 with civil leer, And without fneering teach the reft to fneer. Willing to wound, and yet afraid to ftrike, Juft hint a fault, and hefitate diflike ; Alike referv'd to blame, or to commend^ A tim'rous foe, and a fufpicious friend.  The Attic Nights of Aulus Gellius - Page 379by Aulus Gellius - 1795 - 438 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Jonathan Swift - 1742 - 314 pages
...with faint Praife, affent with civil Leer, And without fneering, teach the reft to fneer ; Wifhing to wound, and yet afraid to ftrike, Juft hint a Fault,...commend, A tim'rous Foe, and a fufpicious Friend. Dreading ev'n Fools, by Flatterers belieg'd, And fo obliging that he ne'er oblig'd : Who, if two Wits... | |
 | William Ayre, Edmund Curll - Poets, English - 1745 - 392 pages
...himfelf to rife ; Damn with faint Praife, aflent with civil Leer, And without fneeiing, teach the reft tp fneer, ;, Willing to wound, and yet afraid to ftrike, Juft hint a Fault, and hefitate Diffike ; Alike referv'd to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous Foe, and a fufpicious Friend ; Dreading... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 288 pages
...with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himfelf to rife; 200 Damn with faint praife, aflent with civil leer, And without fneering, teach the reft...wound, and yet afraid to ftrike, Juft hint a fault, and heiltate diilike; Alike referv'd to blame, or to commend, 205 A tim'rous foe, and a fufpicious friend... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 434 pages
...talent to lie unemployed." He did not} and, by that means, brought fatiric Poetry to its pcrfe&ion. Willing to wound, and yet afraid to ftrike, Juft hint...hefitate diflike; Alike referv'd to blame, or to commend, 205 A tim'rous foe, and a fufpicious friend; Dreading ev'n fools, by Flatterers befieg'd, And fo obliging,... | |
 | Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - Poets, English - 1753 - 418 pages
...himfelf to rife; Damn with faint praife, atfent with civil leer, And, without fneering, others teach to fneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to ftrike, Juft hint a fault, and hefitate diftike ; Alike referv'u to blame or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a fufpicious friend , Dreading... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1754 - 354 pages
...fcornful,yet with fearful eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himfelf to rife ; Damn with faint praife, aflent with civil leer, And without fneering teach the reft...to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a fufpicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers befieg'd, And fo obliging that he ne'er oblig'd; Who, if two wits... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 278 pages
...nine fucb Poets, GV.] Alluding, not to the nine , but to nine Taylors. Damn with faint praife, aflent with civil leer, And without fneering, teach the reft...afraid to ftrike, Juft hint a fault, and hefitate difiike ; Alike referv'd to blame, or to commend, 205 A tim'rous foe, and a fufpicious friend; Dreading... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1757 - 272 pages
...what might be thought xC & v rO>"*>M J**rvof the fin*, by rovocation. Damn with faint praife, aflent with civil leer, And without fneering, teach the reft...afraid to ftrike, Juft hint a fault, and hefitate cliilike; .Alike referv'd to blame, or to commend, : A tim'rous foe, and a fufpicions friend ; Dreading... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1760 - 360 pages
...with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himfelf to rife; 200 Damn with faint praife, affent with civil leer, And without fneering, teach the reft...fneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to ftrike, Jufl hint a fault, and hefitate diflike; NOTES. trufted to its own weaknefs and malignity for the juflice... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 338 pages
...arts that caus'd himfelf to rife; Damn withfaintpraife,aflent with civil leer, And withou t fneerin g teach the reft to fneer; Willing to wound, and yet...to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a fufpicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers befieg'd, And fo obliging that he ne'er oblig'd; .Who, if two... | |
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