 | Lindley Murray - 1819
...following character of Atticus, delineated by Pope, is a very lively and forcible example of this figure. " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near his throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1849
...; Bless'd with each talent and each art to please, And horn to write, converse, and live with ease, Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Tork, no hruther near the throne, View him with scoroful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1820
...Poets are sultans, if they had their will ; " For every author would his brother kill." And Pope, " Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, " Bear like the Turk no brother near the throne." But this is ,not the best of his little pieces : it is excelled by his poem to Fanshaw, and his elegy... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1820
...prologues, Poets are sultans, if they had their will ; For every author would his brother kill. And Pope, Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear like the Turk, no brother near the throne. But this is not the best of his little pieces : it is excelled by his poem to Fanshaw, and his elegy... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1820
...enough. It was not exactly 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,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822
...: and what deserved praise he would not deny him to the world ; and, as a proof of this disposition Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent the civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer... | |
 | 1822
...inspires, Bless'd 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...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... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1824
...Bless'd 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...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824
...; 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...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824
...; 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...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... | |
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