In the “Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot” (1735), reference is made to “damning with faint praise”.
In the satiric poem, Alexander Pope wrote: “Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,/And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer.”
In the “Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot” (1735), reference is made to “damning with faint praise”.
In the satiric poem, Alexander Pope wrote: “Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,/And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer.”