 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1824 - 498 pages
...hardly be refused." Why should lie be jealous and splenetic only when Pope was concerned ? Dreading even fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging, that...senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause; 210 While wits and templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise— NOTES.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 494 pages
...refused." Why should he be jealous and splenetic only when Pope was concerned ? Bowles. Dreading even fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging, that...senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; 210 While wits and templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise — NOTES.... | |
 | British anthology - 1825 - 460 pages
...dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools ; by flatterers besieged, And so obliging that...sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise — Who but must laugh if such a man there be ? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ? What though... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1825 - 536 pages
...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...flatterers besieged, And so obliging that he ne'er obligea ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; While wits... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 pages
...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...fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging that lie ne'er obliged ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause |... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1826 - 840 pages
...suspicious friend ; Dreading cv'n fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging, that he ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws. And sit attentive...sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise — Who but must laugh, if such a man tin-re he .' Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ! What, though... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 pages
...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...besieged, And so obliging that he ne'er obliged'; Like Cato,give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause; While wits and Templars every... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1828 - 418 pages
...suspicious friend ; Dreading even fools, by Flatterers besieg'd, 10 And so obliging, that he ne'er oblig'd ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive...raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise— 15 Who but must laugh, if such a man there be ? Who would not weep, if 'ATTICUS were he ! 15. For these... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...Dreading even fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged ; Like CatOigive her found, Cecilia's mingled world of sound. О bid...designs of Greece; Return in all thy simple state ; Conf Who but must laugh, if such a man there be ? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he? t Let Sporns tremble... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - Elocution - 1833 - 420 pages
...suspicious friend ; Dreading even fools, by Flatterers besieg'd, 10 And so obliging, that he ne'er oblfg'd ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive...sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of prafse — 15 Who but must laugh, if such a man there be ? Who would not weep, if'ATTicus were he !... | |
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And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause; While wits and Templars every sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise— Who but must laugh, if such a man there be?... 
