 | 1864 - 998 pages
...admire the subtlety with which from page to page of the Story of the Guns Sir Emerson can manage to Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer. Fortunately for Sir William Armstrong, facts and printed evidence render him independent of Sir Emerson's... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...live with ease j Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the nterest prompte him to provide, For more his pleasure, yet for more his pride caused himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer. And, without sneering, teach... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...live with ease: Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the but coaches, carts, und horses passed over. So I went from Westminster-stairs caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1830 - 420 pages
...either of us. 14* Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the .throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts fhat caus'd himself to rise ; 5 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 312 pages
...either of us. 10. Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; 5 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Just... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1833 - 334 pages
...silent in his nook, Observing little in his reverie, Yet saw this much, which he was glad to see. (1) [" Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, • And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer.'' ^ POPE on Addison.] CVH. The ghost at least had done him this much good, In making him as silent as... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1853 - 706 pages
...regard and respect fe Mr. Madison. This, I confess, is following IDS direction of the poet, who says: " Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer; " And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer." But let us inquire if the President had any knowledge that Mr. Erskine had no full power: for if I... | |
 | bart Sir Samuel Egerton Brydges - 1834 - 468 pages
...never heard it : but I had to encounter cold, freezing, palsying looks ; and every one knew how to Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer ! These assertions will be deemed very querulous; but if they are true, the epithet is not applicable... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 378 pages
...been regarded as one of the finest specimens of the writer's sarcasm, equally elegant, easy, and keen. View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 332 pages
...live with ease ; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no rival near Uie throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes,...praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, others teach to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate... | |
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Should such a man, too fond to rule alone. Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the 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, And without sneering,... 
