 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 Makepeace Thackeray - 1909 - 882 pages
...afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike ; Alike reserved to blame as to commend, A timorous foe and a suspicious friend ; Dreading...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 ? ' I sent... | |
 | Henry Riddell Montgomery - Authors, English - 1865 - 476 pages
...dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en 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? " In the... | |
 | Henry Riddell Montgomery - Authors, English - 1865 - 476 pages
...dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A timorons foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en 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 ? " In... | |
 | John Bartlett - Quotations - 1865 - 504 pages
...; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. Line 201 lly flatterers besieged, And so obliging that he ne'er...senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause. Line 207. Who but must laugh, if such a man there be ? Who would not weep, if Atticus were he ? Line... | |
 | Edward Isidore Sears - 1865 - 858 pages
...besieged, And so obliging that he ne'er obliged ; Like Onto, gives his little senate laws, And sits attentive to his own applause ; While wits and templars...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?" • " I... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw - American literature - 1866 - 484 pages
...besieged, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged; Like Cato, gives his little senate laws, And sits attentive to his own applause ; While wits and Templars...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 1 "... | |
 | George William Frederick Howard Earl of Carlisle - 1866 - 656 pages
...suspicious friend; Dreading ev'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 to his own applause ; While wits and Templars ev'ry sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise — Who but must laugh, if such a man... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 520 pages
...friend; Dreading e'en fools, by flatterers besieged. And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged; Like Goto, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to...sentence raise, And wonder with a foolish face of praise — Who but must laugh, if such a man there be? Whowould not weep, if ATTICUS were he ? "Wnat... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 626 pages
...dislike ; Alike reserved to blame or to commend ; A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading e'en 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 — Who... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - English literature - 1867 - 334 pages
...yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserved to blame as to commend, A timorous foe and a suspicious friend; Dreading even...so obliging that he ne'er obliged; Like Cato give nis little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause; While wits and templars every sentence... | |
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