Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,
And without sneering teach the rest to sneer;
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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 tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend.

The less of this cold world the more of heaven.

The less of this cold world the more of heaven.

To a crazy ship all winds are contrary.

To a crazy ship all winds are contrary.

Welcome evill, if thou commest alone.

Welcome evill, if thou commest alone.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

I tell the tale as it was told to me.

Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.

Something attempted, something done
Has earned a night's repose.

Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?

Is the sun dimmed, that gnats do fly in it?

I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.

I'll make the fur
Fly 'bout the ears of the old cur.

What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?

What king so strong,
Can tie the gall up in a slanderer's tongue?