 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 Seiten
...Peace to all such ! But were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires, Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And born...faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sueering teach the rest to sueer , Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 Seiten
...talent and eneli art to-pleasc, And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such a raan, o G - reservVl to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicions friend ; Dreadilig cv'n Fools, by... | |
 | 1809 - 402 Seiten
...Beir, like theTurk, no brother near the throne, View him with scutnfnl, yet with jealous eyes, Aad hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with...dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatt'rers besieg'd, And M> obliging,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 384 Seiten
...rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no hrother near the throne ; View him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise...a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to hlame or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend : Dreading e'en fools hy flatterers hesieg'd,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 506 Seiten
...imagination. — POPE. H- Author of the Victim, and Cobbler of Preston.— H. + Verse of Dr. Ev.— H. Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And...dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend: Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 516 Seiten
...imagination.— POPE. t Author of the Victim, and Cobbler of Preston.—H. + Verse of Dr. Ev,—H. Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And...dislike; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend: Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging,... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 530 Seiten
...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...strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe and a suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools, by... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1849 - 638 Seiten
...hruther near the throne, View him with scoroful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with...strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserved to hlame or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools, hy... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 Seiten
...born to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to ndc alone, Bear, b'ke s design. Why then a Borgia, or a Catiline ; Who knows,...the lightning forms, Who heaves old Ocean, and who cv'n fools, by flatterers bcsieg'd, And so obliging, that he ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato, give his little... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1820 - 388 Seiten
...attract attention. " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like a Turk, no hrother near his throne ; View him with scornful, yet with jealous...hint a fault, || and — hesitate dislike ; Alike resolv'd to hlame, or to commend, . A timorous foe, () and — a suspicious friend : Dreading e'en... | |
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Peace to all such! But were there One whose fires True Genius kindles and fair Fame inspires; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk,... 
