 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...  Select Works - Page 85by Abraham Cowley - 1772Full view - About this book
 | 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 384 pages
...now we fee No towns or houfes rais'd by poetry. Yet 'tis not to adorn and gild each part ; That mows more coft than art. Jewels at nofe and lips but ill...will not be feen, If there be nothing elfe between. Men doubt, becaufe they ftand fo thick i' th' iky, If thofe be ftars which paint the Galaxy. Tis not... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 498 pages
...iu which Gowley condemns exuberance of Wit ; 57 Yet 'tis not to adorn and gild each part, That fhews more coft than art. Jewels at nofe and lips but ill...will not be feen, If there be nothing elfe between. Men doubt, becaufe they ftand fo thick i'th' flty, If thofe be ftars which paint the galaxy. In his... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1781 - 494 pages
...Cowley condemns exuberance of Wit : Yet 'tis not to adorn and gild each part, That fhews more cofl than art. Jewels at nofe and lips but ill appear ;...will not be feen, If there be nothing elfe between. Men doubt, becaufe they fland fo thick i'th' iky, If thofe be flars which paint the galaxy. ( • In... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Hawkins - 1787 - 494 pages
...that in which Cowley condems 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...will not be feen, If there be nothing elfe between. Men doubt, becaufe they ftand fo thick i'tli* fky, If thole be ftars which paint the galaxy. In his... | |
 | 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,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 296 pages
...now we fee No towns or houfes rais'd by poetry. Yet 'tis not 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. Men doubt, becaufe they ftand fo thick i' th' fky, If thofe be ftars which paint the Galaxy. 'Tis not... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1792 - 478 pages
...in which Cowley con* demns 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...will not be feen, If there be nothing elfe between. Men doubt, becaufe they ftand fo thick i' th' Iky, If thofe be flars which paint the galaxy. In his... | |
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