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"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?
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Distance is a great promoter of admiration!
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.
Animals do not admire each other. A horse does not admire its companion.
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
The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.
The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
Fools admire, but men of sense approve.
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.
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.
