 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 sidor
...throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; wenty and b reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading cv'n fools, by... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1820 - 388 sidor
...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 civil leer,...hint a fault, || and — hesitate dislike ; Alike resolv'd to hlame, or to commend, . A timorous foe, () and — a suspicious friend : Dreading e'en... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 sidor
...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 civil leer, And,...strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 276 sidor
...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,...hesitate dislike; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools; by flatterers besieged, And so obliging... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 498 sidor
...used Swifi much better than he used Pope." Addison's conduct to Swift was generous and noble: they View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And...commend, 205 A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend; NOTES. much better than he had used Pope, on that account, though he had been more roughly treated... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 494 sidor
...used Swift much better than he used Pope." Addison's conduct to Swift was generous and noble : they View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And...commend, 205 A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; NOTES. much better than he had used Pope, on that account, though he had been more roughly treated... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 498 sidor
...much belter than lie used Pope." Addison's conduct to Swift was generous and noble : they were were View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And...commend, 205 A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; NOTES. much better than he had used Pope, on that account, though he had been more roughly treated... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1824 - 406 sidor
...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,...hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools ; by flatterers besieged, And so obliging... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 sidor
...throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; heus was, is Dryden now. Avoid extremes; and shun...to take offence, That always shows great pride, or reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 692 sidor
...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...to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; * Spence's Anec. p. 149. Singer's ed. Alike reserved to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe, and... | |
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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... 
