 Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aurelius let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. What's...  The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq. in Six Volumes Complete: Imitations, moral ... - Página 92de Alexander Pope - 1787Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 páginas
...Never man was truly blest, True Greatnen. Who noble ends by noble means obtains* Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aurelius let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man was great indeed. The Tear of Sympathy. No radiant pearl, which crested fortune... | |
 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 páginas
...those can conquer, these can cheat: Tis phrase absurd, to call a villain great; Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a kuave. Who noble cads by noble means obtains, Or, failing, smiles in exile or in cbains; Like goed... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 454 páginas
...those can conquer, these can cheatj 'Tis phrase absurd to call a villain, great: Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. It is not success therefore that constitutes true greatness; but the end aimed at; and the means which... | |
 | William Warburton - 1811 - 444 páginas
...those can conquer, these can cheat, 'Tis phrase absurd to call a villain, great : Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. It is not success therefore that constitutes true greatness; but the end aimed at; and the means which... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 páginas
...aspect, and a smile at heart. True greatness. Who noble ends, by noble means obtains, Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aurelius let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. -. The tear of sympathy. No radiant pearl, which crested fortune... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 224 páginas
...born,: Our sabbaths are but few. • S~ ^ Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aurelius let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. Our hearts are fasten'd to this world, By strong and endless... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 páginas
...can conquer, these can cheat ; 'Tis phrase absurd to call a villain great : 230 Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. Wh» VZR. 207. Baast the pare UaaJ, toV.] In the MS. thus, The richest blood, right-honourably old,... | |
 | Joseph Milner - 1812 - 576 páginas
...Mr. Pope celebrates in the following lines? \\hn imble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing smiles in exile or in chains, Like good* Aurelius let him reign, or bleed Like hucratcs, that man is great indeed. —Providence seems however to have determined, that those... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 páginas
...can conquer ; these can cheat j 'Tis phrase, absurd to call a villain great. Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a...Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or, failing, smiles in exile or in chains , Like good Aurelius let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates — that man... | |
 | Abner Alden - 1814 - 222 páginas
...those can conquer, these can cheat 'Tis phrase absurd to call a villain great : Who wickedly is wis«, or madly brave, Is .but the more a fool, the more...Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or, failing, smiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aurellus let him reign, or bleed Like Soeratts, that man is... | |
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