 | 1817 - 398 pages
...£ull of envy as they are devoid of talent; they, in the words of Pope ; — . Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer. And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. RULES TO DISCOVER... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1819 - 718 pages
...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 the rest to sneer : Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike ; Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike resolv'd... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1820 - 884 pages
...what it had been described by an honourable gentleman opposite. They did not Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer. Theirs was certainly no praise at all ; and as certainly, nothing like civility ; but, as to sneers,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 pages
...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, end, From burning suns when livid deaths descend, When earthquakes sw ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserv'd... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1820 - 388 pages
...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 the rest to sneer. Willing to wound, || and — yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, || and — hesitate dislike ;... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 402 pages
...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 the rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd... | |
 | 1822 - 284 pages
...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 to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserved... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, Avoid extremes; and shun the fault of such, Who still are pleas'd too Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - 1824 - 694 pages
...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 to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; * Spence's... | |
 | Jacques Delille - 1824 - 474 pages
...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 the rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, aud hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd... | |
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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... 
