 | Maria Louisa Charlesworth - Benevolence - 1867 - 472 pages
...to anger is better than the mighty ; And he that ruleth his spirit, than he that takcth a city.' ' He who reigns within himself, and rules Passions,...king ; Which every wise and virtuous man attains.' Betty Cox taught little Alfred his lesson day after day ; and when both he and she knew it perfectly... | |
 | John Milton, Edward Phillips - English poetry - 1868 - 632 pages
...of a king, His honor, virtue, merit, and chief praise, That for the public all this weight he bears. Yet he who reigns within himself, and rules Passions,...aspires to rule Cities of men, or headstrong multitudes, Subject himself to anarchy within, 471 Or lawless passions in him which he serves. But to guide nations... | |
 | Henry Morley - Ballads, English - 1868 - 284 pages
...within himself, and ndcs fusions, desires, and fears, is more a king ; Which ecery wise and cirtuous man attains ; And who attains not, ill aspires to rule Cities of men, or headstrong multitudes. JOHN MILTOK. A DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE RESOLVED SOUL, AND CREATED PLEASURE. IOUH.AGE, my soul ! now learn... | |
 | Henry Morley - Ballads, English - 1868 - 282 pages
...himself, and rules Passions, desires, nnd fears, is more a king : Which ecery wise and virtuous mnn attains : And who attains not, ill aspires to rule Cities of men, or headstrong multitudes. JOHX MILTOS. A DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE RESOLVED SOUL, AND CHEATED PLEASURE. fOUIlAGE, my soul ! now learn... | |
 | Henry Morley - Ballads, English - 1869 - 282 pages
...a King, His honour, virtue, merit, and chief praise. That for the Publick all this weight he bears. Yet he, who reigns within himself, and rules Passions,...aspires to rule Cities of men, or headstrong multitudes, JOHN MIITOK. A DIALOGUE BETWEEN THE RESOLVED SOUL, AND CREATED PLEASURE. JOURAGE, my soul ! now learn... | |
 | 1869 - 514 pages
...a king, His honour, virtue, merit, and chief praise, That for the public all this weight he bears ; Yet he who reigns within himself, and rules Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king. These aro Miltonic Kaes, and in some respects, though yet eo different, »call the dramatic style and... | |
 | Henry Morbey - 1869 - 386 pages
...a King, His honour, virtue, merit, and chief praise. That for the Publick alt this weight he bears. Yet he, who reigns within himself, and rules Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king ; WTtich every wise and virtuous man attains ; And who attains not, ill aspires to rule Cities of men,... | |
 | Alfred Henderson - Proverbs, Latin - 1869 - 526 pages
...them." SHAKS. See " Tu ne." Vincit qui se vincit. — He is indeed a conqueror who conquers himself. " Who reigns within himself, and rules Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king." MILTON. See " Potentissimus." Vindicta bonum vita jucundius ipsd. Juv. — Revenge is sweeter than... | |
 | Christian life - 1869 - 850 pages
...regulating our hatred and our love, our efforts and inactivities, our thoughts and our words. Milton says, " He who reigns within himself, and rules passions, desires, and fears, is more than a king." A wiser man than Milton wrote, centuries ago, "Better » he that ruleth his spirit than... | |
 | John Milton - 1870 - 352 pages
...king, His honour, virtue, merit, and chief praise, That for the public all this weight he bears. 465 Yet he, who reigns within himself, and rules Passions,...within, Or lawless passions in him which he serves. But to guide nations in the way of truth By saving doctrine, and from error lead To know, andknowing... | |
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Yet he who reigns within himself, and rules Passions, desires, and fears, is more a king — Which every wise and virtuous man attains ; And who attains not ill aspires to rule Cities of men, or headstrong multitudes, 470 Subject himself to anarchy within,... 
