Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by Flatterers... The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Página 271por Alexander Pope - 1889 - 505 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1878 - 334 páginas
...throne; View him with -cornful yet with jealous eyes And hate, for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And,...to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserved to blame as to commend, A timorous foe and a suspicious friend." You have just taken... | |
| John Bell - 1796 - 524 páginas
...Damn witii faint praise, assent with civil leer. And, without sneering, others Teach rosiiecrj Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesi'ate aisiit-e; Alike rcserv'd to blame or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ;... | |
| John Bell - 1796 - 480 páginas
...throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And...to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, 205 Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers besie a ''d, And so... | |
| 1813 - 682 páginas
...is concealed from others. The hinter slinns responsibility ; the suggester claims gratitute. Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. Pope. hatred He still hath held them. Sliaktipeure. To intimate is to give separate secret intelligence.... | |
| 1796 - 504 páginas
...Damn wirh faint praise, assent with civil lerr. And, without sneering others teach tosuecr; Witling to wound, and yet afraid to strike, just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; . Alike resefv'd to blame or tu coramtiid, A titn'ruus foe, and a suspicions friend; Dreading e«'n... | |
| Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 páginas
...throne ; View him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And...to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend: Dreading e'en fools,... | |
| George Campbell - 1801 - 404 páginas
...throne, View him with scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, |) assent with civil leer,...teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, || and yet—afraid to strike. Just hint a fault, || and—hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 páginas
...300. View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And,...to strike; Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend ; A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools,... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 páginas
...scornful, yet with jealous eyes 1 And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faintpraise, assent with civil leer¿ And, without sneering, teach...to strike; Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend; • A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend -; - Dreading ev'n... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 536 páginas
...with jealoçs ejes, And bate for arts that causM himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assemi witk civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer : Willing to wound, and jet afraid to strike ; Just hint a Cult, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserr'd to blame, or to commend... | |
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