 Wouldst thou to honours and preferments climb? Be bold in mischief, dare some mighty crime, Which dungeons, death, or banishment deserves; For virtue is but dryly praised, and starves.  The Miniature - Page 225by Solomon Grildrig - 1805 - 368 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Solomon Grildrig - 1805 - 412 pages
...liortos, prcetoria, mensas, Argentum vetus, et stantem extra pocula caprum. Juv. SAT. 1.73. Wouldst ihou to honours and preferments climb* Be bold in mischief,...death, or banishment deserves : For Virtue is but dryly pi^aised, and starves. Great, men, to great crimes, owe their plate embost f fair palaces, and furniture... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808 - 442 pages
...wives ; Poisoning, without regard of fame or fear, And spotted corpse are frequent on the bier. Wouldst thou to honours and preferments climb ? Be bold in...plate embost,^ Fair palaces, and furniture of cost, > And high commands ; a sneaking sin is lost. 5 Who can behold that rank old 1 etcher keep His son's... | |
 | John Dryden - 1808 - 436 pages
...wives; Poisoning, without regard of fame or fear, And spotted corpse are frequent on the bier. Wouldst thou to honours and preferments climb? Be bold in...starves. Great men to great crimes owe their plate em host, Y Fair palaces, and furniture of cost, > And high commands ; a sneaking sin is lost. 3 Who... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 328 pages
...An<fi. aliquid Iwibus Gyarit, et carcetc digitvm. Si vit cm aliyvis. JUV. Would'st thou to honours arid preferments climb ? Be bold in mischief, dare some mighty crime, Which dungeons, death or banishment deserve!. DRYDEN. TO THE ADVENTURER. DEAR BROTHER, THE thirst of glory is I think allowed, even by... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 336 pages
...Gyarit, et carccre diri Si vsi uff aliquis. JUT. XVould'st thou to honours and preferments climb I Be bold in mischief, dare some mighty crime, Which dungeons, death or banishment deserves. DRYDEN. a TO THE ADVKNTUHER. . DFAR BROTHER, THE thirst of glory is I think allowed, even by the the... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 444 pages
...wives ; Poisoning without regard of fame or fear, And spotted corpse are frequent on the bier. Wouldst thou to honours and preferments climb? Be bold in...plate embost, Fair palaces, and furniture of cost, And high commands ; a sneaking sin is lost. Who can behold that rank old lecher keep His son's corrupted... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 296 pages
...: Poisoning, without regard of fame or fear ; And spotted corpse are frequent on the bier. Wouldst thou to honours and preferments climb ? Be bold in...starves. Great men to great crimes owe their plate emFair palaces, and furniture of cost; [boss'd, And high commands : a sneaking sin is lost. Who can... | |
 | James Ferguson - 1823 - 322 pages
...OCTOBER, 13,1753. Si vis esse aliquis. JUT. diule. aliquid hrcoilms Gyaris, et carcere ilignum, VVouldst thou to honours and preferments climb? Be bold in...crime, Which dungeons, death, or banishment deserves. " TO THE ADVENTURER. " DEAR BROTHER, DRYDEN. " THE thirst of glory is, I think, allowed, even by the... | |
 | 1823 - 298 pages
...OCTOBER, 13, 1753. 4ude atiquid brevibus Gyaris, et carcere (lignum, Si vis esse aliquis, Juv. Wouldst thou to honours and preferments climb? Be bold in...crime, Which dungeons, death, or banishment deserves. DttYDEN. " TO THE ADVENTURER. " DEAR BROTHER, " THE thirst of glory is, I think, allowed, even by the... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 636 pages
...— Z. Aude aliquid brevibus Gyaris, et carcere dignum, Si vis esse aliquis. — Jov. Would'stthou to honours and preferments climb? Be bold in mischief,...crime. Which dungeons, death, or banishment deserves. — DHYDES. ' To THE ADVENTURER. •DEAR BROTHER, THE thirst of glory is, I think, allowed, even by... | |
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