 | 1800 - 322 psl.
...familiar, side by side consume. When self esteem, or other's adulation, Would cunningly persuade us we are something Above the common level of our kind, The Grave gainsays the smooth-complexion'd flattery, And with blunt truth acquaints us what we are. Beauty — thou pretty... | |
 | Robert Blair - 1802 - 160 psl.
...birthright. Under ground Precedency's a jest; vassal and lord, Grossly familiar, side, by side consume. When self-esteem, or others' adulation, Would cunningly...the common level of our kind; The grave gainsays the smooth-complexion'd flatter)', And with blunt truth acquaints us what we are. Beauty! — thou pretty... | |
 | Robert Blair - 1804 - 132 psl.
...JCOUNTRy CHURCH-YARfl^ ej??<^ Jl|)v :QF CORN WALL. , When self-esteem, or others' adulation, ,%ould cunningly persuade us We were something Above the common level of our kind ; . '^ 'The Crave gainsays the smooth cotnplexion'd flatt'j* with blunt truth acquaints us what we are. ?rinttdana... | |
 | 1806 - 184 psl.
...birthright. Under ground Precedency'* a jest ; vassal and lord, Grossly familiar, side by side consume. When self-esteem, or others adulation, Would cunningly...common level of our kind ; The grave gainsays the smooth-complexion'd flattery, And with blunt truth acquaints us what we are. Beauty ! thou pretty plaything... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 psl.
...birthright. Under ground Precedency's a jest; vassal and lord, Grossly familiar, side by side consume. When self-esteem, or others' adulation, Would cunningly...the common level of our kind, The grave gainsays the smooth-complexion'd flatteryy And with blunt troth acquaints us what we are. Beauty!—thou pretty... | |
 | Elizabeth Hamilton - 1813 - 556 psl.
...reflection alone, can this knowledge of ourselves ever be attained. " When self-esteem, or otheri' adulation, Would cunningly persuade us we were something Above the common level of our kind, ''J'it this gainsays the smooth-complexiou'd flatleryi And with blunt truth acquaints us what we are."... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 psl.
...birthright. Under ground Precedency's a jest; vassal and lord, Grossly familiar, side by side consume. When self-esteem, or others' adulation, Would cunningly...common level of our kind, The grave gainsays the smooth complexion'd flatt'ry, And with blunt truth acquaints us what we are. Beauty—thou pretty play-thing,... | |
 | 1817 - 314 psl.
...that's whippM, Shakes hands with dust, and calls the worm his kinsman; When self-esteem, or other's adulation, Would cunningly persuade us we were something Above the common level of our kind, [flattery, The Grave gainsays the smooth-complexion'd And with blunt truth acquaints us what we are.... | |
 | Elizabeth Hamilton - 1818 - 426 psl.
...other. By reflection, and by reflection alone, can this knowledge of ourselves ever be attained. " When self-esteem, or others' adulation, Would cunningly...were something Above the common level of our kind, 'Tis this gainsays the smooth-complexion'd flattery, And with blunt truth acquaints us what we are."*... | |
 | 1821 - 282 psl.
...birthright. Under ground Precedency's a jest : vassal and lord, Grossly familiar, side by side consume. When self-esteem, or others' adulation, Would cunningly...common level of our kind ; The grave gainsays the smooth-complexioned flattery, And with blunt truth acquaints us what we are. Beauty ! thou pretty plaything... | |
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Precedency's a jest : vassal and lord, Grossly familiar, side by side consume. When self-esteem, or others' adulation, Would cunningly persuade us we were something Above the common level of our kind ; The grave gainsays the smooth-complexioned flattery,... 
