 Dreading even fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause; While wits and templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise:...  The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Page 293by Alexander Pope - 1869 - 485 pagesFull view - About this book
 | George William Frederick Howard Earl of Carlisle - 1856 - 640 pages
...he ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato, give his little Senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; While wits and templars every sentence raise, And...man there be? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ! " Then f will take the character of the able, versatile, and unprincipled Duke of Wharton : — "... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 504 pages
...he ne'er obliged : Like Cato, gives his little senate laws, And sits attentive to his own applause : While wits and templars every sentence raise, . And...praise. Who but must laugh, if such a man there be ? Who could not weep, if Atticus were he ? [Pope regarded Addison with suspicion, for giving him advice,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, George Gilfillan - 1856 - 356 pages
...ne'er obliged ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; 210 While wits and Templars every sentence raise, And...praise — Who but must laugh, if such a man there be 1 Who would not weep, if Atticus were he 1 What though my name stood rubric on the walls, Or plaster'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 352 pages
...ne'er obliged ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; 210 While wits and Templars every sentence raise, And...praise — Who but must laugh, if such a man there be 1 Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ? What though my name stood rubric on the walls, Or plaster'd... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 474 pages
...he ne'er obliged : Like Cato, gives his little senate laws, And sits attentive to his own applause : While wits and templars every sentence raise, And...of praise. Who but must laugh, if such a man there he ? Who could not weep, if Atticus were he ? [Pope regarded Addiaon with suspicion, for giving him... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw - 1856 - 494 pages
...to his own applause; While wits and Templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face oi praise; — Who but must laugh, if such a man there be? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ? " Before we speak of that portion of AddisorTs writings upon which is chiefly based his enduring... | |
 | John Wilson - 1856 - 396 pages
...water, in whose stream — before washing its face and hands — the household set its cap or shaved. " Who but must laugh, if such a man there be ? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he 1" 276 A MAN SHOULD BE TRUE TO HIS ORDER. Shepherd. Wha's Atticus ? North. All society — every society... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1857 - 394 pages
...that he ne'er obliged; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause; While wits and Templars every sentence raise, And...man there be? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ? THE DYING CHRISTIAN TO HIS SOUL. Vital spark of heavenly flame, Quit, oh quit this mortal frame:... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1857 - 424 pages
...he ne'er obliged ; Like Cato, gives his little senate laws, And sits attentive to his own applause ; While wits and templars every sentence raise, And...laugh if such a man there be ? Who would not weep if Attic us were he ? " This passage shows Pope's talent for satire to better advantage, it seems to me,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 384 pages
...he ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; While wits and templars every sentence raise, And...laugh if such a man there be ? Who would not weep, if Atticus2 were he ? What though my name stood rubric on the walls, Or plaster'd posts, with claps, in... | |
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