 Statesman, yet friend to truth ; of soul 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, unenvied, by the...  The Wyoming Valley, Upper Waters of the Susquehanna, and the Lackawanna Coal ... - Page 111edited by - 1875 - 236 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Camden Elizabeth Lambert - 1838 - 1014 pages
...secret emissary. He was however arrested, and subsequently expelled the imperial dominions, CHAPTER XVI. 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.... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1839 - 510 pages
...CIUGGS (and let me call him mine) On the cast ore, ¡mother Pollio, shine ; With aspect open, shall erect his head, And round the orb in lasting notes...truth ! of soul sincere, 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... | |
 | James Herring - United States - 1834 - 458 pages
...affectionate tribute, inscribed by the poet on the monument of his friend, it is the subject of this notice. Statesman, yet friend to truth ! of soul sincere,...! Who broke no promise, served no private end, Who sought no title, and who lost no friend ; Ennobled by himself, by all approved, Praised, wept, and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1840 - 522 pages
...1]-; i 1 1 •].:•: : VISIT T1TCLIS ET INVTD1A MAJOR, ANNOS IH-r PAOCO3, XXXV. OB. FEB. XVI. HDCCXX. Statesman, yet friend to truth ! of soul sincere, 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;... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1841 - 840 pages
...thy Craggs (and let me call him mine) On the cast ore, another Pullio, shine : With aspect open shall ) best friend to truth ! of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honor clear ; Who broke no promise,... | |
 | Westminster abbey - 1841 - 214 pages
...16, 1720, aged thirty-five. Upon the base of the monument is this epitaph, written by Mr. Pope : — Statesman, yet friend to truth, of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear ! Who broke no promise, sere'd no private end, Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend.... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 830 pages
...With aspect open shall erect his head, And round the orb in lasting notes be read, " Statesman, best scrv'd no private end, Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend ; Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd,... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1843 - 826 pages
...With aspect open shall erect hie head, And round the orb in lasting notes be read, " Statenman, best the high gate, and down the headlong hill ? Canst thou the stag's laborious chase direct, Or th serv'd no private end. Who gain'd no title, and who lost no friend ; Ennobled by himself, by all approv'd.... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 482 pages
...where there is a monument to him, inscribed with the well-known epitaph of his friend Pope : — " 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... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1843 - 440 pages
...a monument to his memory, inscribed with the following epitaph written by his friend Pope : — • Statesman, yet friend to truth ; of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear ; I told this story the other day to George Selwyn, whose passion is to see coffins, and... | |
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