 | John Thain Davidson - 1884 - 304 Seiten
...man's aboun his might, Guid faith, he mauna fa' that" A sentiment which Pope also has expressed : — " A wit's a feather, and a chief a rod ; An honest man's the noblest work of God." II. If you are hunting for " a man," look out for a being that has a heart. I am using the word... | |
 | Esther J. Trimble Lippincott - 1884 - 536 Seiten
...What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards? Alas I not all the blood of all the Howards.—Line 215. A wit's a feather, and a chief a rod; An honest man's the noblest work of God.—Line 247. One self-approving hour, whole years outweighs.—Line 255. THE DYING CHRISTIAN TO... | |
 | 1885 - 544 Seiten
...living as a Csesar dead, Alike or when or where they shone or shine, Or on the Rubicon or on the Rhine. A wit's a feather, and a chief a rod : An honest man's the noblest work of God. Fame but from death a villain's name can save As justice tears his body from the grave, When what... | |
 | Sarah Hutchins Killikelly - 1886 - 530 Seiten
...fellow. " Honor and shame from no condition rise ; Act well your part, there all the honor lies." " A wit's a feather, and a chief a rod ; An honest man's the noblest work of God." The poetic endowments of Pope were of thn first order ; and there occur in his works, short passages... | |
 | Donald Grant Mitchell - 1904 - 376 Seiten
...are scores of little crackling couplets floating about on the lips of people well known as Pope's.* " A wit's a feather and a chief « a rod, An honest man's the noblest work of God." " Know then, this truth, euo" for man to know, Virtue alone is happiness below." " Honor and... | |
 | Yale University. Sheffield Scientific School. Class of 1891 - 1891 - 180 Seiten
...retired lawyer, a graduate of University of Vermont ; had a brother in '86 S. ALFRED HELM PRESTON. .' A wit's a feather, and a chief a rod; An honest man's the noblest work of God." Born in Omaha, Neb.; going to be a merchant; father is a merchant ; is a select. WALTER GREY... | |
 | Charles F. Beezley - 1891 - 436 Seiten
...as a Cœsar dead; Alike or when, or where, they shone or shine, Or on the ubicon, or on the Rhine, A wit's a feather, and a chief a rod; An honest man's the noblest work of God. Fame but from death a villain's name can save, As Justice tears his body from the grave; When... | |
 | Elizabeth Stansbury Kirkland - 1892 - 482 Seiten
...* What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards? Alas! not all the bloori of all the Howards. * * * A wit's a feather, and a chief a rod; An honest man's the noblest work of God. * * * If parts allure thee, think how Bacon shin'd, The wisest, brightest, meanest of mankind!... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1899 - 534 Seiten
...as a*Csesar dead; Alike or when, or where, they shone, or shine, Or on the Rubicon, or on the Rhine. A wit's a feather, and a chief a rod ; An honest man's the noblest work of God. Fame but from death a villain's name can save, As justice tears his body from the grave ; When... | |
 | 1893 - 808 Seiten
...prerequisites required. He believed in and practiced the doctrine expressed by the poet who said, " A wil's a feather, and a chief a rod; An honest man's the noblest work of God." NB Baker was Iowa's Adjutant General during the war of the rebellion, and was well qualified... | |
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All that we feel of it begins and ends In the small circle of our foes or friends; To all beside as much an empty shade... 
