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A eulogist of past times.
[Lat., Laudator temporis acti.]
A eulogist of past times.
[Lat., Laudator temporis acti.]
Approbation from Sir Hubert Stanley is praise indeed.
Approbation from Sir Hubert Stanley is praise indeed.
Long open panegyric drags at best,
And praise is only praise when well address'd.
Long open panegyric drags at best,
And praise is only praise when well address'd.
He who praises everybody, praises nobody.
He who praises everybody, praises nobody.
Join voices, all ye living souls: ye birds,
That singing up to heaven-gate ascend,
Bear on your read more
Join voices, all ye living souls: ye birds,
That singing up to heaven-gate ascend,
Bear on your wings and in your notes his praise.
I can live for two months on a good compliment.
I can live for two months on a good compliment.
Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.
Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.
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.
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.
