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 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 páginas
...with 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,...rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A timorous... | |
 | Montgomery Robert Bartlett - 1828 - 426 páginas
...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 wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike resolved to blame or recommend, A timerous foe,... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1828 - 418 páginas
...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 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,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1830 - 844 páginas
...with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A timorous... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 páginas
...with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise; Damn with faint joy The extensive blessing strike, lust hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A timorous... | |
 | 1864 - 998 páginas
...subtlety with 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... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1833 - 334 páginas
...Observing little in his reverie, Yet saw this much, which he was glad to see. (1) [" Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, • And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer.'' ^ POPE on Addison.] CVH. The ghost at least had done him this much good, In making him as silent as... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1833 - 312 páginas
...with 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 the rest to sneer; Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Willing to wound, and yet affraid to strike, Alike reserv'd... | |
 | United States. Congress - 1853 - 706 páginas
...fe Mr. Madison. This, I confess, is following IDS 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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 378 páginas
...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering,...rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike ; Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to hlame or to commend; 205 A timorous... | |
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