 To th' course of nature, but its own : The courage of the bravest daunt, And turn poltroons as valiant : For men as resolute appear, With too much as too little fear ; And, when they're out of hopes of flying, Will run away from death by dying ; Or turn...  The Works of the English Poets: Butler - Page 63by Samuel Johnson - 1779Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Butler - 1861 - 394 pages
...bravest daunt, And turn poltroons as valiant : For men as resolute appear With too much as too little fear ; And, when they 're out of hopes of flying Will run away from death by dying ; Or turn again to stand it out, And those they fled, like lions, rout. This Hudibras had prov'd too true, Who, by the... | |
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pages
...to valiant : For Men as refolute appear With too much, as too little Fear ; : And And when they're out of Hopes of flying, Will run away from Death by dying : Or turn again to Hand it out, And thofe that fled, like Lions rout. Hid. For Fear oft braver Feats performs, Than ever Courage dar'd in Arms.... | |
 | Titus Lucretius Carus, Thomas Creech - 1714 - 508 pages
...Poltroons to valiant : For Mçn as refolute appear With too much, as too little Bear; And when they're out of Hopes of Flying, Will run away from Death by Dying. Self-Murder is certainly one of the moll unaccountable Frenzies that ever rag'd in the Minds of miferable... | |
 | Titus Lucretius Carus - 1714 - 506 pages
...Poltroons to valiant : For Men as refolute appear With too much, as too little Fear ; And when they're out of Hopes of Flying, Will run away from Death by Dying. Self-Murder is certainly one of the moft unaccountable Frenzies that ever rag'd in the Minds of miferable... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 434 pages
...valeur , Et redonne au poltron du cœur ; for Men as refoluit appear With too much , as too little fear ; And when they 're out of Hopes of flying , Will run away from Death by dying : Or turn again toftand it out ., And thofe they fted 3 like Lions , Rout. This Hudibras had prov'd too true 3 Who... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 pages
...poltroons as valiant : For men as refolute appear With too much, as too little fear ; And when they're out of hopes of flying. Will run away from death by dying ; Or turn again tn ftand it out, And thofc they fled, like lion*, rout. This Hudibrai had prov'd too true, Who, by... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 722 pages
...pultroons as valiant : For men as refolute appear With too much, as too little fear; And, when they're out of hopes of flying, Will run away from death by dying ; 30 Or turn again to ftand it out, And thofe they fled, like lions, reut. This Hudibras had prov'd... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1803 - 522 pages
...it.u-lli6iJ c ti ', reader. *Tor men as rcfolute appear With too much, as too little fear ; And, when they're out of hopes of flying, Will run away from death by dying l 39 Or turn again to ftand it out, And thofe they fled, like lions, rout. This Hudibras had prov'd... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1805 - 440 pages
...poltroons as valiant: For men as resolute appear With too much as too litlle fear ; And when they're out of hopes of flying, Will run away from death by dying ; SO Or turn again to stand it out, And these they fled, like lions, rout. This HUDIRRAS had prov'd... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1812 - 876 pages
...daunt, 35 And turn poltros- onas valiant : For men as resolute appear, With too much as too little fear ; And when they 're out of hopes of flying, "Will run away from death by dying ;- 30 Or turn agiin to stand it out, And those they fled, like lions, rout. This Hndibras had prev'd... | |
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