 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; Alike reserved to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious...  The Works of Alexander Popekesq., with Notes and Illustrations by Himself ... - Strona 170autor: Alexander Pope - 1824Pełny widok - Informacje o książce
 | Alexander Pope - 1854 - Liczba stron: 340
...Alike reserved to blame, or to commend, . 205 A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend; Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging, that...senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause; 210 While wits and Templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise— Who but... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Alexander Dyce - 1854 - Liczba stron: 352
...Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, 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 senate laws, And sit attentive... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - Liczba stron: 512
...rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to 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 flatterers besieged, And so obliging that he ne'er obliged; Like Cato give his little... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - Liczba stron: 352
...rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to 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 flatterers besieged, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged ; Like Cato, give his little... | |
 | Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - 1856 - Liczba stron: 356
...sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to 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 flatterers besieged, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged ; Like Cato, give his little... | |
 | George William Frederick Howard Earl of Carlisle - 1856 - Liczba stron: 640
...suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging, that he ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato, give his little Senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; While wits and templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise — Who but... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - Liczba stron: 504
...dislike ; Alike reserved to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged : Like Cato, gives his little senate laws, And sits attentive to his own applause : While wits and templars every... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - Liczba stron: 474
...dislike ; Alike reserved to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ey'n fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged : Like Cato, gives his little senate laws, And sits attentive to his own applause : While wits and templars every... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1857 - Liczba stron: 394
...rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserved to blame, or to commend, A timorous...senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause; While wits and Templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise. Who but must... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1857 - Liczba stron: 424
...to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike j First 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 flatterers besieged, And so obliging that he ne'er obliged ; Like Cato, gives his little... | |
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