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" Peace to all such! But were there One whose fires True Genius kindles and fair Fame inspires; 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,... "
Select British Poets, Or, New Elegant Extracts from Chaucer to the Present ... - Page 300
by William Hazlitt - 1824 - 822 pages
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Bell's Edition, Volumes 77-78

John Bell - 1796 - 480 pages
...View him with 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...dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, 205 Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers besiea''d, And so obliging that he ne'er cblig'd; Like Cato,...
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History of John Bull. Essays. Poetry

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 496 pages
...rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne ; View him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise;...dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend: Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging,...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 17

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 498 pages
...rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne ; View him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise;...dislike; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend: Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging,...
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The Philosophy of Rhetoric, Volume 2

George Campbell - 1801 - 404 pages
...brother near the throne, View him with scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, || assent...dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, || and — a suspicious friend; , . Dreading ev'n fools, |] by flatterers besieged, And...
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The Works, Volume 24

Jonathan Swift - 1803 - 434 pages
...rule alone. Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne ; View Him with scornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise;...dislike; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A um'rous foe, and a suspicious friend : Dreading c'cn fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging,...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With His Last Corrections ..., Volume 5

Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...; View him with 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...hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend ; 205 A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools ; by flatterers besieg'd, And so...
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An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ...

Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 pages
...whisperers, whose business it is to strangle all other offspring of wit in their birth." Vol. jrii. p. 300. View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes. And...dislike; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend ; A t , in'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers besieg'd; And so obliging,...
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An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ...

Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...whisperers, whose business it is to strangle all other offspring of wit in thqir birth," Vol. »li. p. 300. View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And...rest to sneer : Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike j Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend ; A tim'rous...
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The poets of Great Britain complete from Chaucer to Churchill, Volume 40

John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother neat the throne, % View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyei. And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn...dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, 205 A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging...
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The poetical works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ...

Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...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 with civil leer, And...hesitate dislike; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend; ao» A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers hesieg'd, And so...
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