Damn with faint praise, assent with civil 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 reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious... An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ... - Page 236by Joseph Warton - 1806Full view - About this book
| Alexander Pope - 1854 - 340 pages
...suspicious friend; Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged; Like ,Cato, give his little 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— Who but... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1854 - 338 pages
...suspicious friend; Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged; Like C'ato, give his little 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 — Who... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1856 - 504 pages
...Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged : Like Cato, gives his little senate laws, And sits... | |
| Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - 1856 - 356 pages
...suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged ; Like Cato, give his little 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 — Who... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1856 - 352 pages
...suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged ; Like Cato, give his little 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 — Who... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1856 - 476 pages
...Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ey'n fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged : Like Cato, gives his little... | |
| Samuel Rogers - Authors - 1859 - 268 pages
...Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend; Dreading ev'n Fools, by Flatterers besieged, And so obliging that he ne'er obliged; When Francis said that Wilberforce, if it was left... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 550 pages
...civil leer, And without tneering teach the rest to sneer ; Willing to wound and yet afraid to strike. Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe and a suspicious friend; Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And to obliging,... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1860 - 632 pages
...Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just liiii', a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike roserv'd to blame or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools ; by flatterers besieg'd ; And so obliging that he ne'er oolig'd : Like Cato give his little... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1863 - 348 pages
...dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame or to commend, A timorous foe and a suspicions friend ; Dreading even fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging that...senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; Whilst Wits and Templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise: — Who... | |
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