Besides, a fate attends on all I write, That when I aim at praise they say I bite. A vile encomium doubly ridicules : There's nothing blackens like the ink of fools. If true, a woful likeness ; and, if lies, ' Praise undeserv'd is scandal in disguise. The Works of Alexander Pope: Satires, &c - Page 157by Alexander Pope - 1751Full view - About this book
| Alexander Pope - 1804 - 190 pages
...strains. 405 The zeal of fools offends at any time, But most of all the zeal of fools in rhyme. Besides, a fate attends on all I write, That when I aim at praise they say I bite. A vile encomium doubly ridicules ; 410 There's nothing blackens like the ink... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 504 pages
...Throne โ But k Verfe, alas ! your Majefty difdains ; And I'm not us'd to Panegyric ftrains : 405 The Zeal of ' Fools offends at any time, But moft...on all I write, That when I aim at praife, they fay m I bite. A vile " Encomium doubly ridicules : 410 There's nothing blackens like the ink of fools.... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 550 pages
...Throne โ But k Verfe, alas ! your Majefty difdains ; And I'm not us'd to Panegyric ftrains : 405 The Zeal of ' Fools offends at any time, But moft...on all I write, That when I aim at praife, they fay m I bite. A vile " Encomium doubly ridicules : 419 There's nothing blackens like the ink of fools.... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1806 - 508 pages
...Throne โ But k Verfe, alas ! your Majefty difdains ; And I'm not us'd to Panegyric {trains : 405 The Zeal of ' Fools offends at any time, But moft...a fate attends on all I write, That when I aim at praiie, they fay '" I bite. A vile " Encomium doubly ridicules : 410 There's nothing blackens like... | |
| Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 pages
...your throne. But verse, alas ! your majesty disdains, And I'm not us'd to panegyric strains : Besides, a fate attends on all I write. That when I aim at praise, they say I bite.|J It * Ver. 29. f Ver. 354. + Ver. 356. ยง Ver. 376. || Ver. 394. It may be... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pages
...panegyric-strains. The zeal of fools offends at any time, But most of all the zeal of fools in rhyme. Besides, a fate attends on all I write, That when I aim at praise they say I hite. A vile encominm doubly ridicules ; There's nothing blackens like the ink of... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1807 - 288 pages
...strains. 405 The zeal of fools offends at any time, But most of all the zeal of fools in rhyme. Besides, a fate attends on all I write, That when I aim at praise they say I hite. A vile encomium doubly ridicules ; 410 There's nothing blackens like the ink... | |
| John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...strains. 405 The zeal of fools offends at any time, And, most of all, the zeal of fools in rbyme. Besides, a fate attends on all I write, That when I aim at praise, they say I bite. A vile encomium doubly ridicules: 410 There's nothing blackens like the ink... | |
| Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 388 pages
...panegyric-strains. The zeal of fools offends at any time, But most of all the zeal of fools in rhyme. Besides, a fate attends on all I write,' That when I aim at praise they say I hite. A vile encominm doubly ridicules ; There's nothing blackens like the ink of... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...strains : The Zeal of Fools offends at any time, But most of ail the Zeal of Fools in rhyme. Beside*, es creep. And shake the neighb'ring wood to banish praise, they say I bite. A vile Encomium doubly ridicules : There 's uothinc blackens like the ink... | |
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