 | Public school series - 1874 - 280 pagina’s
...sternon, the breast (Greek). !l Dia, across, and^ftrosso, to fence (Greek). FROM ADDISON.— 1672— 1719. 'Tis not in mortals to command success, But we'll do more, Sempronius : we'll deserve it. FEOM YOUNa.— 1681— 1765. PIGMIES are pigmies still, though perched on Alps, And pyramids are pyramids... | |
 | 1880 - 1108 pagina’s
...own energies. Let those who have at heart the success of the Institute say with Addison — " 'Tie not in mortals to command success ; But we'll do more, Sempronius, we'll deserve it." ONION BANK OF LONDON.— RETIRING ALLOWANCES TO OFFICERS AND CLERKS. A SPECIAL general meeting of the... | |
 | Gilbert Keith Chesterton - 1986 - 404 pagina’s
...from this has been admirably expressed in a famous quotation. Addison makes the great Stoic26 say— "Tis not in mortals to command success; But we'll do more, Sempronius, we'll deserve it." But the spirit of Romance and Christendom, the spirit which is in every lover, the spirit which has... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1989 - 414 pagina’s
...life is ignorance and confidence, and then success is sure. Mark Twain (1835-1910) American author 'Tis not in mortals to command success, But we'll do more, Sempronius; we'll deserve it. Joseph Addison (1672-1719) English essayist For a hundred that can bear adversity there is hardly one... | |
 | John O'Donovan - 1993 - 244 pagina’s
...farther towards the wall than I can help. I'm really going to go after that hospital contract now. Tis not in mortals to command success. But we'll do more, Sempronius; we'll deserve it! [He raises his trombone to his lips and cries wildly.] In dulci jubilo! [Lee snatches the instrument... | |
 | Robert Andrews - 1997 - 666 pagina’s
...(THOMAS STEARNS) ELIOT, (1888-1965) Anglo-American poet, critic. "The Rock,"pt. 1 (1934). Success 1 'Tis not in mortals to command success, But we'll do more, Sempronius, we'll deserve it. JOSEPH ADDISON, (1672-1719) British essayist. Portius, in Cato, act 1 , sc. 2 (1713). Repr. in Works... | |
 | Graham Wootton - 1998 - 326 pagina’s
...influence, but the most important single one is prestige, based fundamentally on 'services rendered' — 'Tis not in mortals to command success, But we'll do more, Sempronius; we'll deserve it.' CONCLUSIONS EX-SERVICEMEN'S associations in this country were products of the peculiar circumstances... | |
 | Peter McNamara - 1999 - 278 pagina’s
...and display one's virtue. It is this reasoning that Cato's son seems to have adopted when he says, "'Tis not in mortals to command success, / But we'll do more, Sempronius; we'll deserve it." This outlook even allows Cato to receive with equanimity the brave death of his other son. But it does... | |
 | Guy Tallice - 2002 - 160 pagina’s
...a time, the storm clouds parted to reveal a small patch of blue. CHAPTER 3 What Dreams Are Made Of "'Tis not in mortals to command success, But we'll do more Sempronius we'll deserve it." Joseph Addison, Cato, I, ii, 43. A week later I walked into the plush multi-storied Westminster offices... | |
 | Charlotte Smith - 2002 - 596 pagina’s
...I.¡1.43-44,a tragedy with contemporary political resonance. Smith slightly changes the punctuation: '"Tis not in mortals to command success,/ But we'll do more, Sempronius; we'll deserve it." They were now arrived at a street where, as Warwick's lodgings were near Leicester Square, and those... | |
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Tis not in mortals to command success, But we'll do more, Sempronius; we'll deserve it. 
