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" True wit is nature to advantage dressed, — What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed; Something whose truth convinced at sight we find, That gives us back the image of our mind. "
The life of Samuel Johnson. [Followed by] The journal of a tour to the Hebrides - Seite 13
von James Boswell - 1852
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Boswell's Life of Johnson: Tour to the Hebrides (1773) and Journey into ...

James Boswell - 1786 - 552 Seiten
...points upon which Dr. Johnson was strangely heterodox. For, surely, Mr. Burke, with his other remarkable qualities, is also distinguished for his wit, and...language which Pope chooses to denominate wit:— most 36 Bo smell's defence of Burke s wit. [August 15. most envy Burke for, is his being constantly...
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An Account of the Life and Writings of James Beattie, L.L.D...

Sir William Forbes - 1806 - 578 Seiten
...thought in different language will disgust or delight us. So just is the axiom of Pope,— " True wit.1 is nature to advantage dressed ; " What oft. was thought, but ne'er so well expressed." " I believe I mentioned in a former letter, that I had seen Bryant on the " Rowleyan...
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An Account of the Life and Writings of James Beattie: Including Many ..., Band 2

Sir William Forbes - 1807 - 412 Seiten
...same thought in different language will disgust or delight us. So just is the axiom of Pope, — " True wit,* is nature to advantage dressed ; " What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed." " I believe I mentioned in a former letter, that I had seen Bryant on the ' Rowleyan...
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An Account of the Life and Writings of James Beattie, LL.D. Late ..., Band 2

Sir William Forbes - 1807 - 410 Seiten
...same thought in different language will disgust or delight us. So just is the axiom of Pope, — " True wit,* is nature to advantage dressed ; " What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed." " I believe I mentioned in a former letter, that I had seen Bryant on the ' Rowleyan...
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An Account of the Life and Writings of James Beattie: Including Many ..., Band 1

Sir William Forbes, James Beattie - 1807 - 572 Seiten
...thought in different language will disgust or delight us. So just is the axiom of Pope, — 9 *Tnie wit,* is nature to advantage dressed ; " What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed." " I believe I mentioned in a former letter, that I had seen Bryant on the " Rowleyan...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, L. L. D.

James Boswell - 1810 - 438 Seiten
...points upon which Dr. Johnson was strangely heterodox. For, surely, Mr. Burke, with his other remarkable qualities, is also distinguished for his wit, and...to denominate wit, (True wit is Nature to advantage drest ; What oft was thought, but ne'er so well exprest.) but surprising allusions, brilliant sallies...
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The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson

James Boswell - 1813 - 492 Seiten
...points upon which Dr. Johnson was strangely heterodox. For, surely, Mr. Burke, with his other remarkable qualities, is also distinguished for his wit, and...language which Pope chooses to denominate wit : (True wit isfiature to advantage drest; What oft was thought, but ne'er so well exprest.) envy Burke for, is,...
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Poetry for Schools: Designed for Reading and Recitation. The Whole Selected ...

Eliza Robbins - 1828 - 408 Seiten
...pride." " Trust not thyself — thy own defects to know Make use of every friend, and every foe." " True wit is nature to advantage dressed — What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed." " 'Tis not a lip, or eye, we beauty call, But the joint force and full result of all."...
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The London University Magazine, Band 1

1829 - 430 Seiten
...source in the vulgar opinion, with respect to style and the very nature of language. The poet says, " True wit is nature to advantage dressed, What oft was thought, but ne'er so well expressed." The critic cavils at this, and says, it is to degrade wit thus to define it, making its excellence to consist...
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The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of a tour to the ..., Band 2

James Boswell - 1831 - 612 Seiten
...points upon which Dr. Johnson was strangely heterodox. For surely Mr. Burke, with his other remarkable qualities, is also distinguished for his wit, and...too; not merely that power of language which Pope chorees to denominate wit: " True wit is Nature to advantage dress'd; What oft was thought, but ne'er...
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