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" tis not to adorn and gild each part; That shows more cost than art. Jewels at nose and lips but ill appear ; Rather than all things wit, let none be there, Several lights will not be seen, If there be nothing else between. Men doubt, because they stand... "
The Works of the English Poets: Cowley - Page 96
by Samuel Johnson - 1779
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The virgin muse. Being a collection of poems from our most celebrated ...

Virgin muse - 1722 - 250 pages
...Towns or Houfes rais'd by Poetry, Yet 'tis not to adorn and gild each Part •,. That fhows more Coii than Art. Jewels at Nofe and Lips but ill appear •, Rather than all Thing Wit, let none be there. Several Lights will not be feen, If there be nothing elfe between. Men...
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Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Two Volumes, Volume 1

Abraham Cowley - 1772 - 264 pages
...towns or houfes [/] rais'd by poetry. 5Yet, 'tis n6t to adorn, and gild each part ; • That fhows more coft, than art. Jewels at nofe and lips but ill...will not be feen, If there be nothing elfe between. [/] Houfei] Here ufed in the double fenfe of properly fo called, and of families. Men .ii Men doubt,...
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Select Works of Mr. A. Cowley: In Two Volumes: with a Preface and Notes by ...

Abraham Cowley - 1777 - 266 pages
...aad now we fee No towns or houfesf/J rais'd by poetry. 5Yet, 'tis not to adorn, and gild each partj. That mows more coft, than art. Jewels at nofe and...will not be feen, If there be nothing elfe between. f/J Houfes] Here ufed in the double fenfe ofttufa, properly fo called, and ef/Ww. tu * -P ° EMS OF...
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Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 358 pages
...which Cowley eon.dcmns exuberance of Wit : Yet 'tis not to adorn and gild each part, • .That fhews more coft than art. Jewels at nofe and lips but ill...let none be there. ... Several lights will not be (een, If there be nothing elfe between. Men doubt, becaufe they Hand £b thick .'•-. :: i'th'fky.j...
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The Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets;: With Critical ..., Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1783 - 478 pages
...in which Cowley condemns exuberance of Wit: 55 Yet *t» not to adorn and gild each part, That fhews more coft than art. Jewels at nofe and lips but ill...wit, let none be there. Several lights will not be fccn, If there be nothing elfe between. Men doubt, becaufe they ftand fo thick i**th* fky, If thofe...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: The lives of the most eminent English poets

Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 498 pages
...Cowley condems exuberance of Wit : Yet 'tis not to adorn and gild each part, That fhe\vs more coil than art. Jewels at nofe and lips but ill appear; Rather than all things witf let none be there. Several lights will not be feers, If there be nothing elfe between. Men doubt,...
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British Synonymy: Or, An Attempt at Regulating the Choice of Words ..., Volume 2

Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1794 - 436 pages
...and run for relief to Trinculo or Touchftone : For 'tis not to adorn and gild each part— That fhows more coft than art ; Jewels at nofe and lips but ill...WIT, let none be there ^ Several lights will not be ken, X . If there is nothing clfe between , Men doubt, becaufe they ftand fo thick i'th' flcy, If ihofe...
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British Synonymy: Or, An Attempt at Regulating the Choice of ..., Volumes 1-2

Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1794 - 878 pages
...not to adorn and gild each part— - That (hows more coft than art ; Jewels at nofe and lips but ilF appear : Rather than all things WIT, let none be there ; Several lights will not be feen, If there is nothing elfe between ; « IVJen doub.t, becaufe they ftand fo thick i'tK'flcy, If thofe be ftars...
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British Synonymy; Or, An Attempt at Regulating the Choice of Words in ...

Hester Lynch Piozzi - 1794 - 426 pages
...'tis not to adorn and gild cafcli part—^ That (hows more coft than art; Jewels at nofe and lips b\it ill appear: Rather than all things WIT, let none be there } Several lights will not be fcen, If there is nothing clfe between; .Jtfen doubt, becaufe they ftand fo thick i'th' fky, If thofe...
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Lives

Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...*"ienjKe of Wit : Yet 'tis not to aJorn and g'.U ench part, That shews more cost than art. Jewels at nose and lips but ill appear ; Rather than all things wit, let none be there. Several lights will not be seen. If there be nothing else between. Men doubt, because they stand so ihick i' th' sky, If those...
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