 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 ... - Page 92by Alexander Pope - 1787Full view - About this book
 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1808 - 352 pages
...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...Who noble ends by noble means obtains, " Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains, " Like good Aurelius let him reign, or bleed 235 " Like Socrates, that... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...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...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... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...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...Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aurelius let him reigu, or bleed Like Socrates ; — that man... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 542 pages
...to travel born, Our sabbaths are but few. 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... | |
 | 1808 - 408 pages
...can conquer, tlicse caí» cheat ; Tie phrase absurd to call a villain great : Who wickedly is u ISP, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knare. Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, smiies in exile or in chains, Like good Aurclius... | |
 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1809 - 384 pages
...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...Socrates, that man is great indeed. " What's fame ia fancy'd life in others' breath, " A thing beyond ns, ev'n before our death. " Just what you hear,... | |
 | Noah Webster - Readers - 1809 - 202 pages
...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, Like £Oocl Aurelius let him reign ; or bleed Like Socrates ; that man is great indeed L. What's fame... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...these canciieut; IV phrase absurd to call a villain great : Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, 1' - H - iwble means obtains. Or failing, -mil" in exile or in chaius, Like good Aurclius let him reign, or... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 536 pages
...these can cheat ; 'Ti- phrase absurd to cnll a villain great: 230 Who wickedly is wise, or madly hravc, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. Who noble ends by noble' means obtains, Orfnilintr, smiles in exile or in chains, lake goorl Auvelius let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates,... | |
 | John Sabine - Elocution - 1810 - 308 pages
...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 Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aurelius... | |
| |
