most true mettle when you check his course. Those rules of old, discover'd, not devis'd, Are nature still,... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1859 - 512 pages
...whom Heaven in wit4 has been profuse, Want as much more to turn it to its use ; For wit and judgment often are at strife, Though meant each other's aid,...like man and wife. 'Tis more to guide, than spur the Muses' steed ; Restrain his fury, than provoke his speed; The winged courser, like a generous norse,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 632 pages
...wit has been profuse, 80 Want as much more, to turn it to its use ; For wit and judgment often arc at strife, Though meant each other's aid, like man...fury, than provoke his speed: The winged courser, like u generous horse. Shows most true mettle when you clictU his court* , Those rule« of old discovcr'd,... | |
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