34 AMBITION- EMULATION - GLORY. Ravish'd with joy, he wings his eager flight, Nor dreams of ruin in so clear a light : He tempts his fate, and courts a glorious doom, TICKELL. 12. So much the raging thirst for fame exceeds GIFFORD'S Juvenal. 13. But glory's glory; and if you would find What that is ask the pig who sees the wind. BYRON'S Don Juan. 14. Longings sublime and aspirations high. BYRON'S Don Juan. 15. What millions died, that Cæsar might be great! 16. Press on! for it is godlike to unloose 17. The spirit, and forget yourself in thought; CAMPBELL. N. P. WILLIS. Ambition is the germ, THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH. From which all growth of nobleness proceeds. 18. In some, ambition is the chief concern; For this they languish and for this they burn; 19. And man, the image of his God, is found, J. T. WATSON. J. T. WATSON. ANCESTRY-NOBILITY-TITLES, &c. 1. True is, that whilome that good poet said, 2. Titles of honour add not to his worth, 3. Man is a name of honour for a king; Additions take away from each chief thing. 4. A fool indeed has great need of a title; It teaches men to call him Count and Duke, 5. Titles, the servile courtier's lean reward, Sometimes the pay of virtue, but more oft Fокр. CHAPMAN. CROWN. The hire which greatness gives to slaves and sycophants. ROWE. 6. With their authors in oblivion sunk Vain titles lie; the servile badges oft Of mean submission, not the meed of worth. 36 ANCESTRY - NOBILITY - TITLES, &c. 9. 'Tis from high life high characters are drawn; 10. A gown-man, learn'd; a bishop what you will; More wise, more learn'd, more just, more everything. Many a Prince is worse, Who, proud of pedigree, is poor of purse. POPE. POPE'S Moral Essays. 11. How poor are all hereditary honours, 12. Boast not these titles of your ancestors, SHIRLEY. Brave youths; they're their possessions, not your own: 13. Superior worth your rank requires ; 14. He stands for fame on his forefathers' feet, By heraldry proved valiant or discreet! 15. E'en to the dullest peasant standing by, Who fasten'd still on him a wandering eye, He seem'd the master spirit of the land. 16. Even to the delicacy of their hands BEN JONSON. GAY's Fables. YOUNG. JOANNA BAILLIE. There was resemblance, such as true blood wears. 17. "Your ancient house?" No more: I cannot see The wondrous merits of a pedigree: -Nor of a proud display Of smoky ancestors in wax and clay. GIFFORD'S Juvenal. 18. What boots it on the lineal tree to trace, A loose to vice, and like low villains live? GIFFORD'S Juvenal. 19. Fond man! though all the honours of your line GIFFORD'S Juvenal. 20. How shall we call those noble, who disgrace 21. Whence his name GIFFORD'S Juvenal. And lineage long, it suits me not to say; BYRON'S Childe Harold. ANGER-TEMPER-RAGE. 1. Full many mischiefs follow cruel wrath, SPENSER'S Fairy Queen. 38 ANGER-TEMPER-RAGE. 2. Madness and anger differ but in this: This is short madness, that long anger is. 3. My rage is not malicious; like a spark Of fire by steel enforc'd out of a flint, It is no sooner kindled, but extinct. 4. O that my tongue were in the thunder's mouth! Then with a passion would I shake the world. ALEYN. GoFFE. SHAKSPEARE. 5. Anger is like A full hot horse, who being allow'd his way, Self-mettle tires him. SHAKSPEARE. 6. Come not between the dragon and his wrath. SHAKSPEARE. 7. Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turn'd. 8. Those hearts that start at once into a blaze, And open all their rage, like summer storms At once discharg'd, grow cool again and calm. CONGREVE. C. JOHNSON. 9. When anger rushes unrestrain❜d to action, SAVAGE. 10. Then flash'd the living lightning from her eyes, 11. From loveless youth to unrespected age, No passion gratified, except her rage. POPE. POPE. |