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... Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot - Página 46por Alexander Pope - 1885 - 51 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 838 páginas
...he knows there is no danger. Selden's Table Talk. Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer ; And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, u st hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. Pope. Pro. to Satires. Affrays (from affraier, to... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 416 páginas
...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...dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe and a suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging,... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 282 páginas
...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...dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe and a suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging,... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 290 páginas
...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...strike, Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike ; Alike rcserv'd to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe and a suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools, by... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1846 - 328 páginas
...Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, others teach to sneer; Witting to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault,...hesitate dislike; Alike reserv'd to blame or to commend, A tim'rouB foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools ; by flatterers beaieg'd ; And to obliging... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1847 - 524 páginas
...And hate for arts that caused 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 reserved to blame, or to commend, 205 A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading even fools,... | |
| 1847 - 540 páginas
...meant, Does, like the rattlesnake, prevent. BUTLER. 12. Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer ; Willing...afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate disk'ke. POPE. 18. Before her face her handkerchief she spread, To hide the flood of tears she did... | |
| Bengal council of educ - 1848 - 394 páginas
...between him and Pope ? Explain the following lines : " Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer; Willing...to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged. Whilst wits and templars every sentence raise And wonder with... | |
| Bengal (India) - 1848 - 520 páginas
...between him and Pope ? Explain the following lines : " Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer ; Willing...to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. ******* And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged. ******* Whilst wits and templars every sentence raise... | |
| George Campbell - 1849 - 472 páginas
...eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, I assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer ; Willing...hint a fault, || and — hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A tim'rous foe, || by flatterers besieged, And so obliging || that... | |
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