 Statesman \ yet friend to Truth! of soul sincere, ' In action faithful, and in honour clear ; 'Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, 'Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend ; 'Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd, 'And prais'd, unenvy'd, by...  The poetical works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ... - Seite 107von Alexander Pope - 1807Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Ifan Kyrle Fletcher, Selma Jeanne Cohen, Roger H. Lonsdale - 1960 - 80 Seiten
...troubles of the South Sea Bubble. Craggs was buried in Westminster Abbey. His epitaph was written by Pope: Statesman, yet friend to truth! of soul sincere, In...clear! Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, Who gained no title, and who lost no friend; Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd, Prais'd, wept, and honoured... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1963 - 884 Seiten
...shall erect his head, 65 And round the orb in lasting notes be read, 'Statesman, yet friend to T,n1th! of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour...end, Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend, 70 Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd, And prais'd, unenvy'd, by the Muse he lov'd.' 44. Coins of... | |
 | 1894 - 508 Seiten
...on Sigma Chi for a President, so our states cannot make wise laws without the aid of our fraternity. "Statesman, yet friend to Truth, of soul sincere : In action faithful, and in honor clean, Who broke no promise, served no private end, Who gained no title and who lost no friend... | |
 | Herbert Lockyer - 1990 - 356 Seiten
...promise of a good man becomes a legal obligation." Do you recall Alexander Pope s tribute to Àddison? Statesman yet friend to truth; of soul sincere In...faithful, and in honour clear. Who broke no promise, served no private end, Who gained no title; and who lost no friend. Enobled to himself, by all approved.... | |
 | New England Historic Genealogical Society - 1994 - 524 Seiten
...perpetuity'of our institutions depends. I could follow him with the words of Pope — " State.smnn, yet friend to truth ! of soul sincere, In action faithful and in honor clear." I saw him no more, and soon it was to be said of him as of Enoch of old, " He was not,... | |
 | Frederick W. Haberman - 1999 - 518 Seiten
...than our professional respect, we would address to you a tribute written more than 200 years ago. ... Friend to truth! Of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear; Who broke no promise, served no private end. Who gained no title, and who lost no friend. »* Between Mr. Stimson's words... | |
 | Evelyn Baring Earl of Cromer - 2000 - 618 Seiten
...it would be more correct to say, of Islam. Pope's fine lines well describe my honoured friend : — Statesman, yet friend to truth ! of soul sincere,...faithful, and in honour clear! Who broke no promise, served no private end, Who gained no title, and who lost no friend. Mohammed Beyram was a devout Moslem.... | |
 | Cinzia Sicca, Alison Yarrington - 2001 - 290 Seiten
...(1995): 15. 15. 'James Craggs', in The Dictionary of National Biography, p. 441. 16. The epitaph reads: Statesman, yet friend to truth! Of soul sincere/ In action faithful, and in honour clear!/ Wlio broke no promise, serv'd no private end,/ Wlio gain'd no title, and who lost no friend;/ Ennobled... | |
 | Fredric V. Bogel - 2001 - 280 Seiten
...Pollio, shine; With aspect open, shall erect his head, And round the orb in lasting notes be read, "Statesman, yet friend to Truth! of soul sincere,...no friend, "Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd, "And prais'd, unenvy'd, by the Muse he lov'd." (63—72; my emphasis) and (2) the poet's (pre-quoted)... | |
 | Michael Green - 2004 - 94 Seiten
...needed a chancellor to 'run things' while he was in France. CHANCELLOR BECKET Statesman, yet friend of truth, of soul sincere, in action faithful and in honour clear, who broke no promise, served no private end. Alexander Pope, Moral Essays, v.67 The appointment of a chancellor was both... | |
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