 CANDOUR, - which loves in see-saw strain to tell Of acting foolishly, but meaning well; Too nice to praise by wholesale, or to blame, Convinced that all men's motives are the same; — And finds, with keen discriminating sight, BLACK'S not so black; -...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 1211858Full view - About this book
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...CANDOUR,—which spares its foes ;—nor e'er descends With bigot zeal to combat for its friends. CANDOUR,—which loves in see-saw strain to tell Of acting foolishly,...well; Too nice to praise by wholesale, or to blame, Convinc'd that all men's motives are the same;—- And finds, with keen disciiminating sight, BLACK'S... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 270 pages
...CANDOUR, — which spares its foes ;— nor e'er descends •With bigot zeal to combat for its friends. CANDOUR, — which loves in see-saw strain to tell...finds, with keen discriminating sight, BLACK'S not jo black; — nor WHITE soveiy white. 100 " Fox, to be sure, was vehement and wrong : — " But then... | |
 | Anti-Jacobin The - 1801 - 276 pages
...rage. CANDOUR, — which spares its foes; nor e'er descends With bigot zeal to combat for its friends. CANDOUR, — which loves in see-saw strain to tell...BLACK'S not so black ; — nor WHITE so very white. 200 " Fox, to be sure, was vehement and wrong : — " But then Pitt's words, you'll own, were rather... | |
 | School - Satire, English - 1801 - 450 pages
...nor e'er descends With bigot zeal to combat for its friends; CANDOUR, which loves in see-saw strain1 to tell Of acting foolishly '$ but meaning well; Too...with keen discriminating sight, BLACK'S not so black ; norwHiTEWVtfry white. 200 " Fox, to be sure, was vehement and wrong; " But then Pitt'swords, you'll... | |
 | 1801 - 448 pages
...rage. CANDOUR, which spares its foes; nor e'er descends With bigot zeal to combat for its friends. CANDOUR, which loves in see-saw strain to tell Of acting foolishly, but meaning we//} Too nice to praise by wholesale, or to blame, Convinced that all men's motives are the same;... | |
 | Europe - 1803 - 674 pages
...zeal to combat for its friends. CANDOUR,—which loves in see-saw strain to tell Of acting foolisbly, but meaning well; Too nice to praise by wholesale, or to blame, Convinc'd that all men's motives are the same ;— And finds, witli keen discriminating sight* BLACK'S... | |
 | Anti-Jacobin The - 1807 - 258 pages
...CANDOUR,— which spares its foes ; — nor e'er descends With bigot zeal to combat for its friends. CANDOUR, — which loves in see-saw strain to tell...discriminating sight, BLACK'S not so black; — nor WHITE sovery white, aoo " Fox, to be sure, was vehement and wrong : — " But then Pitt's words you'll own... | |
 | 1810 - 492 pages
...rage, Candour, which spares its foes, nor e'er descends With bigot zeal to combat for its friends. Candour, which loves in see-saw strain to tell Of...well, Too nice to praise by wholesale, or to blame, Convine'd that all men's motives are the same, And finds, with keen discriminating sight, Black's not... | |
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...to combat for its friends. • CANDOUR — which loves in see-saw strain to tell Ofaciingjootiihly, but meaning well,' Too nice to praise by wholesale, or to blame, Convinced that all men's motines are the same ; — And finds with keen, discriminating sight, BLACK'S not to bkck; — nor... | |
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...rage. CANDOUR, which spares its foes ; — nor e'er descends With bigot zeal to combat for its friends. CANDOUR) which loves in see-saw strain to tell Of...sight, B-LACK'S not so black — nor WHITE so very while. " Fox, to be sure, was vehement and wrong ; But then Pitt's words, you'll own, were rather strong.... | |
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