 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...  The New Monthly Magazine - Page 1461852Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1828
...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that cause himself to rise : Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach...to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools,... | |
 | Montgomery Robert Bartlett - Education - 1828
...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise, Blame with faint praise, assent with evil ear, ! And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer, Willing...to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike resolved to blame or recommend, A timerous foe, and a suspicious friend. Dreading e'en fools,... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 404 pages
...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 5 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, . And without sneering teach...rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, 16* Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 404 pages
...yet with jealous eyes, , And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 5 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without Sneering te'ach the rest to sneer ; Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislfke ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1829
...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise : Blame with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach...rest to sneer : Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike ; .Tost hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike resolv'd to blame, or to commend, A timorous... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1829
...curse the Grecians in the seventh book, when they hesitate to accept Hector's challenge. Pope. Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislikr • Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A ttm'rous foe, and a suspicious friend. Pope, Many... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington)
...corse the Grecians in the seventh book, when they hfiilate to accept Hector's challenge. Pope. Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike Just hint a fault, and herilale dislike ; Alike reserved ta blame or to commend, A tim'ious foe, and a suspicious friend.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, American - 1830
...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, iling ghost shall dare appear To vex wilh shrieks...melting virgins own their love. No withered witch ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading even fools,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 442 pages
...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, extensive blessing strike, lust hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A timorous... | |
 | Great Britain - 1864
...which from page to page of the Story of the Guns Sir Emerson can manage to Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer. Fortunately for Sir William Armstrong, facts and printed evidence render him independent of Sir Emerson's... | |
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