 | Thomas Janes - 1810 - 336 pàgines
...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 - 1811 - 444 pàgines
...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... | |
 | William Warburton, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 454 pàgines
...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... | |
 | Joseph Milner - 1812 - 576 pàgines
...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1812 - 348 pàgines
...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,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1812 - 378 pàgines
...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 pàgines
...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... | |
 | William Scott - 1814 - 424 pàgines
...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... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1814 - 240 pàgines
...those can conquer ; these cam cheat ; 'Tis phrase absurd to call a villain great. Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, •» Is but the more a fool, the...Who noble ends by noble me^ans 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 pàgines
...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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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... 
