 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1839 - 782 Seiten
...the most extraordinary and inexplicable. 3 " It is in men as in soils," says Swift, " where sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of." But Lord Byron had made the discovery of the vein, without, as it would seem, being aware of its value.... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1844 - 786 Seiten
...the most extraordinary and inexplicable. s " It is in men as in soils," says Swift, " where sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of." But Lord Byron had made the discovery of the vein, without, as it would seem, being aware of its value.... | |
 | Edward Vaughan Kenealy - 1845 - 362 Seiten
...own weakness, yet perhaps as few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold, which the owner knows not of." SIR CHARLES SEDLEY. " Your charms in harmless childhood lay, Like metab in a mine." ttje MOORE'S MELODIES.... | |
 | Edward Vaughan Kenealy - 1845 - 356 Seiten
...own weakness, yet perhaps as few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold, which the owner knows not of." SIR CHARLES SEDLEY. " Your charms in harmless childhood lay, Like metals in a mine." MOORE'S MELODIES.... | |
 | Thornton MacMahon - 1846 - 260 Seiten
...own weakness, yet, perhaps, as few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold, which the owner knows not of. Few are qualified to shine in company ; but, it is in most men's power to be agreeable. The reason,... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1850 - 900 Seiten
...own weakness, yet, perhaps, as few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold, which the owner knows not of. Satire is reckoned the easiest of all wit; but I take it to be otherwise in very bad times: for it is as hard to satirize... | |
 | Tryon Edwards - 1853 - 442 Seiten
...own weakness, yet perhaps as few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold, which the owner knows not of. — Swifi. STUDY. — Study has something cloudy and melancholy in it, which spoils that natural cheerfulness,... | |
 | 1856 - 570 Seiten
...own Weakness, yet perhaps as few know their own Strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of Gold, which the owner knows not of. 3|oto0E aitft ILtfottg, — Saville. "DOWER and Liberty are like Heat and Moisture ; where they are... | |
 | 1856 - 374 Seiten
...own weakness, yet perhaps as few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold, which the owner knows not of.— Swift, A play writer of our times is like a fanatic, that has no wit in ordinary easy things, and yet... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1857 - 432 Seiten
...oven weakness, yet, perhaps, as few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold, which the owner knows not of. Satire is reckoned the easiest of all wit ; but I take it to be otherwise in very bad times : for it is as hard to satirize... | |
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Although men are accused for not knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps as few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold, which the owner knows not of. 
