 But each man's secret standard in his mind, That casting-weight pride adds to emptiness, This, who can gratify ? for who can guess ? The bard whom pilfer'd pastorals renown, Who turns a Persian tale for half a crown...  Special Reports on Educational Subjects - Page 178by Great Britain. Board of Education - 1912Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1751 - 288 pages
...know, are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there. Were others angry : I excus'd them too ; Well might they rage, I gave them but their due. As man's true merit 'tis not hard to find ; 175 But each man's fecret ftandard in his mind, NOTES.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 278 pages
...know, are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there. Were others angry : I excus'd them too ; Well might they rage, I gave them but their due. As man's true merit 'tis not hard to find ; 175 But each man's fecret ftandard in his mind, NOTES.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1751 - 286 pages
...know, are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there. Were others angry : I excus'd them too ; Well might they rage, I gave them but their due. As man's true merit 'tis not hard to find ; 175 But each man's fecret ftandard in his mind, NOTES.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1752 - 434 pages
...rich nor rare, 1 7 1 But wonder how the devil they got there. Were others angry : I excus'd them too j Well might they rage, I gave them but their due, A man's true merit 'tis not hard to find; 175 But each man's fecret ftandard in his mind, That Cafting-weight pride adds to emptinefs, This,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1777 - 262 pages
...know are neither lich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there. Were others angry : I excus'd them too; Well might they rage, I gave them but their due. A man's true merit 'tis not hai'd to find ; But each man's I'eeret ftandard in his mind, That Calling-weight pride adds to envptii,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 392 pages
...know are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there. Were others angry : I excus'd them too ; Well might they rage, I gave them but their due. A man's true merit 'tis not hard to find ; 175 But each man's fecret ftandard in his mind, That Cafting-weight pride adds to emptinefs, This,... | |
 | Joseph Price (capt.) - 1783 - 148 pages
...and I have a right to treat any man with contempt, who is content to be contemptuoufiyv treated, " A man's true merit 'tis not hard to find,* ** But each man's ftcret ftandard in his mind?, " Thai folid weight pride adds to empiinefs ; " This who can gratify,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1787 - 396 pages
...know are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there. Were others angry: ] excus'd them too ; Well might they rage, I gave them but their due. A man's true merit 'tis not hard to find ; 175.. But each man's fecret ftandard in his mind, That Calling. weight pride adds to emptineft, This,... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 398 pages
...know are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there. Were others angry : I cxcus'd them too ; Well might they rage, I gave them but their due. A man's true merit 'tis not hard to find ; 1 75 But each man's fecret flandard in his mind, That Cafting-weight pride adds to cmptinefs, This,... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...know arc neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there. Were others angry, 1 excus'd them too ; Well might they rage, I gave them but their...true merit 'tis not hard to find ; But each man's fecrct ihndard in his mind, That calling-weight pride adds to emptinefs, This, who can gratify ? for... | |
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