 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 Poetical Works of Alexander Pope - Page 111by Alexander Pope - 1804Full view - About this book
 | Philip Withers - 1789 - 440 pages
...,will?deJ4>iJ5e vain and imaginary Diflindions. ..;,,. Who nqblt Ends, by noble Means obtains, Or, tdil'n\gjmi/(s in Exile, or in Chains, Like good Aurelius let him...or bleed Like Socrates, that Man is GREAT indeed!. If und.er feripu,s Conyiftipn pf it's final Importance, I thus confecrate a Page of my EfTay to Religion,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 510 pages
...a knave. Who noble ends by noUe means obtains, Or failing, fmilcs in exile or in chains, Like gond Aurelius 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, cv'n before our death. Juft what you hear.you have.and... | |
 | 1791 - 980 pages
...Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, fmiles in exile or in chain*, Like good Aurclius let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. What's fame ? a fancy 'd life in other's brcawi A thing beyond us, cv'n before our death. VARIATIONS. * Give each a... | |
 | James Roach - 1793 - 274 pages
...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 you hear, you have,... | |
 | 1794 - 918 pages
...noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, fmiks in exile or in chains, 1 ,ikc goo J Aurcliu» let him reign, or bleed Like .Socrates, that man is...fancy'd life in others' breath, A thing beyond us, ev'n before our death. juft what you hear, you have; and what's unknown, • The fame (my lord) if... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 pages
...Is butthe more a fool, the more a knave. Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, fmiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aurelius let him...or bleed. Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. s What's fame ? a fancy'd life in others' breath, iV thing beyond us, ev'n before our death. Juft what... | |
 | 1796 - 246 pages
...IK 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 Aurelius let him...Man is great indeed. What's fame ? a fancy'd life in other's breath, A thing beyond us, ev'n before our death. Juft what you hear, you have, and what's... | |
 | 1796 - 504 pages
...villain great: 25o 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,...chains, Like good Aurelius let him reign, or bleed 2jj Lite Socrates, that man is great indeed. What's Fame? a fancy'd life in other's breath; A thing... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1796 - 574 pages
...Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, (miles in exile or in chains, like good Aurclius let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. What 's fame? a fancy'd life in other's breath; A thing beyond us, cv'n before our death. Juft what... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1797 - 386 pages
...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 Aurelius let him reign, or bleed 1235 Like Socrates, that Man is great indeed. • What's Fame, a fancied life in other's breath, A... | |
| |
