 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 436 Seiten
...rebel love braves all the gods, And every hour by love is made Some heaven-defying Encelade. Granmlle. A wit's a feather, and a chief a rod ; An honest man's the noblest work of Uod. Pope. 0 gentle sleep, 1 cried, Why is thy gift to me alone denied '. Wildest of beings, friend... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1830 - 500 Seiten
...dead ; Alike or when or where they «hone or «hiñe, Or on the Rubicon, or on the Rhine. A wh '« God. Fame but from death a villain's name can save, A« justice tears his body from the grave; 250... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1836 - 332 Seiten
...as a Caesar dead ; Alike or when or where they shone or shine, Or on the Rubicon, or on the Rhine. A wit's a feather, and a chief a rod ; An honest man's the noblest work of God. Fame but from death a villain's name can save, As justice tears his body from the grave ; 250... | |
 | Charles Caldwell - 1838 - 174 Seiten
...corresponding strain does one of the most accomplished judges of man deliver himself, when he exclaims : " A wit's a feather, and a chief a rod ; An HONEST MAN'S the noblest work of God." But in confirmation of this maxim in morals, it is not necessary to refer to writings and opinions... | |
 | Pierce Egan - 1838 - 418 Seiten
...of Sheriff, Alderman, and Lord Mayor. His observations on Men and Manners—Opinions worth knowing. A wit's a feather, and a chief a rod, An honest man's the noblest work of God. PETER MAKEMONEY was, at one period of his career, a man of considerable importance in the City... | |
 | Pierce Egan - 1838 - 462 Seiten
...Sheriff, Alderman, and Lord Mayor. His observations on Men and Manners — Opinions worth knowing. A wit's a feather, and a chief a rod, An honest man's the noblest work of Gud. PETER MAKEMONEY was, at one period of his career, a man of considerable importance in the City... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 Seiten
...a Ciesar dead ; Alike or when, or where, they shone, or shine, Or on the Rubicon, or on the Rhine. A wit's a feather, and a chief a rod ; An honest man's the noblest work of God. Fame but from death a villain's name can save, As justice tears his Imdy from the grave ; When... | |
 | John Aikin - 1841 - 840 Seiten
...Alike or when, or where they shone, or shine. Or on the Rubicon, or on the Rhine. A wit's a fealher, 4 God. Fame but from denth a villain's name can save. As Justice tears his body from the grave ; When... | |
 | John Aikin - 1843 - 826 Seiten
...as a Caesar dead ; Alike or when, or where they shone, or shine, Or on the Rubicon, or on the Rhine. t Pursues me still, lest all I cannot die ; Lest that pure breath of life, God. Fame but from death a villain's name can save, As Justice tears his body from the grave ; When... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1847 - 524 Seiten
...Csesar dead : Alike or when, or where, they shone, or shine, 245 Or on the Rubicon, or on the Rhine. A wit's a feather, and a chief a rod ; An honest man's the noblest work of God. Fame but from death a villain's name can save, As justice tears his body from the grave ; 250... | |
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All that we feel of it begins and ends In the small circle of our foes or friends; To all beside as much an empty shade... 
