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... Memoirs of the Life and Writings of Alexander Pope, Esq - עמוד 367מאת William Ayre, Edmund Curll - 1745תצוגה מלאה - מידע על ספר זה
| Alexander Pope - 1778 - 410 דפים
...villain great ; 230 Who wickedly is wife, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing,...chains, Like good Aurelius let him reign, or bleed. 235 Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. What's fame ? a fancy'd life in others;breatn, A thing... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 1164 דפים
...Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, finiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aurelius let him reign, or bleed 135 Like Socrates, that Man is great indeed. What 's Fame ? a fancy'd life in others' breath, A thing... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1783 - 322 דפים
...call a Villain Great: Who wickedly is wife, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, fmiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aureliut let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that Man is great indeed. What's Fame ? a fancy'd life... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1787 - 396 דפים
...Villain Great : 23* Who wickedly is wife, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing,...chains, Like good Aurelius let him reign, or bleed 235 .Like Socrates, that Man is great indeed. What's Fame ? a fancy'd life in others breath, A thing... | |
| William Scott - 1789 - 416 דפים
...or madly brave, Ts but the more a fool, the more a kr.ave.. Who noble ends by noble means obraius, . Or, failing, fmiles in exile or in chains ; Like good...bleed Like Socrates — that man is great indeed. What's fame ? — a fancy'd life in others breadr;A thing beyond us, ev'n before our death. All fame... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 398 דפים
...Villain Great : 230 Who wickedly is wife, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing,...chains, Like good Aurelius let him reign, or bleed 23S Like Socrates, that Man is great indeed. What 's Fame ? a fancy'd life in others' breath, A thing... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 דפים
...a knave. Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, fmilcs in exile or in chains, Like go>d Aurelius let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. What's fame ? Afancy'd life in others breath; A thing beyond us, ev'n before our death. Juft what you... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 דפים
...wickedly is wile, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. Who noble ends by neble means obtains, Or failing, fmiles in exile or in chains, Like good Amelius let him reign, or bleed Like bocrates, that man ib great indeed. What's fame ? a fancy 'd life... | |
| 1792 - 822 דפים
...noble ends, by noble means obtains, Or falling f mi le s in exile or in chains; Like good Aurelias let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. ESSAY ON MAN. tent. Inftead of aquafortis, let us pour in the oil and quine — Let us endeavour to... | |
| James Roach - 1793 - 274 דפים
...Who noble ends by noble means obtain), Or failing, fmiles in exile or in chains, Like good Autelim let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. What's fame? a fancy 'd life in others breath, A thing beyond us, even before our death. Jufl what... | |
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