| James Grant - London (England) - 1837 - 666 pages
...their dealings with authors, afford a remarkable illustration of Pope's celebrated couplet — •' 'Tis from high life, high characters are drawn; A saint in crape, is twice a saint in lawn." The houses to which I refer evince a marked predilection for the writings of noblemen and persons of... | |
| James Grant - London (England) - 1839 - 352 pages
...my eyes — that Dr. Chalmers came under the category of those referred to by Pope, when he says, " 'Tis from high life high characters are drawn, A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn," &c. Dr. Chalmers, in an after-part of his discourse, repeats the position, that the bishops are the... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...he was drunk. But, sage historians! 'tis your task to prove One action, conduct; one, heroic love. ; learn 'd ; a bishop, what you will ; Wise, if a minister; but, if a king, More wise, more learn'd,... | |
| John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...he was drunk. But, (age historians : 'til your toik to prove One action, conduct ; one, heroic love. 'Tis from high life high characters are drawn : A...judge is just, a chancellor juster still ; A gownman learn'd ; a bishop, what you will ; V, j -!•. if a minister ; but, if a king, More wise, more learn'd,... | |
| Quotations, English - 1847 - 540 pages
...creating. 8. Should vice expect to 'scape rebuke, Because its owner is a duke ? THOMSON. THOMSON. 9. 'Tis from high life high characters are drawn ; A...judge is just, a chancellor juster still ; A gown-man, learn'd ; a bishop what you will ; Wise, if a minister ; but if a king, More wise, more learn'd, more... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1847 - 524 pages
...prove One action, conduct ; one, heroic love. 'Tis from high life high characters are drawn ; 1 35 A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn ; A judge is just, a chanc'lor juster still ; A gownman, learn'd ; a bishop, what you will ; Wise, if a minister ; but,... | |
| Alexander Pope, William Charles Macready - 1849 - 646 pages
...might plead. But, sage historians ! 'tis your task to prove One action, conduct ; one, heroic love. 'Tis from high life high characters are drawn ; A...judge is just, a chancellor juster still ; A gown-man learn'd ; a bishop, what yon will ; Wise, if a minister ; but, if a king, More wise, more learn'd,... | |
| Thomas Cooper - 1850 - 504 pages
...Moral Epistles') studded witb brilliant points, and filled with the most truthful description : "' Tis from high life high characters are drawn : A saint...bishop what you will ; Wise, if a minister ; but, it' a king, More wise, more learned, more j ust, more everything, Court-virtues hear, like gems, the... | |
| Thomas Cooper - Chartism - 1850 - 492 pages
...'Moral Epistles') studded with brilliant points, and filled with the most truthful description : • '" Tis from high life high characters are drawn : A saint...chancellor juster still ; A gownman learned ; a bishop «hat you will ; Wise, if a minister ; but, if a king, More wise, more learned, more just, more everything,... | |
| Thomas Cooper - Chartism - 1850 - 488 pages
...Moral Epistles') studded with brilliant points, and filled with the most truthful description : '" Tis from high life high characters are drawn : A saint...twice a saint in lawn ; A judge is just, a chancellor justar still ; A gownman learned ; a bishop what you will ; Wise, if a minister ; hut, if a king, More... | |
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