 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 494 pages
...used Swift much better than he used Pope." Addison's conduct to Swift was generous and noble : they View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering,... | |
 | William Henry Pyne - Authors, English - 1824 - 686 pages
...said Pope, much amused ; " quite epigrammatic." — " Not so bad!" said Swift; " fie upon you !" ' View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ;' ' Damn with faint praise !' • "Fie — fie — fie!" Well, silence, gentlemen,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 498 pages
...used Swifi much better than he used Pope." Addison's conduct to Swift was generous and noble: they View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 498 pages
...much belter than lie used Pope." Addison's conduct to Swift was generous and noble : they were were View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering,... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1824 - 406 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 caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...eaus'd himself to rise ; Daum with faint praise, assent with eivil kit, And, without sneering, teaeh ten eheese ; And whieh are next of kin to those Engender'd in a ehandler's nose ; " eommend, A timorous foe, and a suspieious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 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 caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pages
...; ; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, i >Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, ; And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1826 - 840 pages
...with ease: Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother neur the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, 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 cv'n fools, by... | |
 | George Crabb - English language - 1826 - 768 pages
...declare it in express terms. Hints are thrown out ; they are frequently characterized as broken ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. POPE. Suggestions are offered ; they are frequently termed idle or ill-grounded ; We must suggest to... | |
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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... 
