 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 Turk,...  An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ... - Page 236by Joseph Warton - 1806Full view - About this book
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - English language - 1826 - 320 pages
...Aer ; tike : •» tope, bamn with faint praise. H assent with civil leer, And without sneenOK tench the rest to sneer, Willing to wound, [| and— yet afraid to strike, Just hrnt a fault, || and— hesitate dislike ; Alikf resolved to hlame, or to commend, A timorous foe,... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 414 pages
...throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 5 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, ....rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, 16* Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 418 pages
...us. 14. 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 caus'd himself to rise ; 5 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without Sneering te'ach the rest to sneer ;... | |
 | Montgomery Robert Bartlett - Education - 1828 - 426 pages
...roller." " 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 caus'd himself to rise, Blame with faint praise, assent with evil ear, ! And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer, Willing... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 pages
...with 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 cause himself to rise : Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach... | |
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