 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 sidor
...swear not Addison himself was safe. Peace to all such ! But were there one whose fires True genins kindles, and fair fame inspires, Bless'd with each...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer^ And without sneering teach the rest to sneer; Willing... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 sidor
...translate, And own'd that nine such poets made a Tate. How did_they fume,and stamp, and roar, and chafe ! And swear not Addison himself was safe. Peace to all...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sueering teach the rest to sueer , Willing... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 sidor
...my modest satire bade translate. . Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires' True genins kindles, and fair fame inspires, Bless'd with each...scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that cans'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 536 sidor
...such ! hut were 'here one whoge fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest with f ach talent and each art to please, And born to write,...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, Ami, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1814 - 494 sidor
...Peace to all such! but were there one whose firei True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent, and each art to please, And born...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faiut praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Wilting... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 530 sidor
...the Satires : ' f ' Were there one, whose fires True genius kindles and fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born...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 teach... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 sidor
...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...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer ;... | |
 | 1822 - 284 sidor
...fume, and stamp, and roar,and chafe! And swear not Addison himself was safe. Peace to allsuch! Butwere there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair...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, teach... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 276 sidor
...and roar,and chafe! And swear not Addison himself was safe. Peace to all such! Butwerethereonewhose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires,...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, teach... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1824 - 406 sidor
...translate, And own'd that nine such poets made a Tate. How did they fume and stamp and roar and chafe ! And swear not Addison himself was safe. Peace to all...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, teach... | |
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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... 
