 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: Moral essays - Strana 87podľa Alexander Pope - 1751Úplné zobrazenie - O tejto knihe
 | John Aikin - 1820 - Počet stránok 826
...Is but the more a fool, the more a kna«. Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or, failing, smiles Hesperian gardens fam'd of old, Fortunate fields, and gro *>]eti Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. What's fame? a fancy'd life in abas!* A thing beyond... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - Počet stránok 86
...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...Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or, failing, smiles in exile or in chains : Like good Aurelins let him reign or bleed 235 Like Socrates, that man... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - Počet stránok 268
...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 reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that Man is... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - Počet stránok 402
...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 reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man is... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - Počet stránok 254
...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..."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... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1895 - Počet stránok 656
...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 reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man is... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1895 - Počet stránok 600
...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 235 Like Socrates 3 , that Man is great indeed. What's Fame? a fancy'd life in others' breath, A thing beyond us, ev'n... | |
 | Marshman William Hazen - 1896 - Počet stránok 536
...are wise, but others weak. But grant that those can conquer, these can cheat; 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 is... | |
 | Marshman William Hazen - 1896 - Počet stránok 536
...are wise, but others weak. But grant that those can conquer, these can cheat; 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 is... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1896 - Počet stránok 496
...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 reign, or bleed Like Socrates, — that man... | |
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