 | Alexander Pope - 1848 - 642 pages
...prepossess'd, nor hlindly right ; Though learn'd, well-hred: and, though well-hred, sincere ; Modestly hold and humanly severe : 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 hoth of hooks and human kind ; 640 Generous... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 646 pages
...to teach, and yet not proud to know ? Unbiass'd, or by favour or by spite ; Not duly prepossess'd, nor blindly right ; Though learn'd, well-bred ; and...the merit of a foe ? Blest with a taste exact, yet unconfined ; A knowledge both of books and human kind ; Generous converse ; a soul exempt from pride... | |
 | George Campbell - English language - 1849 - 472 pages
...the latter, kind and compassionate. Humanly is improperly put for humanely in these lines of Pope. " Though learn'd, well-bred ; and though well-bred, sincere ; Modestly bold, and humanly severe."* The abstract humanity is equally adapted to both senses. By an error of the same kind with the former,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1850 - 510 pages
...can !>estow, Still plcaa'd to teach, and yet not proud to know? UubiaVd, or by favnur, or by /pile ; Not dully preposscss'd, nor blindly right , Though...freely show, And gladly praise the merit of a foe ; Bless'd with a taste exact, yet unconfined ; A knowledge both of books and human kind; 640 Generous... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1851 - 628 pages
...Unbiass'd, or by favour, or by spite ; Not dully prepossess'd, nor blindly right ; Though leara'd, well-bred; and, though well-bred, sincere; Modestly...freely show, And gladly praise the merit of a foe ; Bless'd with a taste exact, yet unconfined ; A knowledge both of books and human kind ; 640 Generous... | |
 | George Frederick Graham - English literature - 1852 - 570 pages
...proud to know ? Unbiassed or by favour or by spite ; Not dully prepossessed, nor blindly right ; 75 Though learn'd, well-bred ; and though well-bred,...freely show, And gladly praise the merit of a foe ; 1 A poet and dramatist of no * Sir Samuel Garth ; the translator merit, who lived in the reign of... | |
 | Joseph Guy - 1852 - 458 pages
...teach, and yet not proud to know ? Unbiass'd or by favour or by spite ; Not dully prcpossess'd, or blindly right ; Though learn'd, well-bred ; and, though well-bred, sincere; Modestly bold, and humanely severe ; Who to a friend his faults can freely show, And gladly praise the merit of a foe... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1853 - 536 pages
...a veteran in his labour, and it is a labour of love. His reviews prove him Not dully prepossessed, nor blindly right ; Though learn'd, well-bred ; and...well-bred, sincere ; Modestly bold, and humanly severe : Blest with a taste exact, yet unconnVd ; A knowledge both of books and human kind. To him we may... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - American periodicals - 1853 - 606 pages
...is a veteran in his labor, and it is a labor of love. His reviews prove him Not dully prepossessed, nor blindly right ; Though learn'd, well-bred ; and...wellbred, sincere ; Modestly bold, and humanly severe: Blost with a taste exact, yet unconfin'd ; A knowledge both of books and human kind. To him we may... | |
 | 1853 - 570 pages
...a veteran in his labour, and it is a labour of love. His reviews prove him Not dully prepossessed, nor blindly right ; Though learn'd, well-bred ; and...well-bred, sincere ; Modestly bold, and humanly severe : Blest with a taste exact, yet unconnn'd ; A knowledge both of books and human kind. To him we may... | |
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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... 
