And speak, tho' sure, with seeming diffidence: Some positive, persisting fops we know, Who, if once wrong, will needs be always so; But you, with pleasure own your errors past, And make each day a Critic on the last. Politeness and Poetry in the Age of Pope - Page 123by Thomas M. Woodman - 1989 - 166 pagesLimited preview - About this book
| Books and bookselling - 366 pages
...to perfuade fuch as you are defirous of bringing over to your views. Pope juftly fays — " Men mud be taught as if you taught " them not, •* And things unknown propos'd as things forgot." He alfo advifes us " To fpeak, though fure, with fecming dif" fidence." The account which the Doftor... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 236 pages
...always so ; But you with pleasure own your errors past, 570 And make each day a critique on the last. 'Tis not enough your counsel still be true, Blunt...not, And things unknown propos'd as things forgot. 575 Without good-breeding truth is disapprov'd ; That only makes superior sense belov'd. Be niggards... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 558 pages
...not enough your counfel ftill be true ; Blunt truths more mifchief than nice falfhoods do ; Men muft be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown propos'd as things forgot. 575 Without Good-Breeding, truth is difapprov'd ; That only makes fuperior fenfe belov'd. Be niggards... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 550 pages
...not enough your counfel ftill be true ; Blunt truths more mifchief than nice falfhoods do ; Men muft be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown propos'd as things forgot. 575 Without Good-Breeding, truth is difapprov'd ; That only makes fuperior fenfe belov'd. Be niggards... | |
| Benjamin Franklin - 1807 - 310 pages
...conviction on those whom you may be desirous of gaining over to your views. Pope judiciously observes, Men must be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown propos'd as things forgot. And in the same poem he afterwards advises us, To speak, tho' sure, with seeming diffidence. He might... | |
| 1808 - 408 pages
...hist. 'Tis not euuugh your counsel still be true; Blunt truths mure ш.ьсЬн!' than nice falaehooils do : Men must be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown propos'd as thuigs furgot. Without good-breeding, truth is disapprov'd ; That only in:ik. - .superior sense belov'd.... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...be always so ; But you with pleasure own your errors past, And make each day a critique on the last. 'Tis not enough your counsel still be true ; Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do : Men must be taught as if yon taught them not, And things unknown propos'd as things... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...be always so; lint you with pleasure own your errors past, And make each day a critique on the last. 'Tis not enough your counsel still be true ; Blunt truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do : Men must be taught as if yon taught them not, And things unknown propos'd as things... | |
| John Sabine - Elocution - 1810 - 308 pages
...always so; But you, with pleasure own your errors past, And make each day a critique on the last. JTis not enough your counsel still be true ; Blunt truths...things unknown propos'd as things forgot. Without good-breeding, truth is disapprov'd; That only makes superior sense belov'd. Be niggards of advice... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...last. Tis not enough your counsel still be true ; P. I mil truths more mischief than nice falsehoods do : Men must be taught as if you taught them not, And things unknown propos'd as things forgot. 575 Without good-breeding truth is disapproved} That only makes superior sense belov'd. Be niggards... | |
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