Merit. Grocott's Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?

Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?.

Merit


On their own merits modest men are dumb; “Plaudite et valete”—Terence—Hum! Colman.—Epilogue to Heir-at-Law, last lines.	1
View the whole scene, with critic judgment scan, And then deny him merit if you can. Where he falls short, ’tis nature’s fault alone: Where he succeeds, the merit’s all his own. Churchill.—The Rosciad, Line 1023. (Critique on Sheridan.)	2
Before such merit all objections fly;— Prichard’s genteel, and Garrick’s six feet high. Churchill.—The Rosciad, Line 850. (Critique on Mrs. Prichard.)	3
Amongst the sons of men how few are known Who dare be just to merit not their own. Churchill.—Epi. to Hogarth. Line 1.	4