 Generous converse ; a soul exempt from pride ; And love to praise, with reason on his side ? Such once were critics ; such the happy few, Athens and Rome in better ages knew. The mighty...  The North British Review - Page 1721865Full view - About this book
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1796 - 524 pages
...Bless'd with a taste exact, yet unconfin'd, A knowledge both ot books and human-kind; 640 Gen'rous converse ; a soul exempt from pride ; And love to praise, with reason on his side f Such once were Critics; such the happy few, Athens and lii- me in better ages knew. The mighty Stagyrite... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...can freely show,, And gladly praise the merit of a foe? Bless'd with a taste exact, yet unconfin'd, A knowledge both of books and human kind ; Generous...pride ; And love to praise, with reason on his side ? Such once were critics ; such the happy few Athens aud Rome in better ages knew. The mighty Stagirite... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...praise the merit of a foe; Bless'd with a taste exact, yet unconfin'd, 80 A knowledge hoth of hooks and human kind; Generous converse; a soul exempt from...pride; And love to praise, with reason on his side? Such once were Critics; such the happy few Athens and Rome in hetter ages knew. 85 The mighty Stagirite... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...can freely show, And gladly praise the merit of a foe ? Bless'd with a taste exact, yet unconfin'd, A knowledge both of books and human kind ; Generous...pride ; And love to praise, with reason on his side? Such once were critics ; such the happy few Athens and Rome in better ages knew. The mighty Stagirite... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...can freely show, And gladly praise the merit of a foe ? Bless'd with a taste exact, yet nnconfin'd, A knowledge both of books and human kind ; Generous...pride ; And love 'to praise, with reason on his side ? Such once were critics ; such the happy few Athens and Rome in better ages knew. The mighty Stagirite... | |
 | American literature - 1808 - 356 pages
...foe ? Blest with a taste exact, yet unconfin'd ; A knowledge both of books andhuman kind? Gen'rous converse ; a soul exempt from pride, And love to praise, with reason on his side? If it requires so much discretion and good sense to reprove for errors already committed, it requires... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 526 pages
...fanlts can freely show, And gladly praise the merit of a foe? Bless'd with a taste exact, yet unconfm'd, A knowledge both of books and human kind; Generous...pride; And love to praise, with reason on his side? He steer'd securely, and discover'd far, Led by the li«ht of the Maeonian star. Poets, a race long... | |
 | Abraham Cowley - 1810 - 314 pages
...bless'd with a, taste exact, yet unconfin'd, a knowledge both of books and human-kind ; 640. gen'rous converse; a soul exempt from pride; and love to praise, with reason on his side? Such once were Critics; such the happy few Athens and Rome in better ages knew. The mighty Stagirite... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1810 - 312 pages
...bless'd with a taste exact, yet unconfin'd, a knowledge both of books and human-kind ; 640 gen'rous converse; a soul exempt from pride; and love to praise, with reason on his side? Such once were Critics; such the happy few Athens and Rome in better ages knew. The mighty Stagirite... | |
 | John Sabine - Elocution - 1810 - 308 pages
...Bles. Blert with a taste exact, yet unconfin'd, A knowledge both of books and human kind; Gen'rous converse; a soul exempt from pride; And love to praise, with reason on his side ? POPE. Criticism. Tis hard to say if •greater want of skill Appear in writing or in judging ill... | |
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