 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; Alike...  The Works of Alexander Pope - Page 86by Alexander Pope - 1735Full view - About this book
 | 1733 - 136 pages
...with each talent, and each art to pleafe And horn to write, converfe, and live with eafe; Should fucb a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the Throne; View him with jcor'nfitl, yet with fearful eye:. And hate for arts that cays'd bimfelf to rife \ Da)nn with faint... | |
 | 1737 - 376 pages
...talent, and each art to pleafti And born to write, converge, and live with eafe. Should lucb a man, tot- fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne ; jij View 'him ttith fctrnful, yet with fearful eyes, And bate ftr at it that caufd himftlfto rife... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745 - 392 pages
...Fires True Genius kindles, and fair Fame inlpires, Bleft with each Talent, and each Art to pleafe, And born to write, converfe, and live with Eafe :...Shou'd fuch a Man, too fond to rule alone Bear, like a Turk, no Brother near the Throne, View him with fcornful, yet with jealous Eyes, And hate for Arts... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 434 pages
...with each talent and each art to pleafe, 195 And born to write, converfe, and Jive with eafe : Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, No TE S. Dennis fo brutally attacked the Tragedy of Cato, he wrote the piece colled A narrative of... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 370 pages
...with each talent and each art to plcafe, 195 And born to write, converfe, and live with eafe : Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, NOTES. Dennis fo brutally attacked die Tragedy of Cato, he wrote the piece called A narrative of his... | |
 | Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - 1753 - 418 pages
...with each talent, and each art to pleafe, And born to write, converfe, and live with. cafe; Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no .rival near the throne, View him with fcornfal, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arta, that caus'd... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 354 pages
...Bleft with each talent and each art to plcafe, And born to write, converfe, and live with eafe: Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk^ no brother near the throne ; View him with fcornful,yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himfelf to rife ; Damn with faint praife,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1760 - 360 pages
...with each talent and each art to pleafe, 195 And born to write, converfe, and live with eafe : Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, NOTES. Pope, and , not long after, to all the world. The Rape of the Lock had been written in a very... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1760 - 292 pages
...Bleft with each talent and each art fo pleafe, And born to write, converfe, and live with eafe : Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother nqar the throne ; View him with fcornful, yet with fearful eyes, And hate' for arts that caus'd himfelf... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 338 pages
...each art to pleafe, And born to write, converfe, and live with eafe: ~:' • ,•' .„" : -J Should fuch a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the...Turk, no brother near the throne ; . View him with fcornful,yetwith fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himfelf to rife; Damn with faint praife,aflent... | |
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