 | Joseph Hamilton (of Dublin.) - 1829 - عدد الصفحات: 266
...great, Is not to stir without (treat argument" It has been very justly said by another of our poets, '* Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave." BOASTERS. A gentleman was killed a few years since in Ireland, after slitting his cane with a pistol... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - عدد الصفحات: 782
...Idem. But grant, that those can conquer, these can cheat ; Tis phrase abnnd to call a villain great ; Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. Pope', Eaay on Mam. How clear soever this idea of the infinity of number be, there is nothing more... | |
 | William Scott - 1829 - عدد الصفحات: 420
...weak. But grant that 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 knave, Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or, failing, smiles in ex'le or in chains ; Like good Aurelius... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - عدد الصفحات: 500
...But grant that those can conquer, these can cheat; 'Tia phrase absurd to call a vHlain great : 230 e on't, 'tis past a jest — nay pr'ythee, pox ! Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, «miles in exile or in chain«, Like good Aurelius... | |
 | Jesse Torrey - 1830 - عدد الصفحات: 336
...weak. But grant that 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 knave. 31 Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aurelius... | |
 | Samuel B. EMMONS - 1832 - عدد الصفحات: 168
...weak. But grant that 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 knave. Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or failing, smiles in exile or in chains, like-'-good Aurelius... | |
 | Mason Locke Weems - 1833 - عدد الصفحات: 248
...,/ " ADMIT that this can conquer, that can cheat! 4< 'Tis phrase absurd, to call a villain great ! " Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, " Is but the more a fool, the more a knave." No ! to be truly great, a man must have not only great talents, but those talents must be constantly... | |
 | Noah Webster - 1835 - عدد الصفحات: 270
...weak. But grant that those can conquer; these can cheat ; "Pis phrase absurd to 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, falling, smiles in exile, or in chains, Like good Aurelius... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1835 - عدد الصفحات: 350
...But grant that those can conquer, these can cheat ; "Pis phrase absurd to call a 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, smiles in exile or in chains, Like good Aurelius... | |
 | 1836 - عدد الصفحات: 362
...me, that great exploits must have noble ends — and then, indeed, they make the executor 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... | |
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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... 
