 | Statistical and social inquiry society of Ireland - 1856 - 428 Seiten
...non quocunque mode, rem. Or, as one of our own poets happily renders it : — " Get wealth and power, if possible, with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place." It very rarely happens that the social body recovers from such a malady, and resumes a healthful tone,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1859 - 384 Seiten
...Poictiers ? 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.' For what ? to have a box where eunuchs sing, And foremost in the circle eye a king. Or he who bids... | |
 | Greek - 1859 - 568 Seiten
...a corrupt and unscrupulous man. It nas 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 rate."... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1860 - 632 Seiten
...Poitiers ? Who counsels best? who whispers, 'Be but grom% 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 :' For what? to have a box where eunuelis sing, And foremost in the circle eye a king: Or he, who bids... | |
 | 1861 - 1176 Seiten
...old counsel — * Gluig's Campaign of Lcipsic, p. 2. VoL 60.— No. 286. 5 Q Get wealth and place, if possible, with grace ; If not, by any means, get wealth and place. " Bonaparte," says Emerson, " was the idol of common men, because he had in a transcendent degree the... | |
 | 1861 - 998 Seiten
...old counsel—. * Qleig's Campaign of Leipsic, p. 2. Vol CO.— No. 286. 5 Q Get wealth and place, if possible, with grace ; If not, by any means, get wealth and place. " Bonaparte," says Emerson, " was the idol of common men, because he had in a transcendant degree the... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1863 - 388 Seiten
...Poictiers ? 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 :' — (For what ? to have a box where eunuchs sing. And foremost in the circle eye a king ?) Or he... | |
 | John Cooper Grocott - 1863 - 562 Seiten
...2. My friend, get money ; get a large estate By honest means ; but get — at any rate. MONEY. — Get place and wealth, if possible, with grace, If not, by any means get wealth and place. POPE. — To Bolingbroke, Book I. Epi. I. Line 103. MONSIEUR TONSON.— Away he went, and ne'er was... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1865 - 504 Seiten
...money, boy ; No matter by what means.f Everg Man in his Humor. Act ii. Sc. 3. * Cf. BASSE, p. 160. t Get place and wealth, if possible, with grace; If not, by any means get wealth and place. POPE. Horace, Ep. i. Book 1. BEAUMONT. — FLETCHER.— CAREW. 129 FRANCIS BEAUMONT. 1585-1616. What... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1867 - 626 Seiten
...100 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. ' Tor what ? to have a box where eunuchs sing, And foremost in the circle eye a king : Or he, who bids... | |
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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~ 
