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" Besides, a fate attends on all I write, That when I aim at praise they say I bite. A vile encomium doubly ridicules : There's nothing blackens like the ink of fools. If true, a woful likeness ; and, if lies, ' Praise undeserv'd is scandal in disguise. "
The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. ...: Satires, &c - Page 155
by Alexander Pope - 1751
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Six Volumes Complete: Imitations, moral ...

Alexander Pope - 1787 - 396 pages
...Satire was the mjft difficult, and Panegyric the raoft The Zeal of ' Fools offends at any time, But moft of all, the Zeal of Fools in rhyme. Befides, a fate attends on all I writ^> That when I aim at praife, they fay m I bite. A vile " Encomium doubly ridicules : 410 There's...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 46

English poets - 1790 - 398 pages
...difdains ; And I 'm not us'd to Panegyric ftrains : 405 The Zeal of1 Fools offends at any time, But moft of all, the Zeal of Fools in rhyme. Befides, a fate...That when I aim at praife, they fay m I bite. A vile " Encomium doubly ridicules : 416 There 's nothing blackens like the ink of fools. If true, a ° woful...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...drains : The Zeal of Fools offends at any lime, But moft of all the Zeal of Fools in rhyme. Bcfides, hen, fince thofe formi begin, and have their end, On fome unaltcr'd I bite. A vile Encomium doubly ridicules: There's nothing blackens like the ink of fools. If true,...
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A Complete Edition of the Poets of Great Britain..: Pope. Gay. Pattison ...

1794 - 918 pages
...fool» offends at any time, But moil of all, the zeal of fool» in rhyme. Bcfidc«, a fate attend» on all I write, That when I aim at praife, they fay (•) I bite. A vile (я) encomium doubly ridicule» : There'» nothing blacken» like the ink of fool»....
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The Works of the British Poets, Volume 8

Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 906 pages
...The zeal of (/) fools offends at any time, But 141 ill of all, the zeal of fools id rhyme. Betides, a fate attends on all I write, That when I aim at praife, they fay (я) I bite. A vile (*) encomium doubly ridicules : i3°herc's nothing blacken« like the ink of fools....
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Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to ...

English poetry - 1796 - 500 pages
...Besides, a fate attends on all I write, That when I aim at praise, they say 3I bite. A vile 4encomium doubly ridicules : 410 There's nothing blackens like the ink of fools. If true, a swoeful likeness ; and if lies, " Praise undeserv'd is scandal in. disguise." Well may he'blush who...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...drains : The Zeal of Fools offends at any time, [jut moft of all the Zeal of Fools in rhyme. 3efidcs, a fate attends on all I write; That, when I aim at praiic, they fay I bite. A vile Encomium doubly ridicules: There's nothing blackens like the ink of...
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 77-78

John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 480 pages
...405 The 2eal of *fools offends at any time, And, most of all, the 2eal of fools in rhyme. Besides, a fate attends on all I write, That when I aim at praise, they say 31 bite. A vile 4encomium doubly ridicules : 410 There's nothing blackens like the...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq, Volume 4

Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 472 pages
...difdains > And I'm not us'd to Panegyric flrains : 405 The Zeal of ' Fools offends at any time, But moft of all, the Zeal of Fools in rhyme. Befides, a fate...That when I aim at praife, they fay m I bite. A vile " Encomium doubly ridicules : 410 There's nothing blackens like the ink of fools. If true, a ° woful...
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The works of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland. With prefaces ..., Volume 6

Great Britain - 1804 - 492 pages
...difdains; And I 'm not Tis'd to Panegyric ftrainc : 405 The Zeal of Fools offends at any time, But moft of all, the Zeal of Fools in rhyme. Befides, a fate...attends on all I write, That when I aim at praife, they (ay 1 bite. A vile Encomium doubly ridicules : 410 There 's nothing blackens like tlie "unk of fools....
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