 Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts...  Elegant Extracts - Page 252redigeeritud poolt - 1809Full view - About this book
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 420 lehte
...throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 5 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 even fools, by... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 312 lehte
...we and our companions regard as having no peculiar relation to either of us. 10. Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; 5 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Just... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 378 lehte
...View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And...; Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to hlame or to commend; 205 A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 332 lehte
...live with ease ; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no rival near Uie throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes,...praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, others teach to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 502 lehte
...And born to write, converse, and live with case ; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Hear, rgos, wills our ruin here. Past are the days when happier Greece was hless'd, And all his favour, caused himself to rise ; Эатп with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 320 lehte
...hrother near the throne, View him with scornfol, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with...leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer l Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved... | |
 | George Campbell - 1838 - 460 lehte
...copious and expressive language. For a specimen in this way take these lines of Pope : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone. Bear, like the Turk, no brother...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,... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1838 - 316 lehte
...we and our companions regard as having no peculiar relation to either of us. 10. Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; 5 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1839 - 316 lehte
...... . 4 Bear, like a Turk, no brother near his throne ; View him with scornful, yet with jealnuaeyea, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise, Damn...|| and — yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, j| and — hesitate dislike ; Alike resolved to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe, |( and — a... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 lehte
...talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, - / caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach... | |
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