The king himself has follow'd her
When she has walk'd before.

The king himself has follow'd her
When she has walk'd before.

What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt, of read more

What I have known with respect to myself, has tended much to lessen both my admiration, and my contempt, of others.

Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.

Some people are molded by their admirations, others by their hostilities.

No nobler feeling than this, of admiration for one higher than
himself, dwells in the breast of man. It read more

No nobler feeling than this, of admiration for one higher than
himself, dwells in the breast of man. It is to this hour, and at
all hours, the vivifying influence in man's life.

To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind

To love is to admire with the heart; to admire is to love with the mind

Distance is a great promoter of admiration!

Distance is a great promoter of admiration!

We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.

We always love those who admire us; we do not always love those whom we admire.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

Fools admire, but men of sense approve.

"Not to admire, is all the art I know
(Plain truth, dear Murray, needs few flowers of speech)
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"Not to admire, is all the art I know
(Plain truth, dear Murray, needs few flowers of speech)
To make men happy, or to keep them so."
(So take it in the very words of Creech)
Thus Horace wrote we all know long ago;
And thus Pope quotes the precept to re-teach
From his translation; but had none admired,
Would Pope have sung, or Horace been inspired?