 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...  Oeuvres - Page 116by Jacques Delille - 1824Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1796 - 480 pages
...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...wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, 205 Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers... | |
 | 1796 - 762 pages
...^тафе/ erinnec» íe ein greunö an bie iöetfe im 'Prolog ju ^)ope'¿ (Satiren: Damn with bint praise, assent with civil leer, And without Sneering...rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, bit hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. ЗПап nennt iejt oOgemriit аи 23erfofJ«t 6e<... | |
 | 1796 - 500 pages
...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 ; 20* Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne ; View him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise;...wound, and yet afraid 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:... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 496 pages
...rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne ; View him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise;...wound, and yet afraid 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:... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 pages
...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...and yet — afraid to strike, . Just hint a fault, || and — hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, || and — a... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 434 pages
...rule alone. Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne ; View Him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise;...wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A um'rous foe, and a suspicious friend... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 pages
...Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no rival near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...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 ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer... | |
| |
