 | Nathan Drake - English literature - 1814 - 494 pages
...foe, and a suspicious friend ; preading even fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And 90 obliging, that be ne'er obliged ; Like Cato, give his little senate...sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise — Who but must laugh, if such a man there be? Who would not weep, if ATTICUS were he?* Mr. Ruffhead... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - Great Britain - 1816 - 530 pages
...leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved...flatterers besieged, And so obliging that he ne'er obliged ; * Pope was persuaded, that it was his own; but this is not now believed to have been the case, as... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1849 - 638 pages
...suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools, hy flatterers hesieged, And so ohliging that he ne'er ohliged ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive...sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise — Who hut must laugh, if such a man there he ? Who would nut weep, if Atticus were he ? Or smoking... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...suspicious friend ; Dreading cv'n fools, by flatterers bcsieg'd, And so obliging, that he ne'er oblig'd ; se mournful lines I send, My promts' d husband, and...favour'd race to reign, And blood has drench'd the Sc fbce of praise — Who but must laugh, if such a man there be ! Who would not weep, if Atticus were... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 402 pages
...suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging, that he ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive...sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise — Who but must laugh, if such a man there be ! Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ! What, though... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 276 pages
...leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserved...raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise— Who but must laugh, if such a man there be? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ? Whatthough my... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1823 - 716 pages
...Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike ; Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike resolv'd to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious...flatterers besieged, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged : Who would not smile, if such a man there be ? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ?" No figure,... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1824 - 406 pages
...leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved...sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise — Who but must laugh, if such a man there be 1 Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ? What though... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging, that he ne'er oblig'd ; eus' vary'd lays surprise, [main. And bid alternate...Jove Now burns with glory, and then melts with love Who but must laugh, if such a man there be ? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ! What though my... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 498 pages
...refused." Why should he be jealous and splenetic only when Pope was concerned ? Bowles. Dreading even fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging, that...senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; 210 While wits and templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise — NOTES.... | |
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And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause; While wits and Templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise— Who but must laugh, if such a man there be?... 
