 | Edward Young - 1741 - 194 lehte
...his Fathers from the grave. Men fhould prefs forward in Fame's glorious chace, Nobles look backward1, and fo lofe the race. Let high Birth triumph! What...great? Nothing — — but Merit in a low eftate. To Virtue's humbleft fon let none prefer Vice, tho' defcended from the Conqueror. Shall men, like figures,... | |
 | Edward Young - 1752 - 154 lehte
...his Fathers from the grave. Men Ihould prefs forward in Fame's glorious chace, Nobles look backward, and fo lofe the race. Let high Birth triumph ! What...can be more great? Nothing — but Merit in a low efiate. To Virtue's humbleft fon let none prefer Vice, tho' defcended from the Conqueror. Shall men,... | |
 | Art - 1762 - 290 lehte
...be found in the fubfequent part of this volume, lu the fatires of Mr. Dryden, Mr. Pope, and oth«8. Let high birth triumph ! what can be more great ? Nothing — but merit in a low erftate : To virtue's humbleft fon let none prefer Vice, tho' defcended from the conqueror. Shall men... | |
 | Edward Young - 1767 - 272 lehte
...his fathers from the grave. Men mould prefs forward in fame's glorious chace ; Nobles look backward, and fo lofe the race. Let high birth triumph ! What...more great ? Nothing — but merit in a low eftate. To virtue's humbleft fon let none prefer Vice, though defcended from the Conqueror. Shall men, like... | |
 | John Bell - 1784 - 468 lehte
...his fathers from the grave. Men fhould prefs forward in Fame's glorious chafe ; Nobles look backward, and fo lofe the race Let high birth triumph! what can be more great ? Nothing—but merit in a low eftate. 140 To Virtue's bumblef t fon let none prefer Vice, tho' defeended... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 286 lehte
...his father's from the grave. Men fhould prefs forward in fame's glorious chace; Nobles look backward, and fo lofe the race. Let high birth triumph ! What can be more great ? Nothing—but merit in a low eftate. 140 To virtue's humbleft fon let none prefer Vice, though defcended... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 lehte
...from the grave. Men (hould prefs forward in fame's glorious chace} Nobles look backward, and Co lofc the race. Let high birth triumph ! what can be more great ? Nothing but merit in a low cftate. To Virtue's humbled fon let none prefer Vice, tho' defcendcd from the Conqueror. Shall men,... | |
 | James Lackington - 1791 - 366 lehte
...every thing. «• She was a woman, take her for all in all, 1 (hall mot look upon her like again." Let high birth triumph ! what can be more great ? Nothing — but merit in a low eftate. Dr. YOONO. Never did I know or hear of a woman who worked and lived fo hard as flie did to fupport... | |
 | Edward Young - 1792 - 348 lehte
...his fathers from the grave. Men mould prefs forward in fame's glorious chace ; Nobles look backward, and fo lofe the race. Let high birth triumph ! What can be more great? Nothing—but merit in a low eftate. To virtue's humbleft fon let none prefer Vice, though defcended... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 1036 lehte
...tlie grave. Men ihould prcls forward in fame's glorious chafe; Nobles look Lacl-.vard, and fo Jo Is the race. l^et high birth triumph ! What can be more great ? Nothing — but merit in a low cft.it*. To virtue's humbled fan let none prefer Vice, though defcendcd from tht conqueror. Shall men,... | |
| |
Let high birth triumph ! What can be more great ? Nothing — but merit in a low estate. 
