 Some figures monstrous and mis-shap'd appear, Consider'd singly, or beheld too near, Which, but proportion'd to their light, or place, Due distance reconciles to form and grace. A prudent chief not always must display 175 His pow'rs, in equal ranks, and...  An Essay on the Writings and Genius of Pope - Page 126by Joseph Warton - 1756Full view - About this book
 | william harrison ainsworth - 1866 - 518 pages
...Prior's stanza are Pope's couplets : Some figures monstrous and misshaped appear, Cousider'd singly, or beheld too near; Which, but proportion'd to their light or place, Due distance reconciles to form aud grace.^[ Young Werther shall supply us with another illustration,—where... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 626 pages
...beauties, e'en in them, seem faults. 170 Some figures monstrous and misshaped appear, Consider'd singly, or beheld too near, Which, but proportion'd to their light or place, Due distance reconciles to form and grace. A prudent chief not always must display His powers in equal... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1869 - 570 pages
...beauties, ev'n in them, seem faults. 170 Some figures monstrous and mis-shap'd appear, Consider'd singly, or beheld too near, Which, but proportion'd to their light, or place, Due distance reconciles to form and grace. A prudent chief not always must display2 His pow'rs in equal... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1872 - 744 pages
...beauties, e'en in them, seem faults. 170 Some figures monstrous and misshaped appear, Consider'd singly, or beheld too near, Which, but proportion'd to their light, or place, Due distance reconciles to form and grace. A prudent chief not always must display His powers in equal... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1875 - 794 pages
...face, and you'll forget them all. POPE. Some figures monstrous and misshaped appear, Consider'd singly, or beheld too near; Which but proportion'd to their light or place, Due distance reconciles to form and grace. POPE. What winning graces, what majestic mien ! She moves a... | |
 | THOMAS ARNOLD - 1876 - 312 pages
...beauties, e'en in them, seem faults. 170 Some figures monstrous and misshaped appear, Consider'd singly, or beheld too near, Which, but proportion'd to their light or place, Due distance reconciles to form and grace. A prudent chief not always must display His powers in equal... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1878 - 788 pages
...face, and you'll forget them all. POPE. Some figures monstrous and misshaped appear, Consider'd singly, or beheld too near; Which but proportion'd to their light or place, Due distance reconciles to form and grace. POPE. What winning graces, what majestic mien ! She moves a... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1893 - 566 pages
...beauties, ev'n in them, seem faults. 170 Some figures monstrous and mis-shap'd appear, Consider'd singly, or beheld too near, Which, but proportion'd to their light, or place, Due distance reconciles to form and grace. A prudent chief not always must display2 His pow'rs in equal... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1893 - 176 pages
...beauties, ev'n in them, seem faults. 170 Some figures monstrous and mis-shaped appear, Consider'd singly, or beheld too near, Which, but proportion'd to their light, or place, Due distance reconciles to form and grace. A prudent chief not always must display 175 His pow'rs in equal... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1896 - 136 pages
...beauties, e'en in them, seem faults. 170 Some figures monstrous and misshaped appear, Consider"d singly, or beheld too near, Which, but proportion'd to their light or place, Due distance reconciles to form and grace. A prudent chief not always must display His powers in equal... | |
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