Peace to all such ! but were there One whose fires True Genius kindles, and fair Fame inspires ; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear like the Turk,... An Essay on the Genius and Writings of Pope ... - Page 236by Joseph Warton - 1806Full view - About this book
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...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...dislike; Alike reserv'd to blame or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools; by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging... | |
| John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother neat the throne, % View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyei. And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn...dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, 205 A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...a-crown, 180 Just writes to make his barrenness appear, And strains from hard-bound brains eight line* View him with scornful yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach the rest to sneer; Willing... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...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...faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sueering teach the rest to sueer , Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and... | |
| Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1808 - 702 pages
...ease; Should snch a man, too fund to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, Vkw him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that cnus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach... | |
| 1809 - 402 pages
...Beir, like theTurk, no brother near the throne, View him with scutnfnl, yet with jealous eyes, Aad hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with...to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatt'rers besieg'd, And M> obliging, that he ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato,... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...ease: Should such a raan, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, @k - reservVl to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicions friend ; Dreadilig cv'n Fools, by... | |
| British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...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 cans'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering teach... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 546 pages
...View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And,...strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike rescrv'd to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools by... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, Ami, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer ; Willing...dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging,... | |
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