Statesman, yet friend to truth ; of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear ! Who broke no promise, served no private end, Who gained no title, and who lost no friend; Ennobled by himself, by all approved, Praised, wept, and honoured by... Monument to the Memory of Henry Clay ... - Page 4621857 - 516 pagesFull view - About this book
| Anecdotes - 1850 - 216 pages
...particular statesman, that it is a pure pleasure to read them : — " Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, Who gained no title, and who lost no friend." ENGLISH BULLS. Some years ago, the publishers of a monthly periodical, finding that the last day of... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1853 - 330 pages
...^ In action faithful, and in honour clear! Who broke no promise, served no private end, Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend; Ennobled by himself, by all approved, Praised, wept, and honour'd, by the Muse he loved. Vr /'? ' V. '••'&' , INTENDED FOR MR. ROWE, .• •v . y'* .'... | |
| Joseph Addison - English literature - 1853 - 684 pages
...sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear ; Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend ; Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd, And prais'd, unenvy'd, by the muse he lov'd." A. POPE. MEDALS.— FIRST SERIES. FIEST SERIES.... | |
| Joseph Addison - English literature - 1853 - 684 pages
...action faithful, and in honour clear ; — Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend ; Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd, And prais'd, unenvy'd, by the muse he lov'd." A. POPE. MEDALS.— FIRST SERIES. FIRST SERIES.... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1854 - 512 pages
...FEB. NVL MDCCNN. Statesman, yet friend to truth ! of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear ! Who broke no promise, served no private end,...Ennobled by himself, by all approved, Praised, wept, and honoured by the Muse he loved." tained them. We may, however, observe some defects. There is a redundancy... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1854 - 596 pages
...notes be read. " Statesman, yet friend to truth ! in soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear ; Who broke no promise, served no private end,...no friend ; Ennobled by himself, by all approved, And praised, unenvied, by the muse he loved." A. POPE. DIALOGUE Ii CYNTHIO, Eugenius, and Philander... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1854 - 688 pages
...sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear ; Who broke no promise, scrv'd no private end, Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend ; Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd, And prais'd, unenvy'd, by the muse he lov'd." A. POPE. MEDALS.— FIRST SERIES. FIRST SERIES.... | |
| John Stilwell Jenkins - Statesmen - 1854 - 468 pages
...CALDWELL CALHOUN. " Statesman, yet friend to truth ! — of soul sincere, In action faithful, im'd in honor clear, •Who broke no promise, served no private end. Who sought no title, and who lost no friend 1" THE ENP. '' L 14 DAY U8E RETURN TO DE8K FROM WHICH BORROWED... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 pages
...sincere. In action faithful, and in honour clear ! Who broke no promise, serv'd no private end, Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend ; Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd, Prais'd, wept, and honour'd by the Muse he lov'd." The lines on Craggs were not originally... | |
| Henry Washington Hilliard - Mexican War, 1846-1848 - 1855 - 510 pages
...death out of which spring our immortal hopes. He expired tranquilly on the 29th of June, in the 76th year of his age. " Statesman, yet friend to truth,...honored by the land he loved." The announcement of Mr. Clay's death produced throughout the whole country the deepest sensation. It struck most hearts as... | |
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