 | Henry George Bohn - 1867 - 752 Seiten
...friend ; It raises armies in a nation's aid, But bribes a senate, and a land's betray M. Pope, ME m.29. Get place and wealth, if possible with grace ; If not, by any means get wealth and place. Pope, Intii. Ilor. I. 1103. My friend, get money ; get n largo estate By honest means, but got— at... | |
 | 1867 - 788 Seiten
...the young of our age receive. " Get it honestly, if you can ; if you cannot, why then get it anyhow." "Get place and wealth, if possible, with grace. If not, by any means get wealth and place." Of all the ills flesh is heir to none are harder to be borne than not to be beflounced with satins,... | |
 | Somniator (Oneiropolis, pseud.) - 1868 - 268 Seiten
...adventurers abroad, social speculator -es, lookers-out for good chances, who say in their secret hearts, Get place and wealth, — if possible, with grace ; If not, by any means get wealth and place ; that society is necessarily thrown into a defensive attitude to protect itself from a threatened... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1869 - 570 Seiten
...good old song? The modern language of corrupted Peers, Or what was spoke at CRESSY and POITIERS? 100 Who counsels best? who whispers, "Be but great, "With...grace; "If not, by any means get Wealth and Place — " 1 [Warburton points that this line gives the 5 [Sir John Barnard, a quaker who joined the meaning... | |
 | John T. Watson - 1869 - 524 Seiten
...raises armies in a nation's aid, But bribes a Senate, and a land 's betray'd. POPE'S Moral Essat/i Get place and wealth, if possible, with grace, If not, by any means get wealth and place. POPE'S Moral To whom can riches give repute or trust, Content, or pleasure, but the good and just?... | |
 | Alfred Henderson - 1869 - 526 Seiten
...modo rem. HOR. Get money; by just means, if you can; if not, still get money. " Get wealth and power, if possible with grace, If not, by any means, get wealth and place." POPE. See " Quierenda" Remis velisque. — With oars and sails. " Tooth and nail." Repentt, tanquam... | |
 | 1869 - 534 Seiten
...mouth of a corrupt and unscrupulous man. It has been thus well translated: — "Get wealth and power, if possible, with grace; If not — by any means get wealth and place." — POPE. Again : — "My friend, get money; get a large estate, By honest means ; but get, at any... | |
 | James Shaw - 1870 - 368 Seiten
...legislation in the background. No. X.— MINISTEBIAL BILLS— THE SESSION 1871. " Get wealth and place, if possible, with grace ; If not, by any means get wealth and place." THE BALLOT BILL. IT would seem that the only measure of any importance likely to be passed this Session... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1873 - 590 Seiten
...good old song? The modem language of corrupted Peers, •Or what was spoke at CRESSY and POITIERS? 100 Who counsels best? who whispers, "Be but great, "With...grace; "If not, by any means get Wealth and Place — " 1 [Warburton points that this line gives the * 5 [Sir John Barnard, a quakcr who joined the meaning... | |
 | Royal Historical Society (Great Britain) - 1873 - 476 Seiten
...name. Rem facias : rem si possis recte, si non quocunque modo rem (Horace) — Get wealth and power, if possible, with grace ; If not, by any means get wealth and place. Risus abundat in ore stultorum — And gentle dulness ever loves a joke. Spes bona dat vires animarum,... | |
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Who counsels best ? who whispers, ' Be but great, With praise or infamy leave that to fate; Get place and wealth, if possible, with grace ; If not, by any means get wealth and place. 
