 Be but great, With praise or infamy leave that to fate; Get place and wealth — if possible with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place.  Satires and Epistles - Page 52by Alexander Pope - 1881 - 164 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - 1737 - 30 pages
...whowhifpers, "Be but Great, " With Praife or Infamy, leave that to fate ; " Get Place and Wealth, if poffible, with Grace ; " If not, by any means get Wealth and Place. For what ? to have, a 44 Box where Eunuchs fing, 105 And foremoft in the Circle eye a King. Or 45 he, who bids thee face... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1738 - 184 pages
...whifpers " Bebutgreat, " With Praife or Infamy, leave that to fate ; " Get Place and Wealth, if poffible, with grace ; " If not, by any means get Wealth and Place. For what ? to have a 44 Box where E unuchs fing, 1 05 And foremoft in the Circle Eye a King. Or 45 he, who bids thee face... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 278 pages
...whifpers, " Be but great, " With Praife or Infamy leave that to fate ; " Get Place and Wealth, if poffible, with grace ; " If not, by any means get Wealth and Place." For what ? to have a ' Box where Eunuchs fing, 105 And foremoft in the Circle eye a King. Or u he, who bids thee face with Ready view "1 Proud... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 286 pages
...whifpers, " Be but great, " With Praife or Infamy leave that to fate ; " Get PJace and Wealth, ifpoffible, with grace; " If not, by any means get Wealth and Place." For what ? to have at Box where Eunuchs fing, 105 And foremoft in the Circle eye a King. Or u he, who bids thee face with... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 288 pages
...whifpers, " Be but great, " With Praife or Infamy leave that to fate ; " Get Place and Wealth, if poffibk, with grace ; " If not, by any means get Wealth and Place." For what ? to have af Box where Eunuchs fing, 105 And foremoft in the Circle eye a King. Or ™ he, who bids thee face... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 434 pages
...Be but great, " With Praife or Infamy leave that to fate; i o2 *' Get Place and Wealth, if poffible, with grace; " If not, by any means get Wealth and Place. For what ? to have a ' Box where Eunuchs fing, And foremoft in the Circle eye a King. 1 06 Or u he, who bids thee face with fteddy view Proud... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1754 - 278 pages
...fftflantia. VIR, ng. Adieu to Virtue, etc.] Thefe two lines are intend d " Get Place and Wealth, if poffible, with grace ; '•' If not, by any means get Wealth...and Place. For what ? to have a ' Box where Eunuchs fing, 105 And foremoft in the Circle eye a King. Or u he, who bids thee face with fteady view T Proud... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1760 - 360 pages
...Be but " great, loj " With Praife or Infamy leave that to fate ; " Get Place and Wealth, ifpoffible, with grace; " If not, by any means get Wealth and Place." For what ? to have au Box where Eunuchs fing, And foremoft in the Circle eye a King. 106 Or whe, who bids thee face with... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1777 - 262 pages
...whifpers, " Be but great, " With Praife or Infamy leave that to fate ; " Get Place and Wealth, if poffible, with grace; ' If not, by any means get Wealth and Place." For what ? to have a box where Eunuchs fing, And foremoft in the Cirele eye a King. Or he, who bids thee face with fteady view ^ Proud Fortune,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 414 pages
...whifpers, " Be but great, " With Praiie or Infamy leave that to fate; " Get Place and Wealth, if poffible with grace; " If not, by any means, get Wealth and Place." For what? to have a " Box where Eunuchs fmg, 105 And foremoft in the Circle eye a King. Or w he, who bills thee face with fteady view Proud... | |
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