 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 502 Seiten
...; Nor own, your fathers have been fools fo long. What can ennoble fots, or flaves, or cowards ? 215 Alas ! not all the blood of all the HOWARDS. Look next on Greatnefs ; fay where Greatnefs lies ? " Where, but among the Heroes and the Wife ?" Heroes VARIATIONS.... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 466 Seiten
...; Nor own, your fathers have been fools fo long. What can ennoble fots, or flaves, or cowards ? 215 Alas ! not all the blood of all the HOWARDS. Look next on Greatnefs ; fay where Greatnefs lies ! " Where, but among the Heroes and the Wife ?" Heroes VARIATION... | |
 | John Sabine - 1807 - 316 Seiten
...ignoble blood Has crept thro' scoundrels ever since the flood, Go ! and pretend your family is young ; Nor own your fathers have been fools so long. What...point's agreed, From Macedonia's madman to the Swede ; The whole strange purpose of their lives, to find Or make, an enemy of all mankind ! Not one looks... | |
 | 1807 - 436 Seiten
...PLACETS. No. 9. . - Bellum quoque saepe solebat Spectare, eque ilU rigid! certamina Martis. Herees are much the same, the point's agreed, From Macedonia's madman to the Swede. ALTHOUGH in all the planets, I was enabled, by the peculiarity of my earthly education,* to comprehend... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 Seiten
...have heen fools so long. What can ennohle sots, or slaves, or cowards? — 215 Alas! not all the hlood of all the Howards. Look next on greatness; say where greatness lies? " Where hut among the heroes and the wise ?" Heroes are much the same, the point's agreed, From Macedonia's... | |
 | 1807 - 316 Seiten
...family is young 4 Nor own your fatkers have been' fools fo long. What can ennoble fots, or flaves, or cowards ? Alas ! not all the blood of all the Howards. Look nexton Greatnefs, fay wheregreatnefs lies, ** Where, but among the Heroes and the wife F" Heroes are... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 Seiten
...I and pretend your family is young ; Nor own your fathers have been fools so long. What can eunoble sots, or slaves, or cowards ? Alas ! not all the blood...Where, but among the heroes and the wise ? Heroes are mnch the same, the point's agreed, From Macedonia's madman to the Swede ; The whole strange purpose... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 Seiten
...ignoble blood Has crept through scoundrels ever since the flood ; Go ! and pretend your family is young, Nor own your fathers have been fools so long. What...! not all the blood of all the Howards. Look next ou greatness ; say where greatness lies? ' Where but among the heroes and the wise ?' Heroes are much... | |
 | Alexander Pope, Thomas Park - 1808 - 328 Seiten
...! and pretend your family is young, Nor own your fathers have been fools so long. What can eunoble sots, or slaves, or cowards? — Alas ! not all the blood of all the Howards. Look next on greatuess ; say where greatness lies: ' Where but among the heroes and the wise ?' Heroes are much... | |
 | David Phineas Adams, William Emerson, Samuel Cooper Thacher - 1808 - 708 Seiten
...hardly admissible in the »olemn or sub ime stile. Pope has indeed admitted it intu his Essay on Man : " What can ennoble sots or slaves or cowards, - Alas ! not all the blood of all the Howards." Again : •' To sigh for ribbands, if thou art so •ay, " Mark how they grace Lord Umbr» or Sir Billy."... | |
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But by your fathers' worth if yours you rate, Count me those only who were good and great. Go! if your ancient but ignoble blood Has crept through scoundrels ever since the Flood, Go! and pretend your family is young, Nor own your fathers have been fools... 
