 | Ebenezer Porter - 1838 - 316 Seiten
...throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; 5 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And,...teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet affraid to strike; Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1838 - 338 Seiten
...have acted relative to the translation of Homer, is an example that cannot fail to attract attention. Damn with faint praise, || assent with civil leer, , And without sneering teach the rest to sneer, v Willing to wound, ij and — yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, || and— hesitate dislike... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 Seiten
...rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous g f ) /x) / `) / strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame, or to commend, A timorous... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1839 - 316 Seiten
...throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that.caus'd himself to rise; 5 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And,...teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet affraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,... | |
 | 1840 - 540 Seiten
...much as truth would allow ; yon have not perhaps learnt the art, as Mr Reid says in his title-page, io Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer. '. ii:i; ji; ' . * * It is difficult for ns to explain all this, and we should be sorry to make any... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1840 - 314 Seiten
...brother near his throne ; View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise, Damn with faint praise, || assent...sneer, Willing to wound. || and — yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, I) and — hesitate dislike ; Alike resolved to blame, or to commend, A... | |
 | George Campbell - 1840 - 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...sneer; Willing to wound, || and yet — afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, || and — hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1840 - 454 Seiten
...written. ' From Lord Egmont's MS. Collections.— Sec the Addenda to Kippis's Riographia Britannica. Damn with faint praise ; assent with civil leer ;...rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike; Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike, etc. Accusations crowded faster than the pen could... | |
 | Hugo Reid - 1840 - 78 Seiten
...REGARDING THH INTENTION OF THE STEAM ENGINE, IN M. ARAGO'S HISTORICAL ELOGE OF JAMES WATT. BY HUGO REID. Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer. Fiat justitia. GLASGOW: ROBERT STUART & CO., INGRAM STREET ; W. TAIT, EDINBURGH ;— SIMPKIN, MARSHALL,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 Seiten
...brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd art; They strike mine eyes, but not my heart HAGS....feeding upon a quarter ; And, soon as she tum'd h strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A timorous... | |
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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... 
