 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...  Deutschland - Page 2411796Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - 1796 - 480 lehte
...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering...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, 205 Dreading... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 lehte
...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 without sneering...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... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 lehte
...with scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, || assent with civil leer, And without sneering,...sneer ; Willing to wound, || and yet — afraid to strike, . Just hint a fault, || and — hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 496 lehte
...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 without sneering...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... | |
 | George Campbell - 1801 - 404 lehte
...with scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused 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 fault, || and—hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 434 lehte
...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 without sneering...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 um'rous... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 lehte
...scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering...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 ; 205 A tim'rous... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 lehte
...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, without sneering,...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 t , in'rous... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 562 lehte
...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 without sneering...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, 205 A tim'rous... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 lehte
...scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering...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; ao» A timorous... | |
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