 | Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1871 - 542 pages
...proud to know ? Unbiassed, or by favour, or by spite ; Not dully prepossessed, nor blindly right ; Though learn'd, well-bred ; and though well-bred, sincere ; Modestly bold, and humanly ' severe ; c:c C30 1 There is an ellipse of "that" after "sacred," and of 1-it" after "fops,"or the line is... | |
 | Gay Wilson Allen, Harry Hayden Clark - Literary Criticism - 1962 - 676 pages
...know? Unbiased, or by favor, or by spite, Not dully prepossessed, nor blindly right; Though learned, well-bred; and though well-bred, sincere; Modestly...the merit of a foe? Blest with a taste exact, yet unconfined ; A knowledge both of books and human kind ; 64o Gen'rous converse; a soul exempt from pride;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poetry - 1963 - 884 pages
...Not dully prepossest, nor blindly right; Tho' Learn'd, well-bred; and tho' well-bred, sincere; 635 Modestly bold, and Humanly severe ? Who to a Friend...Taste exact, yet unconfin'd; A Knowledge both of Books and Humankind; 640 Gen'rous Converse; a Soul exempt from Pride; And Love to Praise, with Reason on... | |
 | Yasmine Gooneratne - Literary Criticism - 1976 - 164 pages
...or by Favour or by Spite; Not dully prepossest, nor blindly right; Tho' Learn'd, well-bred; and tho' well-bred, sincere; Modestly bold, and Humanly severe?...Taste exact, yet unconfin'd; A Knowledge both of Books and Humankind; Gen'rous Converse; a Soul exempt from Pride; And Love to Praise, with Reason on his... | |
 | George Alexander Kennedy - Literary Criticism - 1993 - 400 pages
...or by spite: Not dully prepossess'd nor blindly right; Tho' learn'd. well bred, and tho' well bred sincere; Modestly bold, and humanly severe; Who to...freely show, And gladly praise the merit of a foe; Bless'd with a taste exact, yet unconfin'd, A knowledge both of books and humankind; Gen'rous converse;... | |
 | Edith P. Hazen - Literary Criticism - 1992 - 1172 pages
...himself appears. (Fr. Ill) 56 For fools rush in where angels fear to tread. (Fr. HI) 57 Though learned, rn; God's in His Heaven — All's right with the world!...LiTB; NTCP; OBEV; CHIP; PDV; SoSe; TEP; TrCP; TrGrP (Fr. Ill) FiP; HAP; NAEL-I; OAEL-1; PoEL-3 An Essay on Man 58 Awake, my St. John! leave all meaner... | |
 | Kurt Nassau - Computers - 1997 - 490 pages
...not proud to know? Unbiass'd, or by favour, or by spite; Not dully prepossess'd, nor blindly right; Though learn'd, well-bred; and though well-bred; sincere;...freely show, and gladly praise the merit of a foe? Bless'd with a taste exact, yet unconfined; A knowledge both of books and human kind; Generous converse;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Poetry - 1998 - 260 pages
...prepossessed, nor blindly right; Though learned, well-bred; and though well-bred, sincere; Modesdy bold, and humanly severe: Who to a friend his faults...freely show, And gladly praise the merit of a foe? Blessed with a taste exact, yet unconfined; A knowledge both of books and human kind; 640 Generous... | |
 | Manfred Pfister - Literary Collections - 2002 - 220 pages
...dnlly prepossess!, nor blindly right: Tho' Leamt, well-bred; and tho' well-bred, sincere; Mndestly bold and Humanly severe? Who to a Friend his Faults...Taste exact, yet unconfin'd; A Knowledge both of Books and Humankind; Gen'rous Converse; a Soul exempt from Pride, And Love to Praise, with Reason on his... | |
 | Benjamin Franklin - Reference - 2004 - 320 pages
...by Spite; Not dully prepossess 'd, or blindly right; Tho ' learn 'd, well-bred; and tho ' well bred, sincere; Modestly bold, and humanly severe: Who to...the Merit of a Foe; Blest with a Taste exact, yet unconfin 'd, A Knowledge both of Books and human Kind; Gen 'rous Converse, a Soul exempt from Pride,... | |
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Gen'rous converse ; a soul exempt from pride ; And love to praise, with reason on his side ? Such once were Critics ; such the happy few, Athens and Rome in better ages knew. 
