 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,...  The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: To which is Prefixed the Life of ... - Seite 125von Alexander Pope - 1830 - 442 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1852 - 874 Seiten
...; Blest with each talent and each art to please. And born to write, converse, and live with ease : sy pillars With horrible convulsion to and fro He...roof after them, with burst of thunder Upon the head caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach... | |
 | Henry Schroeder - 1852 - 424 Seiten
...inspires; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And horn to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw - 1852 - 498 Seiten
...Bless'd 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...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts thai caused himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering,... | |
 | Henry Schroder - 1852 - 450 Seiten
...brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with...sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and vet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame or to commend,... | |
 | 1853 - 560 Seiten
...inspires; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And horn to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like...rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame, or to commend, A timorous... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 360 Seiten
...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...rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame as to commend, A timorous... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 332 Seiten
...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 throne ; View him with scornful yet with jealous eves, And hate, for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1853 - 392 Seiten
...inspire?, 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...near the Throne; View him with scornful, yet with fearful Eyes, And hate for Arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint Praise, assent with civil... | |
 | Massachusetts. Constitutional Convention, Harvey Fowler - 1853 - 854 Seiten
...considered language, I was reminded of some lines of Pope, descriptive of the character of Addison :— 41 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And...rest to sneer: Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike." He did not say in so many words that Boston was a... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 314 Seiten
...inspires, Blest with each talent and each art to please, And bom to write, converse, and live with ease ; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear like...rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame as to commend, • A timorous... | |
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