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Of whom to be disprais'd were no small praise.
Of whom to be disprais'd were no small praise.
Solid pudding against empty praise.
Solid pudding against empty praise.
Self - praise is no recommendation
Self - praise is no recommendation
To what base ends, and by what abject ways,
Are mortals urg'd through sacred lust of praise!
To what base ends, and by what abject ways,
Are mortals urg'd through sacred lust of praise!
Earth, with her thousand voices, praises God.
Earth, with her thousand voices, praises God.
Praise me not too much,
Nor blame me, for thou speakest to the Greeks
Who know me.
Praise me not too much,
Nor blame me, for thou speakest to the Greeks
Who know me.
He deserves praise who does not what he may, but what he ought.
[Lat., Id facere laus est quod read more
He deserves praise who does not what he may, but what he ought.
[Lat., Id facere laus est quod decet, non quod licet.]
Delightful praise!--like summer rose,
That brighter in the dew-drop glows,
The bashful maiden's cheek appear'd,
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Delightful praise!--like summer rose,
That brighter in the dew-drop glows,
The bashful maiden's cheek appear'd,
For Douglas spoke, and Malcolm heard.
He who praises everybody, praises nobody.
He who praises everybody, praises nobody.
