 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...a-crown, 180 Just writes to make his barrenness appear, And strains from hard-bound brains eight line* 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; Willing... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...with ease; 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...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 pages
...ease; Should snch a man, too fund to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, Vkw him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that cnus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...ease: Should such a raan, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, @k - reservVl to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicions friend ; Dreadilig cv'n Fools, by... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 pages
...ease; 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 cans'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 546 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,...strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike rescrv'd to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools by... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 pages
...hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, Ami, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer ; Willing...dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging,... | |
 | 1811 - 592 pages
...the falsehood serv'd her hateful ends, Congenial audience found in hollow friends ; Who to the tale " assent with civil leer, " And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer;" His friendship o'er me spread that guardian shield, Which his severest virtue best could wield ; Repell'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 220 pages
...with ease ; 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...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... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 384 pages
...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,... | |
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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... 
