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
| Thomas Ewing - 1819 - 448 páginas
...the heartfelt joy, Is virtue's prize. 4. 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. GENERAL EMPHASIS, Is that emphatic force, which, when the... | |
| William Scott - 1819 - 366 páginas
...can conquer ; -these can cheat i 'Tis phrase absurd to call a villain great. Who wickedly is wiso, 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 Soerates — that man... | |
| John Aikin - 1820 - 832 páginas
...can conquer, these can > In at : "Pis phrase absurd to call a villain great ; Who wickedly is wise, om's triumph is well-tim'd retreat, As hard a science...the fair as great ! Beauties, like tyrants, old and smiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aurelius let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man is... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1820 - 80 páginas
...those can conquer, these can cheat; "Fis 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 is... | |
| William Scott - 1820 - 398 páginas
...conquer; these can cheat; "* 'Tis phrase absurd to call a villain great. Who wickedly is wise, or maoly 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 Aurelins let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates — that man... | |
| William Scott - 1820 - 434 páginas
...phrase absurd to call a villain great. Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but the more a tool, 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... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1821 - 86 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...Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or, failing, smiles in exile or in chains : Like good Aurelins let him reign or bleed 235 Like Socrates, that man... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1821 - 268 páginas
...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...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... | |
| John Aikin - 1821 - 402 páginas
...can conquer, these can cheat : "1'is 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 is... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1821 - 254 páginas
...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...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... | |
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