 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or, failing, smiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aurelius alone, Worn out in public, weary every cv'n before our death. Just what you hear, you have ; and what's unknown, The same, my lord, if Tully's,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1820 - 72 pages
...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 fame? a fanci'd life in others breath, A thing beyond Us, e'en before our death. Just what you hear, you have,... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1820 - 432 pages
...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 fame ia faci'd life in others' breath, A thing beyond us, e'en before our death. All fame is foreign, but... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1820 - 420 pages
...Wh» noble ends by noVle means obtains, Or, filling, smiles in exile or in chains ; Like'good Aurelius let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates — that man is great indeed. Whai's fame ta faci'd life in others' breath, A thing beyond us, e'en before our death. . Al'i fame... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 402 pages
...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...breath, A thing beyond us, ev'n before our death. Just what you hear, you have ; and what's unknown, The same, my lord, if Tully's, or your own. All... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - 252 pages
...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...breath , A thing beyond us , ev'n before our death. Just what you hear , you have , and what's unknown The same (my Lord) if Tully's , or your own. All... | |
 | Alexander Pope - Human beings - 1821 - 254 pages
...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. W hat's Fame ? a fancy'd life in others breath , A thing beyond us , ev'n before our death. Just what... | |
 | Classical poetry - 1822 - 284 pages
...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 fame ? a fancied life in others' breath; A thing beyond us, e'en before our death: Just what you hear you have;... | |
 | Allen Fisk - English language - 1822 - 176 pages
...noble ends by noble means obtains, Or, failing, smiles in exile or in chains ; Like good Anrelius, let him reign, or bleed Like Socrates, that man is great indeed. Our hearts are fasten'd to this world,' By strong and endless ties ; But every sorrow cuts a string,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822
...acknowledged the existence of inferior created gods ; but he was punished for exWhat's Fame, a fancied life in others' breath, A thing beyond us, ev'n before our death. Just what you hear, you have, and what's unknown The same (my Lord) if Tully's, or your own. 240 All... | |
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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... 
