 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1895 - 298 ページ
...hesitate dislike; Alike reserved to blame, or to command, A tim'rous foe, and a 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... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1895 - 656 ページ
...hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; While wits... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1898 - 234 ページ
...hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1899 - 236 ページ
...hesitate dislike ; Alike rcserv'd to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by Flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged ; Like Oato, give his little Senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; While Wits... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1899 - 228 ページ
...hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by Flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged ; Like Cato, give his little Senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; While Wits... | |
 | R. McWilliam - 1900 - 834 ページ
...hesitate Dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious Friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by Flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging, that he ne'er oblig'd ; Who when two Wits on rival Themes contest, Approves of each, but likes the worst the best ; Like... | |
 | 1900 - 864 ページ
...hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A tira' rous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers besiegd, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged ; Like Cato, give his little Senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause : While wits... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1901 - 654 ページ
...hesitate dislike ; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his own applause ; While wits... | |
 | Thomas Marc Parrott, Augustus White Long - 1902 - 432 ページ
...hesitate dislike; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, »5 A timorous foe, and a suspicious friend ; Dreading ev'n fools, by flatterers besieg'd, And so obliging, that he ne'er obliged ; Like Cato, give his little senate laws, And sit attentive to his o.wn applause ; 210 While... | |
 | Robert Naylor Whiteford - 1903 - 464 ページ
...hesitate dislike ; 205 Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a 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, 210 And sit attentive to his own applause ; While Wits and... | |
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Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer ; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike; Alike reserv'd to blame, or to commend, A... 
