 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer : Willing...; Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend ; A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading'ev'n fools, by... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer : Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike j Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend ; A tim'rous... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...eyei. And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer; Willing...strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, 205 A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer; Willing...strike; Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend; ao» A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sueering teach the rest to sueer , 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 ev'n fools... | |
 | 1809 - 402 pages
...eyes, Aad hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing...strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, n my head, Nor know if Dennis be. alive or dead. Why...lifht! Heavens! was I born for nothing but to write? reservVl to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicions friend ; Dreadilig cv'n Fools, by... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...eyes, And hate for arts that cans'd himself to rise; 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 fanlt, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserv'd to blame or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer ; Willing...strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike rescrv'd to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools by... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, Ami, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer ; Willing...strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools by... | |
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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... 
