 | Montgomery Robert Bartlett - 1828 - 426 pages
...caus'd himself to rise, Blame with faint praise, assent with evil ear, ! And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer, Willing to wound, and yet afraid...strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike resolved to blame or recommend, A timerous foe, and a suspicious friend. Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers... | |
 | 1863 - 986 pages
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 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 826 pages
...curse the Grecians in the seventh book, when they hesitate to accept Hector's challenge. Pope. Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike Just hint a fault,...dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend. Pope, Many clergymen write in so diminutive a manner, with such... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 806 pages
...curse the Grecians in the seventh book, when they hesitate to accept Hector's challenge. Pope. Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislikr • Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A ttm'rous foe, and a suspicious friend. Pope, Many... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 416 pages
...corse the Grecians in the seventh book, when they hfiilate to accept Hector's challenge. Pope. Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike Just hint a fault, and herilale dislike ; Alike reserved ta blame or to commend, A tim'ious foe, and a suspicious friend.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 pages
...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...besieged, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged ; Like CatOigive his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; While wits and Templars every... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...leer. And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, lust Milton it glows like a furnace kept up to an uncommon...art: in Shakspeare, it strikes before we are awar e'en fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging that he ne'er obliged ; Like Cato, give his little... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1831 - 384 pages
...Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike. Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading even fools, by Batterers besieg'd, And so obliging that he ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws,... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 420 pages
...caus'd himself to rise ; 5 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 378 pages
...caused himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid...a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to hlame or to commend; 205 A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers... | |
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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... 
