 | Edmund Quincy - 1868 - 590 pages
...undergraduates," said he, " by the rule laid down by ' famed Matt Prior ' for that of the ladies : — ' Be to their faults a little blind ; Be to their virtues very kind ; And clap your padlock on the mind ! ' " In his intercourse with them he always took it for granted... | |
 | Thomas Erskine Baron Erskine - Freedom of the press - 1870 - 514 pages
...adverted to by Lord Chatham on the memorable subject of America, unfortunately without effect — " Be to their faults a little blind, Be to their virtues very kind ; Let all their thoughts be unconfined, And clap your padlock ou the mind." Engage the people by their... | |
 | Charles Kingsley - Antilles, Lesser - 1871 - 482 pages
...normal state of society. The wisest and most humane rule for a traveler toward his companions is to " Be to their faults a little blind ; Be to their virtues very kind ;" and to consider all that is said and done on board, like what passes among the members of the same... | |
 | John Hookham Frere, Bartle Frere - English poetry - 1872 - 662 pages
...would apply to the present French rulers (particularly BARRAS and REWBELL) the words of the poet :— " Be to their faults a little blind, " Be to their virtues very kind, " Let all their ways be unconfined " And clap the padlock on their mind !" — And for these reasons,... | |
 | 1872 - 844 pages
...apply to the present French rulers (particularly BAHRAS and REWBELL) the words of the poet: — • Be to their faults a little blind, Be to their virtues very kind. Let all their ways be unconfiiied And clap the padlock on their mind ! ' And for these reasons, thanking... | |
 | John Timbs - Law - 1873 - 170 pages
...apply to the present French rulers (particularly Barras and Rewbell) the words of the poet : — c Be to their faults a little blind, Be to their virtues very kind ; Let all their ways be unconfinedj And clap the padlock on their m1nd !' And for these reasons, thanking... | |
 | Howard Paul, John Timbs, Percy Fitzgerald - Anecdotes - 1873 - 456 pages
...apply to the present French rulers (particularly Barras and Rewbell) the words of the poet : — ' Be to their faults a little blind. Be to their virtues very kind : Let all their ways be unconfincd, And clap the padlock on their mind !' And for these reasons, thanking... | |
 | John Timbs - Humorists - 1874 - 360 pages
...would apply to the present French rulers (particularly Barras and Eeubel) the words of the poet : " ' Be to their faults a little blind ; Be to their virtues very kind, Let all their ways be unconfined, And clap the padlock on their mind !' And for these reasons, thanking... | |
 | John Hookham Frere - 1874 - 448 pages
...apply to the present French rulers (particularly BARRAS and REWBELL) the words of the poet : — " Be to their faults a little blind, Be to their virtues very kind, Let all their ways be unconfined And clap the padlock on their mind !" — And for these reasons, thanking... | |
 | John Hookham Frere - 1874 - 446 pages
...would apply to the present French rulers (particularly BARRAS and REWBELL) the words of the poet:— " Be to their faults a little blind, Be to their virtues very kind, Let all their ways be unconfined And clap the padlock on their mind !"— And for these reasons, thanking... | |
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Be to their faults a little blind, Be to their virtues very kind, Let all their thoughts be unconfined, A.nd clap your padlock on the mind. 
