 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...  ESSAY ON MAN BY ALEXANDER POPE, ESQUIRE - Page 42de Alexander Pope - 1762 - 347 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Alexander Pope - 1763 - 150 pages
...means obtains, Or failing, fmiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aurelius let him reign, or bleed 235 Like Socrates, that 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... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 592 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...bleed '• Like Socrates, that man is great indeed." It is obfervable, that the writer on no occafion (hews a more indignant fpirit, than where he points... | |
 | Owen Ruffhead - 1769 - 600 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...bleed " Like Socrates, that man is great indeed." It is obfervable, that the writer on no occafion fhews a more indignant fpirit, than where he points... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1772 - 376 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...a fancy'd life in others breath, A thing beyond us , ev'n before our death. 240 Juft what you hear, you have, and what's unknown The filme ( my Lord)... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1772 - 374 pages
...noble ends by noble means obtains, z$$ Or failing, fmiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aurdius let him reign , or bleed Like Socrates , that Man is great indeed. What's Fame ? a fancy'd life in ochers breath , A thing beyond us , ev'n beibre our death. 240 Juft what you bear, youhave, and what's... | |
 | 1773 - 394 pages
...-brave, 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 Like' Stcrate!, that man is great indeed. What's Fame ! a fancy'd life in others breath, A thing beyond us,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1777 - 260 pages
...brave, 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 Like Soerates, that man is great indeed. What's Fame ? a fancy'd life in others breath, A thing beyond us,... | |
 | John Bell - 1796
...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, Like good Aurelius let him reign, or bleed 235 Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. What's Fame ? a fancy'd life in other's breath ; A thing... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1778 - 412 pages
...brave, 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. 235 Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. What's fame ? a fancy'd life in others;breatn, A thing... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 392 pages
...obtains, Or failing, finiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aurelius let him reign, or bleed 335 Like Socrates, that Man is great indeed. What's Fame...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 Tully's,... | |
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