A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the same spirit that its author writ ; Survey the whole, nor seek slight faults to find Where nature moves, and rapture warms the mind ; Nor lose, for that malignant dull delight, The generous pleasure to... The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Seite 79von Alexander Pope - 1807 - 550 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Henry Brown (of Newington Butts.) - 1870 - 308 Seiten
...memory these lines from Pope's "Essay on Criticism," as especially essential in this instance : — " A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the same spirit that its author writ." In reference to the theory now promulgated, I beg to inform my readers that it has been entertained... | |
| 1871 - 832 Seiten
...and I need not point out to him that it contains two rhymes to ' wit,' one of which is a bad one : A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the...slight faults to find Where nature moves and rapture warme the mind ; Nor lose for that malignant, dull delight The generous pleasure to be wanned with... | |
| 1871 - 848 Seiten
...and I need not point out to him that it contains two rhymes to ' wit,' one of which is a bad one : A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the...whole, nor seek slight faults to find Where nature mores and rapture warms the mind ; Nor lose for that malignant, dull delight The generous pleasure... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1871 - 544 Seiten
...— JOHNAct i. Sc. i. : SONNor need we tempt those heights which I will own I am not of this opinion. A perfect judge will read each work of wit ' With...* Survey the whole, nor seek slight faults to find m Where nature moves, and rapture warms the mind ; Nor lose for that malignant dull delight, The gen'rous... | |
| James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1871 - 866 Seiten
...and I need not point out to him that it contains two rhymes to ' wit,' one of which is a bad one ; A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the...that its author writ : Survey the whole, nor seek »light faults to find Where nature moves and rapture warms the mind ; Nor lose for that malignant,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1872 - 744 Seiten
...aso Th' increasing prospect tires our wandering eyes, Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arise ! A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the...nor seek slight faults to find Where nature moves, aud rapture warms the mind ; Nor lose, for that malignant dull delight, The generous pleasure to be... | |
| 1872 - 328 Seiten
...Essay on Criticism — • A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the same spirit that the author writ : Survey the whole, nor seek slight faults...find Where Nature moves, and rapture warms the mind. The limited space at my disposal prevents further discussion on Criticism in reference to Art in general... | |
| Alexander Bain - 1874 - 416 Seiten
...When the meaning is not time, the omission is less common. The following is a poetical example : ' A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the same spirit that its author writ ' [uii'tA]. The sense is restrictive, and ' with which ' is not desirable. ' Wherewith ', an old adverbial... | |
| William Hogarth - 1874 - 528 Seiten
...were it only to subjoin Dr. Warburtou's curious note, which admirably illustrates the remark that " A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the same spirit that its author writ : " — " Consult the Genius of the place in all ; ' That tells the waters or to rise or fall ; Or... | |
| Sir Leslie Stephen - 1874 - 412 Seiten
...and I need not point out to him that it contains two rhymes to ' wit,' one of which is a bad one : A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the same spirit that its author writ i Survey the whole, nor seek slight faults to find Where nature moves and raptvire warms the mind ;... | |
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