 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 Orphan Boy, Or Test of Innocence, Etc. (Founded on Facts.). - Pàgina 543per Catherine George Mason, afterwards MASON WARD (Catharine George) - 1821Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | John Bell - 1796 - 524 pàgines
...But grant that those 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. Who nobte ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1798 - 140 pàgines
...weak. But grant that 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. Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains,... | |
 | 1800 - 322 pàgines
...weak. But grant that those can conquer, these can cheat: Tis phrase absurd, to cull a villain great; 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 ;... | |
 | John Mason - 1801 - 192 pàgines
...with laughter the vain toil furveys, And buries madmen in the heaps they raife. Who wickedly is wife, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, or more a knave. Popes E/ay en Man> * Mark Ant. lib. 9. fee. 18. CHAP. XIII. VTiat Kind cf KncixhAge we are already... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1804 - 254 pàgines
...weak. But grant that 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. Who noble tnds by noble means obtains, Or, falling, smiles in exile, »r in chains,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 pàgines
...grant that those can conquer, tírese can chc.tt, Th phrase abiurd to call а villain, grçat îï Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the mure a knar£. faßt. ABSU'RUITY. ni [fron> absurd.} j. The quality of being absurd ; want ,of... | |
 | 1806 - 330 pàgines
...weak. But grant that 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. 41 Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 pàgines
...weak. But grant that 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. Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pàgines
...weak. Hut grant that those can conquer, these can cheat, -"I'is phrase absurd to call a villain great : 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,... | |
 | George Gregory - 1808 - 352 pàgines
...grant that those can conquer, these can cheat ; " 'Tis phrase absurd to call a villain great : 239 " 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,... | |
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