 Dreading even fools, by flatterers 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 sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise:...  Miscellanies... - Page 149by William Makepeace Thackeray - 1873 - 592 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...suspieious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging that he ne'er oblig'd ; sunbeams, Or likest hovering dreams, The fiekle pensioners...of Morpheus' train. But hail, thou Goddess, sage sentenee raix. And wonder with a foolish faee of praise — Who but must laugh, if sueh a man there... | |
 | 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 !... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1826 - 396 pages
...foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging that lie ne'er obliged ; Like Cato, give his little senate...sit attentive to his own applause | While wits and Templare every sentence raise. And wonder with a foolish face of praise— Who but must laugh, if such... | |
 | 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...sentence 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 !... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1828 - 264 pages
...Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging that he ne'er obliged'; Like Cato,give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 pages
...dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; dreading e'en e an accidental fire from heaven ; but in Homer, and in him only, it bums every where praise — Who but must laugh, if such a man there be ? •VI" > would not weep, if Atticus were he... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, ir nightly crew ; The female fays shall hatmt the green, And dress thy grave with pearly dew; The CatOigive his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; While wits and Templars every... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - 378 pages
...commend; 205 A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers hesieged, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged ; Like Cato,...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 — Who... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1836 - 320 pages
...suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools, hy flatterers hesieged, And so ohliging that he ne'er ohliged ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive...sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise — Who hut must laugh, if such a man there he ? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ? What... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1836 - 502 pages
...suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers besieged, And so obliging that he ne'er obliged ; ike mortal and immortal hirth, To drag, hy this, the...stretch this hand, 1 heave the gods, the orean, a praise — Vho but must laugh, if such a man there be ? pVho would not weep, if Atticus were he ? What... | |
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