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 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 320 頁
...with scornfol, 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 l Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1836 - 342 頁
...Observing little in his reverie, Yet saw this much, which he was glad to see. (1) [*' Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer." POPE on Addison.] ft 4 The ghost at least had done him this much good, In making him as silent as a... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 502 頁
...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; Эатп with faint n the ground : E'en to the ships their conquering arms extend, And groans of s ; rVilling to wound, and yet afraid to strike, 'ust hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved... | |
 | 1837 - 790 頁
...that glads the earth." " Blight with a gesture — wither with a sneer." Bulwer. " Damn with faint, praise, — assent with, civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer." Pope. " Alas ! each slanderer bears a weapon No honest arm can baffle.1' On the principle "mum caique,"... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1838 - 316 頁
...with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; 5 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering,...teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet affraid to strike; Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - 1838 - 338 頁
...relative to the translation of Homer, is an example that cannot fail to attract attention. Damn with faint praise, || assent with civil leer, , And without sneering teach the rest to sneer, v Willing to wound, ij and — yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, || and— hesitate dislike... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 頁
...with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint / * / * / strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame, or to commend, A timorous... | |
 | Ebenezer Porter - 1839 - 316 頁
...with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that.caus'd himself to rise; 5 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering,...teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet affraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend,... | |
 | 1840 - 540 頁
...allow ; yon have not perhaps learnt the art, as Mr Reid says in his title-page, io Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer. '. ii:i; ji; ' . * * It is difficult for ns to explain all this, and we should be sorry to make any... | |
 | Isaac Disraeli - 1840 - 516 頁
...felt, and too unmercifully avenged. These are alluded to, when the satirist sings, Damn with faint praise ; assent with civil leer ; And, without sneering,...rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike ; Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike, &c. Accusations crowded faster than the pen could... | |
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