Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,

And  without sneering, teach the rest to sneer;

Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike

These lines come from Alexander Pope’s *Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot*, a key work in British Augustan poetry, known for its sharp satirical tone.

In these lines, Pope is describing a type of critic or courtier who uses indirect methods to harm others. “Damn with faint praise” refers to giving such weak or lukewarm praise that it actually feels like criticism — for example, saying ________ ________ ______ _____ __________ __________ _________ ______ ____ ______ _______ _________.
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