| 1796 - 500 pages
...205 Dreading ev'a foals, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging that he ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws. And sit attentive to his own applause; 210 While wits and Templars ev'ry sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise — Who... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 714 pages
...would not grieve if such a. man there b; ? Who would not laugh if Addison were he ? tt last it is, , Who but must laugh if such a man there be ? Who would not weep if Auicus were he ? He -was at this tima at open war with Lord Hervey, who had distill* Tiisbed himself... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 230 pages
...friend ; Dreading e'en fools ; by flatterers besieg'd ; And so obliging, that he ne'er obligM. Like Cato give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause; While wits and Templars ev'ry sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise. Who but must laugh, if such a man there... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...friend ; Dreading ev'n fools ; by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging that he ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; 210 While wits and Templars ev'ry sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise— Who... | |
| Nathan Drake - 1805 - 522 pages
...; Dreading even fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to...laugh, if such a man there be ? Who would not weep, if ATTICUS were he * ? Mr. Ruffhead in his life of Pope has attempted to substantiate this malignant... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 pages
...; Dreading'ev'n fools, by flatterers besieg'd; And so obliging, that he ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause, While wits and Templars ev'ry sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise—- Who but must laugh, if such a man... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...friend ; Dreading ev'n fools; by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging that he ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; While wits and templan every sentence raise, And wonder -with a foolish face of praise— Who but must langh if such... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers hesieg'd, And so obliging that he ne'er oblig'd; Like Cato give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; 810 While wits and Templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise — Who... | |
| John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging that he ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause; 213 While wits and Templars ev'ry sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise — Who... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...he ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applanse ; While wits and templars every sentence raise, And...wonder with a foolish face of praise — Who but must langh if such a man there be ? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ? What though my name stood rubric... | |
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