 | The North American Review.VOL.CXII. - 1871 - 506 pages
...Peace to all such; but were there one whose fires True genius kindles and fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born...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... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest iey burned the gilded spurs caused himself to rise ; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach... | |
 | James Russell Lowell - Biography & Autobiography - 1871 - 450 pages
...Peace to all such : but were there one whose fires True genius kindles and fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent and each art to please. And born...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... | |
 | North American review - 1871 - 494 pages
...Peace to all such ; but were there one whose fires True genius kindles and fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born...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... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1871 - 908 pages
...character : of one, too, with whom he had been upon friendly terms. These are the lines : — Blest with each talent, and each art to please, And born...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 - 1872 - 192 pages
...Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer ;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1872 - 168 pages
...Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born...eyes, And hate for arts that caus'd himself to rise; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer ;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1872 - 744 pages
...Peace to all such ! but were there one whoso tires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born...scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise ; 200 Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering,... | |
 | David (king of Israel.) - 1872 - 282 pages
...are well known. " But were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born...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... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1872 - 660 pages
...if envy it were. " And were there one whose fires True genius kindles and fair fame inspires, Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born...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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Peace to all such! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires ; 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 the Turk... 
