Words are like leaves; and where they most abound,
Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found.


An Essay on Criticism (1711)


Words are like leaves; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found.

Words are like leaves; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found.

Words are like leaves; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found.

Words are like leaves; and where they most abound, Much fruit of sense beneath is rarely found.