 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 504 páginas
...ease ; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous, eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer ; Willing... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1856 - 512 páginas
...with ease; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne: View him with scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise,; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer ; Willing... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1856 - 474 páginas
...ease j Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous, eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise j Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer j Willing... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1856 - 660 páginas
...Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne. Line 201. Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer. Line 308. Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel ? Line 333. Wit that can creep, and pride that licks... | |
 | George William Frederick Howard Earl of Carlisle - 1856 - 640 páginas
...case : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1857 - 394 páginas
...with ease: Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing... | |
 | Henry Reed - 1857 - 424 páginas
...ease, — Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne ; View him with scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer ;... | |
 | United States. Congress, Thomas Hart Benton - 1857 - 840 páginas
...and respect for Mr. Madison. This, I confess, is following the direction of the poet, who says : " Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer; And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer." But let us inquire if the President had any knowledge that Mr. Erskine had no full power; for if I... | |
 | Robert Carruthers - 1857 - 578 páginas
...throne. View him with jealous yet with scornful eyes, Hate him for arts that caus'd himself to rise, Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer. Alike reserv'd to blame or to commend, A timorous foe and a suspicious friend, Fearing ev'n fools by... | |
 | Sir Edward Robert Sullivan - 1858 - 250 páginas
...H. Havelock's pension to prove to the country that it is still the policy of the Horse Guards " To damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer ; And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer" at all who rest their claims for promotion on Indian services alone ; but it remains to be seen how... | |
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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... 
