 My choice is store of gold ; the rich are wise. He that upon his back rich garments wears, Is wise, though on his head grow Midas' ears. Gold is the strength, the sinews of the world, The health, the soul, the beauty most divine, A mask of gold hides...  Gurney Married: A Sequel to Gilbert Gurney - Seite 160von Theodore Edward Hook - 1863 - 413 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Charles Lamb - 1893 - 394 Seiten
...Rich are Wise. He that upon his back rich garments wears Is wise, though on his head grow Midas' ears. Gold is the Strength, the Sinews of the world, The...deformities ; Gold is heaven's physic, life's restorative ; Oh therefore make me Rich. 80 FORTUNE yii«j to FORTUNATUS a purse that i» inexhaustible. With,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1896 - 794 Seiten
...Lie charms resistless ? that all laugh to find Unthinking plainness so o'erspread thy mind. CREECH. Gold is the strength, the sinews of the world ; The...mask of gold hides all deformities ; Gold is heaven's physie, life's restorative. DECKER. Now cursed steel, and more accursed gold, Gave mischief birth,... | |
 | Sir Montagu de Pomeroy Webb - 1897 - 232 Seiten
...economists have reduced the theory of money. Forgetting the old dramatist's description of it as "... the strength, the sinews of the world, The health, the soul, the beauty most divine, . . . Heaven's physic, life's restorative," — t a description to the accuracy of which men's actions... | |
 | 1896 - 494 Seiten
...and the Poets. Plate sin with gold. And the strong lance of justice hurtless breaks. — Shakespeare. Gold is the strength, the sinews of the world; The health, the soul, the beauty most divine; A mark of gold hides all deformities: Gold is heaven's physic, life's restorative. — Decker. Gold!... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb - 1903 - 438 Seiten
...are wise : He that upon his back rich garments wears Is wise, though on his head grow Midas' ears. Gold is the strength, the sinews of the world, The...deformities ; Gold is heaven's physic, life's restorative ; Oh, therefore make me rich ! FORTUNE gives to FORTUNATUS a purse that is inexhaustible. With this... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1903 - 466 Seiten
...are wise : He that upon his back rich garments wears Is wise, though on his head grow Midas' ears. Gold is the strength, the sinews of the world, The...deformities ; Gold is heaven's physic, life's restorative ; O, therefore make me rich I 1 >< ,1, The interesting prose of Dekker will be dealt with in the succeeding... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb - 1904 - 710 Seiten
...are wise : He that upon his back rich garments wears Is Wise, though on his head grow Midas' ears. Gold is the Strength, the Sinews of the world, The...deformities ; Gold is heaven's physic, life's restorative ; Oh therefore make me rich ! [Acti., Sc. I.1] Fortune gives to Fortunatus a purse that is inexhaustible.... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1903 - 468 Seiten
...arc wise : He that upon his back rich garments wears Is wise, though on his head grow Midas' ears. Gold is the strength, the sinews of the world, The...deformities ; Gold is heaven's physic, life's restorative ; O, therefore make me rich ! 1 The interesting prose of Dekker will be dealt with in the succeeding... | |
 | RICHARD GARNETT, C.B., LL.D. AND EDMUND GOSSE, M.A., LL.D. - 1904 - 222 Seiten
...are wise : He that upon his back rich garments wears Is wise, though on his head grow Midas' ears. Gold is the strength, the sinews of the world, The...deformities ; Gold is heaven's physic, life's restorative ; O, therefore make me rich ! The interesting prose of Dekker will be dealt with in the succeeding... | |
 | Thomas Dekker - 1904 - 542 Seiten
...are wise. He that upon his back rich garments wears, Is wise, though on his head grow Midas' ears. Gold is the strength, the sinews of the world, The...deformities ; Gold is Heaven's physic, life's restorative, Oh therefore make me rich : not as the wretch, That only serves lean banquets to his eye, Has gold,... | |
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