 Besides, a fate attends on all I write, That when I aim at praise they say I bite. A vile encomium doubly ridicules : There's nothing blackens like the ink of fools. If true, a woful likeness ; and, if lies, ' Praise undeserv'd is scandal in disguise.  The Works of Alexander Pope: Satires, &c - Seite 157von Alexander Pope - 1751Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...strains: The zeal of fools offends at any time. But most of all the zeal of fools in rhyme. Besides, a fate attends on all I write, That when I aim at praise they say I bite. There is far less political passion in this than in the verses of Gray upon... | |
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