 Candour, which spares its foes, nor e'er descends With bigot zeal to combat for its friends ; Candour, which loves in see-saw strain to tell Of acting foolishly, but meaning well; Too nice to praise by wholesale or to blame, Convinced that all men's motives...  Horace, with Engl. notes by J.E. Yonge - Page 230by Quintus Horatius Flaccus - 1866Full view - About this book
 | John Hookham Frere - 1874 - 454 pages
...softens party's headlong rage. CANDOUR, — which spares its foes ; nor e'er descends With bigot zeal to combat for its friends. CANDOUR, — which loves...BLACK'S not so black ; — nor WHITE so very white. " Fox, to be sure, was vehement and wrong : But then, PITT'S words, you'll own, were rather strong.... | |
 | John Timbs - Humorists - 1874 - 360 pages
...softens party's headlong rage. Candour — which spares its foes ; nor e'er descends With bigot zeal to combat for its friends. Candour — which loves...sight, Black's not so black, nor white so very white. " ' Fox, to be sure, was vehement and wrong : But then, Pitt's words, you'll own, were rather strong.... | |
 | John Hookham Frere - 1874 - 446 pages
...CANDOUR,—which spares its foes; nor e'er descends With bigot zeal to combat for its friends. CANDOUR,—which loves in see-saw strain to tell Of acting foolishly,...BLACK'S not so black ;—nor WHITE so very white. " Fox, to be sure, was vehement and wrong: But then, PITT'S words, you'll own, were rather strong.... | |
 | John Hookham Frere - 1874 - 446 pages
...softens party's headlong rage. CANDOUR, — which spares its foes ; nor e'er descends With bigot zeal to combat for its friends. CANDOUR, — which loves...Convinced that all men's motives are the same ; And f1nds, with keen discriminating sight, BLACK'S not so black ; — nor WHITE so very white. " Fox, to... | |
 | Quotations, English - 1877 - 362 pages
...his satchel in his hand, WHIST MN G aloud to bear his courage up. BLAIR, The Grave, L 58. White. — Too nice to praise by wholesale or to blame, Convinced that all men's motives are the same ; And finde, with keen discriminating sight. Black's not so black, nor WHITE so verу white. CANNING, Anti-Jafooin.... | |
 | G.W. Carleton & Co - Quotations, English - 1878 - 360 pages
...his satchel in his hand, WHISTLING aloud to bear his courage up. BLAIR, The Grave, 1. 58. White. — Too nice to praise by wholesale or to blame, Convinced...sight, Black's not so black, nor WHITE so very white. CANNING, Anti-Jacobin. Why. — Whatever sceptic could inquire for, For every wnY he had a wherefore.... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - 1878 - 522 pages
...its friends. CANDOUR, — which lives in see-saw strain to tell Of acting foolwMy, but meaning weU; Too nice to praise by wholesale, or to blame, Convinced...that all men's motives are the same ; And finds, with their discriminating sight, BLACK'S not so black ; — nor WHITK so very white. " Fox, to be sure,... | |
 | Alexander Charles Ewald - Statesmen - 1879 - 378 pages
...softens party's headlong rage. CANDOUR, —which scares its foes ; nor e'er descend! With bigot zeal to combat for its friends. CANDOUR, — which loves...discriminating sight, BLACK'S not so black ; — nor WHITE to very white. " Fox, to be sure, was vehement and wrong : But then, PITT'S words, you'll own, were... | |
 | Alexander Charles Ewald - Statesmen - 1879 - 370 pages
...softens party's headlong rage. CANDOUR, —which spares its foes ; nor e'er descends With bigot zeal to combat for its friends. CANDOUR, — which loves...by wholesale, or to blame, Convinced that all men's motive* are the same ; And finds, with keen discriminating sight, BLACK'S not so black ; — nor WHITE... | |
 | Horace - 1881 - 420 pages
...your life pure and your name. When years have hardened, as they will, your judgment and your frame, And finds, with keen discriminating sight, Black's...white. Save me, oh save me, from the Candid Friend." You'll swim without a float ! " and so with talk like this he won, And moulded me, while yet a boy.... | |
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