 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 306 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 as to commend, A timorous foe and a suspicious friend , Dreading even fools, by flatterers... | |
 | George William Frederick Howard Earl of Carlisle - 1856 - 640 Seiten
...; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with case : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like...dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 504 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 tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 512 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... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1857 - 394 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 even fools, by... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 384 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...A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools ; by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging that he ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato, give his little... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce - 1859 - 352 Seiten
...True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And bora to write, converse, and live with ease ; Should such...A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading even fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging that he ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato, give his little... | |
 | Samuel Rogers - 1859 - 268 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 tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend; Dreading ev'n Fools, by Flatterers... | |
 | George Campbell - 1860 - 458 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...Just hint a fault, || and — hesitate dislike; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A tim'rous foe, || by flatterers besieged, And so obliging || that... | |
 | Henry William Dulcken - 1860 - 230 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... | |
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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,... 
