 As several garbs, with country, town, and court. Some by old words to fame have made pretence, Ancients in phrase, mere moderns in their sense ; Such labour'd nothings, in so strange a style, Amaze th' unlearn'd, and make the learned smile.  Select British Classics - Page 1701803Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pages
...words to fame have made pretence, Ancients in phrase, mere Moderns in their sense; 325 Such labour'd nothings, in so strange a style, Amaze th' unlearn'd, and make the learned smile. Unlucky as Fungoso in the play, These sparks with awkward vanity display What the fine gentleman wore... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pages
...old words to fame have made pretence, Ancients in phrase, mere moderns in their sense ; Such labour'd nothings, in so strange a style, Amaze th' unlearn'd, and make the learned smile. Unlucky, as Fungoso in the play, These sparks with awkward vanity display What the fine gentleman wore... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 300 pages
...signification. Of these we may very well sa^wth tl« poet, Such labour'd nothings in so strange a sfyle, Amaze th' unlearn'd, and make the learned smile. POPE....impenetrable mist over a work, as an unnecessary profusion of teehnical terms. This will appear very plainly to those, who will turn over a few pages of any modern... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1807 - 320 pages
...as much sound and little signification. Of these we may very well say with the poet, Such labour'd nothings in so strange a style, Amaze th' unlearn'd, and make the learned smile. No mode of expression throws such an impenetrable mist over a work, as an unnecessary profusion of... | |
 | François de Salignac de La Mothe- Fénelon - 1810 - 186 pages
...words to fame have made pretence : Ancients in phrase, mere moderns in their sense ! Such labour'd nothings, in so strange a style, Amaze th' unlearn'd, and make the learned smile. POPE. 58 C. It seems then you would have a man wait several years before he attempt to speak in public :... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...words to fame have made pretence, ancients in phrase, mere moderns in their sense ; 325 such labour'd nothings, in so strange a style, amaze th' unlearn'd, and make the learned smile. Unlucky, as Fungosa in the play, these sparks with awkward vanity display •what the fine gentleman... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...words to fame have made pretence, ancients in phrase, mere moderns in their sense; 325 such labour'd nothings, in so strange a style, amaze th' unlearn'd, and make the learned smile. Unlucky, as Fungosa in the play, these sparks with awkward vanity display what the fine gentleman wore... | |
 | Mrs. Montagu (Elizabeth) - 1810 - 338 pages
...more thou givest to it, the more it will give thee, and. will triumph only to crown thee." Such mighty nothings in so strange a style Amaze th' unlearn'd, and make the learned smile. The second scene of Emilia, and Fulvia her friend, is not so absurd as the soliloquy ; but the answer... | |
 | Mrs. Montagu (Elizabeth) - 1810 - 336 pages
...more thou givest to it, the more it will give thee, and will triumph only to crown thee." Such mighty nothings in so strange a style Amaze th' unlearn'd, and make the learned smile. The second scene of Emilia, and Fulvia her friend, is not so absurd as the soliloquy; but the answer... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 294 pages
...as much sound and little signification. Of these we may very well say with the poet, Such labour'd nothings, in so strange a style, Amaze th' unlearn'd, and make the learned smile.—PoPE. No mode of expression throws such an impenetrable mist over a work, as an unnecessary... | |
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