Sentence:  Such characters as have nothing but external accompliſhments to recommend them, may indeed be greatly admired and approved by vain and weak underſtandings, which penetrate no deeper than the <WSD>ſurface</WSD>; but they are deſpiſed by all the truly ſenſible, and pitied by all the truly good. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Outward or external appearance.