...best can bear reproof who merit praise. Twere well might critics still this freedom take, But Appins reddens at each word you speak. And stares tremendous,...threatening eye, like some fierce tyrant in old tapestry. Pear most to tax an honourable fool, Whose right it is, uncensur'd, to be dull : Such, without wit,...

...best can bear reproof who merit praise. 'Tvrere well might critics still this freedom take, Bat Appius reddens at each word you speak, And stares tremendous,...threatening eye, Like some fierce tyrant in old tapestry. Fear most to tax an honourable fool, Whose right it is, uncensur'd, to be dull : Such, without wit,...

...merit praise. 'Twere well might critics still this freedom take, But Appins reddens at each word yon speak, And stares tremendous, with a threatening eye, Like some fierce tyrant in old tapestry. Fear most to tax an honourable fool, Whose right it is, uncensur'd, to be doll : Such, without wit,...

...best can bear reproof who merit praise. Twere well might critics still this freedom take. But Appins reddens at each word you speak, And stares tremendous,...threatening eye. Like some fierce tyrant in old tapestry. J'^r most to tax an honourable fool, Whose right it is, uncensur'd, to be dull : Soch, without wit,...

...best can bear reproof, who merit praice. Twere well might critics still this freedom take : But Appius reddens at each word you speak, And stares tremendous, with a threatening eye, 586 like some fierce tyrant in old tapestry. VARIATIONS. Ver. 547. The Author has here omitted the...

...well might critics still this freedom take, But Appius reddens at each word you speak ; And starts tremendous with a threatening eye, Like some fierce tyrant in old tapestry." papers of the same title, which his nurse informed me she had conveyed thither out of his sight, believing...

...ouly makes superior sense heloved. 91 Twere well might erities still this freedom take : But Appins reddens at each word you speak, And stares tremendous, with a threatening eye, Like some fieree tyrant in old tapestry. Fear must to tax an honoorahle fool, Whuse right it is, uncensored,...

...best can bear reproof who merit praise. 'Twere well might critics still this freedom take, But Appius reddens at each word you speak, And stares tremendous,...threatening eye, Like some fierce tyrant in old tapestry. Fear most to tax an honourable fool, Whose right it is, uncensured, to be dull: Such, without wit,...

...ground he has for so excessive a resentment ; nor imagine how thesef * On Criticism. •j- But Appius reddens at each word you speak, And stares tremendous...threatening eye, Like some fierce tyrant in old tapestry. three lines can be called a reflection on his person, which only describe him subject a little to anger...

...of the work.* In this poem Pope has inserted some lines, describing an angry critic : " But Appius reddens at each word you speak, And stares, tremendous,...threatening eye, Like some fierce tyrant in old tapestry. " These lines are acknowledged to have had a reference to John Dennis, author of several dramatic pieces...