 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...her wholly bare ; Let not each beauty ev'ry where be spy'd, When half the skill is decently to hide. He gains all points who pleasingly confounds, Surprises, varies, and conceals the bounds, f The best comments that have ever been given on these sensible and striking precepts, are, Painshill,... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...her wholly bare ; Let not each beauty ev'ry where be spy'd, When half the skill is decently to hide. He gains all points who pleasingly confounds, Surprises, varies, and conceals the bounds.•JThe best comments that have ever been given on these sensible and striking precepts, are,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...fall ; Or helps the' amhitious hill the heav'ns to scale, Or scoops in circling theatres the vale ; Calls in the country, catches opening glades, Joins willing woods, and varies shades from shade*; Now hreaks, or now directs, the' intending lines, Paints as you plant, and as you work, desigms.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...hounds. Or helps th' amhitious hill the licav'ns to scale, Or scoops in circling theatres the vale ; 60 Calls in the country, catches opening glades, Joins willing woods, and varies shades from shades ; / 1 Now hreaks, or now directs, th' intending lines. Paints as you plant, and as you work... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...her wholly bare ; Let not each beauty every where be spied, Where half the skill is decently to hide. He gains all points who pleasingly confounds, Surprises, varies, and conceals the bounds. Consult the genius of the place in all ; That tells the waters or to rise or fall ; Or helps the' ambitions... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...her wholly hare ; Let not each beauty every where be spied, Where half the skill is decently to hide. He gains all points who pleasingly confounds, Surprises, varies, and conceals the bounds. Consult the genins of the place in all; That tells the waters or to rise or fall ; Or helps the' amhitious... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...her wholly bare ; Let not each beanty every where be spied, Where half the skill is decently to hide. He gains all points who pleasingly confounds, Surprises, varies, and conceals the bounds. Consult the genins of the place in all ; That t*Hs the waters or to rise or fall; Or helps the' ambitious... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...fall ; Or helps th' ambitious hill the heavens to scale, Or scoops in circling theatres the vale ; 60 Calls in the. country, catches opening glades. Joins willing woods, and varies shades from shades ;• >.uu breaks, or now directs th' intending lines ; Paints as you plant, and, as' you work,... | |
 | Samuel Owen - Thames River (England) - 1811 - 416 pages
...her wholly bare; Let not each beauty ev'ry where be spied, Where half the skill is decently to hide; He gains all points who pleasingly confounds, Surprises, varies, and conceals the bounds. Consult the genius of the place in all, That tells the waters or to rise or fall, Or helps th' ambitious... | |
 | William Bernard Cooke - England - 1811 - 324 pages
...her wholly bare; Let not each beauty ev'ry where be spied, Where half the skill is decently to hide; He gains all points who pleasingly confounds, Surprises, varies, and conceals the bounds. Consult the genius of the place in all, That tells the waters or to rise or fall, Or helps th' ambitious... | |
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Consult the genius of the place in all ; That tells the waters or to rise or fall, Or helps the ambitious hill the heavens to scale, Or scoops in circling theatres the vale ; Calls in the country, catches opening glades, Joins willing woods, and varies... 
