 | Classical poetry - 1822 - 284 pages
...right; Though learn'd, well-bred, and though well-bred, Modestly bold, and humanly severe; [sincere ; Who to a friend his faults can freely show, And gladly praise the merit of a foe ? Bless'd with a taste exact, yet unconfined, A knowledge both of books and humankind; Generous converse;... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 400 pages
...order, and the strictest method. An idea to which several capable critics will not accede, and which Who to a friend his faults can freely show, And gladly...exact, yet unconfin'd ; A knowledge both of books and human kind ; 640 Gen'rous converse ; a soul exempt from pride ; And love to praise, with reason on... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 398 pages
...order, and the strictest method. An idea to which several capable critics will not accede, and which u Who to a friend his faults can freely show, And gladly...exact, yet unconfin'd ; A knowledge both of books and human kind ; 640 Gen'rous converse ; a soul exempt from pride ; And love to praise, with reason on... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 404 pages
...order, and the strictest method. An idea to which several capable critics will not accede, and which is Who to a friend his faults can freely show, And gladly...the merit of a foe ? Blest with a taste exact, yet unconnn'd ; A knowledge both of books and human kind ; 640 Gen'rous converse ; a soul exempt from pride... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...Not dully prepossess'd, nor blindly right; [sincere; Though learn'd, well-bred; and though well-bred, ~*/ ~*/ merits of a foe? Blest with a taste exact, yet unconfin'd ; A knowledge both of books and human kind;... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...pleased to teach, and yet not proud to know ? Unbiass'd or by favour or by spite, Not dully prepossess'd nor blindly right ; Though learn'd, well-bred ; and...freely show, And gladly praise the merit of a foe ? Bless'd with a taste exact, yet uncoufined, A knowledge both of books and human kind ; Generous converse... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pages
...dully prepossess'd, nor blindly right ; [sincere ; Though learn'd, well-bred; and though well-bred, Modestly bold and humanly severe ; Who to a friend his faults can freely shew, And gladly praise the merit of a foe ; Bleas'd with a taste exact, yet unconfmed ; A knowledge... | |
 | Theology - 1826 - 590 pages
...will, at least, do us the justice to remember, that a sound critic has been described as one — • " Who to a friend his faults can freely show, And gladly praise the merit of a foe." We regret that we have received the request of the Northamptonshire Clergyman too late to give him... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1828 - 222 pages
...Tlio' learn'd, well-bred, and tho'well-bred, since Modestly bold, and humanely severe ; Who toafricnd his faults can freely show, And gladly praise the merit of a foe 1 Blessed with a taste exact, yet unconfin'd, A knowledge both of books and human kind ? A gen'rous... | |
 | Samuel Hazard - Pennsylvania - 1828 - 476 pages
...plea&'d to teach, and yet not proud to know? Unbiased or by favour or by spite; Not dully prepossess'd, nor blindly right; Though learn'd, well-bred; and though well-bred, sincere; Modestly bold, and hu manly severe; Who to a friend his faults can freely show, And gladly praise the merit ofa foe; Blest... | |
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Gen'rous converse ; a soul exempt from pride ; And love to praise, with reason on his side ? Such once were Critics ; such the happy few, Athens and Rome in better ages knew. The mighty... 
