 | 1816 - 756 Seiten
...thofe can conquer, thefe can 'Tis phrafe abfurd to call a villain great : [cheat, Who wickedly is wife, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. Pope's Efty an alar.. Pliny. ABSYRTF.S, or ABSYP.TUS, in ancient myth; logy, the infant foil of JEetes,... | |
 | George Chalmers - 1818 - 526 Seiten
...man of this moral age, in the annals of Scotland. But, " Tis phrase absurd, to call a villain good ; Who, wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave." By his wife Agnes, Murray left two daughters, Margaret, and Mary : The first married Sir James Steuart... | |
 | Rufus W. Adams - 1818 - 322 Seiten
...wise ; All fly, slow things, with circumspective eyes. Men in their loose unguarded hours they take j Not that themselves are wise, but others weak: But grant that those can conquer; these ca'.i cheat, 'Tis phrase absurd to call a villain great. Wl,o wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 434 Seiten
...the politic and wise ; All fly slow things with circumspective eyes. Men in their loose, unguarded hours they take, Not that themselves are wise, but...wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but the more a tool, the more a knave, Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or, failing, smiles in exile or in chains... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 422 Seiten
...the politic and wise ; All fly slow things with circumspective eyes. Men in their loose, unguarded hours they take, Not that themselves are wise, but...phrase absurd to call a villain great. Who wickedly is «rije, or madly brave, Is but tne more a tool, the more a knave, Wh» noble ends by noVle means obtains,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1820 - 80 Seiten
...the politic and wise; All sly, slow things, with circumspective eyes: Men in their loose, unguarded hours they take, Not that themselves are wise, but...But grant that those can conquer, these can cheat; "Fis phrase absurd to call a villain great: Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but the more a... | |
 | William Scott - 1819 - 366 Seiten
...the politic and wise ; « All fly slow things with circumspective eyes. Men in their loose, unguarded hours they take, Not that themselves are wise, but...But grant that those can conquer ; -these can cheat i 'Tis phrase absurd to call a villain great. Who wickedly is wiso, or madly brave, Is but the more... | |
 | William Scott - 1820 - 398 Seiten
...in their loose, unguarded hours thev take, Not that themselves are wise, but other? "weak. Butgrant that those can conquer; these can cheat; "* 'Tis phrase...to call a villain great. Who wickedly is wise, or maoly brave, Is but the more a fool, the more a knave. Who noble ends by noble means obtains, Or, failing,... | |
 | John Aikin - 1820 - 832 Seiten
...the politic and wise : All sly slow things, with circumspective eyes : Men in their loose unguarded round the ghosts of beauty glide, And haunt the places where their > In at : "Pis phrase absurd to call a villain great ; Who wickedly is wise, or madly brave, Is but... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1821 - 86 Seiten
...politic and wise ; 225 All sly, slow things, with circumspective eyes ; .Men in their loose unguarded hours they take, Not that themselves are wise, but...cheat; 'Tis 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... | |
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All sly, slow things, with circumspective eyes : Men in their loose, unguarded hours they take ; Not that themselves are wise, but others weak. 
