 | Alexander Pope - 1863 - 334 pages
...by spite; Not dully prepossess'd nor blindly right ; Though leam'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 unconfin'd, A knowledge both of books and human kind ; Generous converse... | |
 | English literature - 1865 - 538 pages
...to teach, and yet not proud to know ? Unbiass'd, or by favour, or by spite ; Not dully prepossessed, 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... | |
 | 1865 - 1022 pages
...spite ; Not dully pre|H>ssessed, nor blimlly light ; Though learn'd, well-bred; and, though wcllbred, sincere; Modestly bold and humanly severe; Who to...his faults can freely show, And gladly praise the ment of a foe; Blest with a taste cxnrt yet unconh'ned ; A knowledge both of l>ooks and human kind... | |
 | 1865 - 540 pages
...to teach, and yet not proud to know? Unbiass'd, or by favour, or by spite; Not dully prepossessed, nor blindly right; Though learn'd, well-bred; and,...sincere; Modestly bold and humanly severe; Who to a frbnd his faults can freely show, And gladly praise the merit of a foe; Blest with a taste exact yet... | |
 | 1866 - 490 pages
...proud to know? Unbiass'd, or by favour, or by spite ; Not dully prepossess' d, nor blindly right ; 75 Though learn'd, well-bred : and though well-bred sincere...freely show, And gladly praise the merit of a foe? Bless'd with a taste (15) exact, yet unconfined; 80 A knowledge both of books and human kind ; Gen'rous... | |
 | 1866 - 328 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 unconfin'd, A knowledge both of books and human kind ; Generous converse... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 626 pages
...Unbiass'd, or by favour, or by spite ; Not dully prepossess'd, nor blindly right ; Though learn' 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 520 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...the merit of a foe? Blest with a taste exact, yet unconfmed ; A knowledge both of books and human kind; Generous converse; a soul exempt from pride;... | |
 | Charles Walton Sanders - Readers - 1862 - 610 pages
...right; roH.f Though learned, well-bred; and, though well-bred, sincere; Modestly bold and humanely severe; Who to a friend his faults can freely show,...praise the merit of a foe; Blest with a taste exact, but unconfined; A knowledge both of books and human-kind ? * See Note on Young, Exercise CXXXVI. f... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1869 - 570 pages
...favour, or by spite ; Not dully prepossess'd, nor blindly right ; Tho' learn'd, well-bred ; and tho' well-bred, sincere, Modestly bold, and humanly severe...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... | |
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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... 
