 | John Bell - 1796 - 480 lehte
...brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent...strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, 205 Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers besiea''d, And so obliging... | |
 | 1796 - 500 lehte
...View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes. And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 20* Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And...strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, 205 Dreading ev'a foals, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 496 lehte
...throne ; View him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And...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 e'en fools, by... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 lehte
...throne, View him with scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, || assent with civil leer,...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... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 lehte
...throne ; View him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And...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 e'en fools, by... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 434 lehte
...throne ; View Him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And...strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A um'rous foe, and a suspicious friend : Dreading c'cn fools, by... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 lehte
...brother near the throne ; View him with scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent...; 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... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 lehte
...300. View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer. And,...; 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 lehte
...hard-bound brains eight line* View him with scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent...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,... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 562 lehte
...throne, % View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyei. And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And...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,... | |
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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... 
