 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...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...to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools ; by flatterers besieged, And so obliging that he ne'er obliged ; Like Cato,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...eaus'd himself to rise ; Daum with faint praise, assent with eivil kit, And, without sneering, teaeh ten eheese ; And whieh are next of kin to those Engender'd in a ehandler's nose ; " reserv'd to blame, or to eommend, A timorous foe, and a suspieious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 pages
...View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn when p@ !, ; Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging that lie ne'er obliged ; Like Cato,... | |
 | George Crabb - 1826 - 768 pages
...declare it in express terms. Hints are thrown out ; they are frequently characterized as broken ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. POPE. Suggestions are offered ; they are frequently termed idle or ill-grounded ; We must suggest to... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1826 - 320 pages
...Aer ; tike : •» tope, bamn with faint praise. H assent with civil leer, And without sneenOK tench the rest to sneer, Willing to wound, [| and— yet afraid to strike, Just hrnt a fault, || and— hesitate dislike ; Alikf resolved to hlame, or to commend, A timorous foe,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 pages
...View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that cause himself to rise : Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without...to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging that he ne'er obliged'; Like Cato,give... | |
 | Montgomery Robert Bartlett - 1828 - 426 pages
...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise, Blame with faint praise, assent with evil ear, ! And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer, Willing...strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike resolved to blame or recommend, A timerous foe, and a suspicious friend. Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 452 pages
...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...rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, 16* Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 418 pages
...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 te'ach the rest to sneer ; Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislfke ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe,... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 826 pages
...curse the Grecians in the seventh book, when they hesitate to accept Hector's challenge. Pope. Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike Just hint a fault,...dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend. Pope, Many clergymen write in so diminutive a manner, with such... | |
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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... 
