 This law, though custom now diverts the course, As nature's institute, is yet in force ; Uncancell'd, though disused ; and he, whose mind Is virtuous, is alone of noble kind ; Though poor in fortune, of celestial race ; And he commits the crime who calls...  The British Poets - Page 581866Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden - Fables - 1713 - 614 pages
...Fortune, of Celeftial Race ; And he commits the Crime who calls him Bafe. Now lay the Line ; and meafure all thy Court, By inward Virtue, not external Port, And find whom juftly to prefer above The Man on whom my Judgment plac'd my Love : So fhalt thou fee his Parts and... | |
 | John Dryden - English poetry - 1760 - 526 pages
...fortune, of celeftial race ; And he commits the crime who calls him bafe. Now lay the line ; and meafure all thy court, By inward virtue, not external port ; And find whom juftly to prefer above The man on whom my judgment plac'd my Jove: So fhalt thou fee his parts and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 360 pages
...fortune, of celeftial race ; And he commits the crime who calls him bafe. Now lay the line ; and meafure all thy court, By inward virtue, not external port ; And find whom juftly to prefer above The man on whom my judgment plac'd my love : So fhalt thou fee his parts and... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...fortune, of ctlcftial race; And he commits the crime who calls him tufe. Now lay the line ; and meafurc all thy court, By inward virtue, not external port; And find whom juftly to prefer above The man on whom my judgment plac'd mrbv: Su flialt thou fee his parts and perfon... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 842 pages
...fortune, of celeftial race; And he commits the crime who calls him bale. Now lay the line ; and meafure all thy court, By inward virtue, not external port; And find whom juftly to prefer above The man on whom my judgment plac'd my lots So (halt thou fee his parts and per... | |
 | Joseph Wildman - 1799 - 308 pages
...again perusing this letter, -he, whose mind Is virtuous, is alone of noble kind; Tho' poor in iortune, of celestial race, And he commits the crime, who calls him base. * * . * * For true nobility is of the mind, Not giv'n by chance, and not to chance resign'd. DRYDEN'S... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English Language - 1805 - 954 pages
...commonly wore furious in their beginnings. Bacon. He, whose mind 's virtuous, is alone of noble kind; Though poor in fortune, of celestial race ; And he commits the crime who calls htm täte. Dryden. I- Base-born ; born out of wedlock, and by consequence of no honourable birth ;... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 346 pages
...force ; ' Uncancel'd, though disus'd ; and he whose mind ' Is virtuous, is aloue of noble kind ; 520 ' Though poor in fortune, of celestial race ; ' And...The man on whom my judgment plac'd my love : ' So shall thou see his parts and person shine,— ' And, thus compar'd, the rest a, base degenerate line.... | |
 | John Aikin - 1807 - 696 pages
...I'ucanceU'J Uncancell'd, tho' disus'd ; and he whose min4 Is virtuous, is alone of noble kind: Tho' poor in fortune, of celestial race ; And he commits the crime, who calls him base. But if thou shall allege, thro' pride of mind, Thy blood with one of base condition join'd, Tis false;... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 506 pages
...yet in force; Uncancelled, though disused : and he, whose mind Is virtuous, is alone of noble kind; Though poor in fortune, of celestial race ; And he...external port, And find whom justly to prefer above The man on whom my judgment placed my love * So shalt thou see his parts and person shine, And, thus... | |
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