 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 352 pages
...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 unconfined ; 640 A knowledge both of books and human kind ; Generous... | |
 | Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - 1856 - 356 pages
...dully prepossess'd, nor blindly right ; Though learn'd, well-bred ; and though well-bred, vr{sincere ; Modestly bold, and humanly severe : ^°° Who to a...freely show, And gladly praise the merit of a foe ? Bless'd with a taste exact, yet unconfined ; 640 A knowledge both of books and human kind ; Uenerous... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 512 pages
...a thundering tide. Tho' learned, well-bred; and tho' well-bred, sincere; Modesty bold, and humanely severe ; Who to a friend his faults can freely show, And gladly praise the merit of a foe ; Blessed with a taste exact, yet unconfm'd, A knowledge both of books and human-kind; Generous converse... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1859 - 504 pages
...to teach, and yet not proud to know ? Uubiass'd, or by favour or by spite ; Not dully prepossess'd, glndly praise the merit of a foe i Blest with a taste exact, yet unconfined ; A knowledge both of books... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 330 pages
...spite, Not dully prepossess'd nor blindly right ; Though learn'd, well bred, and though well bred, sincere : Modestly bold, and humanly severe ; Who...freely show, And gladly praise the merit of a foe ? Bless'd with a taste exact, yet unconfln'd, A knowledge both of books and human kind ; Generous converse... | |
 | George Campbell - English language - 1859 - 460 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 - 1860 - 632 pages
...to teach, and yet not proud to know 7 Unhiasa'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 imconfined ; A. knowledge both of books and human kind ; 640 Generous... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 542 pages
...spite ; Not dully prepossess'd, not blindly right ; Though learn'd, well-bred; and though well- bred, sincere ; Modestly bold, and humanly severe ; Who...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 - 1860 - 458 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,... | |
 | Royal Scottish academy - 1861 - 52 pages
...sincerity of our criticism. " Unbiassed or by favour or by spite, Not dully prepossessed or blindly right, Who to a friend his faults can freely show, And gladly praise the merits of a foe. *****# We love to praise with reason on our side." " The call" to this work is from... | |
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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... 
