 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 that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering,...  The poetical works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ... - Seite 11von Alexander Pope - 1807Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
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...House Addison did not dictate but rather (as in Steele's letter above) let his minions do that for him. Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer. (TE, iv, p. 11o) Addison was among Pope's early friends but by the time of Cato both were aware the... | |
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