 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
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 pages
...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,...in exile or in chains, Like good Aurelius let him reigu, or bleed Like Socrates ; — that man is great indeed. What's fame ? a fancied life in others'... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1808 - 178 pages
...precious is obtain'd, But what is painful too ; By travel, and 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 lei him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. Our hearts arefasten'd to this world,... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 pages
...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, Like good Aurelins let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates ; — that man is great indeed. What's fame? a fancied... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1809 - 114 pages
...is obtain'd, But what is painful too ; •2ly travel and to travel boni, Our sabbaths are but few. Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains, Like p;ood Aurelius let him reign, o:' bleed Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. Our hearts are fasten'd... | |
 | Joseph Milner - 1809 - 518 pages
...treated christians, as we shall see he did. Yet this is he whom Mr. Pope celebrates in those lines, Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains, Like pood Aurelius let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man is great indeed.* Providence seems however... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pages
...Who noble ends by iwble means obtains. Or failing, -mil" in exile or in chaius, Like good Aurclius let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. . What's fame? af.uicy'd life in other's breath ; A thinj; beyond us, ev'n before our death. •Iti-it what youhear,youhavc,ondwhat's... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1809 - 202 pages
...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 ? a fancy'd life in others breath ; A tiling beyond us, e'en before our death. Ju.it... | |
 | John Sabine - 1810 - 308 pages
...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,...man is great indeed. What's Fame ? a fancy'd life in other's breath, A thing beyond us, ev'n before our death. Just what you hear, you have, and what's... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1810 - 262 pages
...once, inspirits and serenes. Hafftinexs Modest and Tranquil. Never man was truly blest, True Greatnen. Who noble ends by noble means obtains* Or failing,...Aurelius let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man was great indeed. The Tear of Sympathy. No radiant pearl, which crested fortune wears, No gem, that... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 538 pages
...villain great: 230 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,...Aurelius let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man i» great indeed. What's fame ? a fancy'd lite in others' breath, A thing beyond us, ev'n before our... | |
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