 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 strani
...much the fame, the point ':; agreed, From Macedonia's madman to the Swede ; The whole ilrange purpofe of their lives, to find Or make, an enemy of all mankind ! Not one looks backward, onward Hill he goes, Yet ne'er looks forward further than his nole. No lefs alike the politic and wife; All... | |
 | 1806 - 330 strani
...Howards. Look next on greatness ; say where greatness lies ? " Where, but among the heroes and the wise." Heroes are much the same, the point's agreed, From...goes, Yet ne'er looks forward further than his nose. No less alike the politic and wise ; All fly slow things with circumspective eyes ; Men in their loose... | |
 | Alexander Pope, William Lisle Bowles - 1806 - 466 strani
...--lible (hades in Alexander's character, which nothing can foften j fuch as The whole ftrange purpofe of their lives, to find Or make, an enemy of all mankind ! Not one looks backward, onward flill he goes, Yet ne'er looks forward further than his nofe. No lefs alike the Politic and Wife ;... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1806 - 474 strani
...indelible ftiades in Alexander's character, which nothing can foften ; fuch u The whole ftrange purpofe of their lives, to find Or make, an enemy of all mankind ! Not one looks backward, onward ftill he goes$ Yet ne'er looks forward further than his nofe. No lefs alike the Politic and Wife ;... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 464 strani
...J. • Worth makes the man, and want of it the fellow ; The rest is all but leather or prunella.}; Not one looks backward, onward still he goes, Yet ne'er looks forward further than his nose.§ To sigh for ribbands, if thou art so silly, Mark how they grace Lord Umbra or Sir Billy.y In a work... | |
 | Joseph Warton - 1806 - 440 strani
...Praeterit, exanimatque indignos, inqtie merentes.* He has turned the insult into a magnificent image. 50. Heroes are much the same, the point's agreed, From Macedonia's madman to the Swede. The * Lib. ii. ver. 1100. The modern Alexander has been thus characterized by the British Juvenal, in lines... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 474 strani
...Howards. Look next on greatness ; say where greatness lies? "Where but among the heroes and the wise?" Heroes are much the same, the point's agreed, From...goes. Yet ne'er looks forward further than his nose. No less alike the politic and wise ; All sly slow things with circumspective eyes : Men in their loose... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1807 - 316 strani
...the wise ?" Heroes are much the same, the point's agreed, From Macedonia's madmun to the Swede; 220 The whole strange purpose of their lives to find Or make an enemy of all mankind ! Not one looks hackward, onward still he goes, Yet ne'er looks forward further than his nose. No less alike the politic... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 334 strani
...Howards. Look next ou greatness ; say where greatness lies? ' Where but among the heroes and the wise ?' Heroes are much the same, the point's agreed, From...goes, Yet ne'er looks forward further than his nose. No less alike the politic and wise ; All sly slow things with circumspective eyes : Men in their loose... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1808 - 702 strani
...greatness ; say where greatness lies: * Where, but among the heroes and the wise ? Heroes are mnch the same, the point's agreed, From Macedonia's madman...goes, Yet ne'er looks forward further than his nose. No less alike the politic and wise: All sly slow things, with circumspective eyes i Men in their loose... | |
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The whole strange purpose of their lives, to find Or make an enemy of all mankind! Not one looks backward, onward still he goes, Yet ne'er looks forward further than his nose. 
