Praise undeserved s satire in disguise.

Praise undeserved s satire in disguise.

Approbation from Sir Hubert Stanley is praise indeed.

Approbation from Sir Hubert Stanley is praise indeed.

To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
[Lat., Principibus placuisse viris non ultima laus est.]

To please great men is not the last degree of praise.
[Lat., Principibus placuisse viris non ultima laus est.]

When needs he must, yet faintly then he praises;
Somewhat the deed, much more the means he raises:
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When needs he must, yet faintly then he praises;
Somewhat the deed, much more the means he raises:
So marreth what he makes, and praising most, dispraises.

Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays The pleasing game of interchanging praise.

Sweet is the scene where genial friendship plays The pleasing game of interchanging praise.

Of whom to be disprais'd were no small praise.

Of whom to be disprais'd were no small praise.

I praise loudly, I blame softly

I praise loudly, I blame softly

Earth, with her thousand voices, praises God.

Earth, with her thousand voices, praises God.

Praise the bridge that carried you over.

Praise the bridge that carried you over.