The setting sun; or, Devil amongst the placemen. To which is added ... a parody on The beggar's opera, by Cervantes Hogg. 3 vols. [in 1]. |
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... which strives to equal or excel by fair competition alone : envy is a blind , grovelling passion , which would foully destroy what it has not merit enough to enter into competition with : to the former , Britain owes her prosperity ...
... which strives to equal or excel by fair competition alone : envy is a blind , grovelling passion , which would foully destroy what it has not merit enough to enter into competition with : to the former , Britain owes her prosperity ...
Pagina 45
hordes of ignorant bigots , that , having little or nothing of their own to contend for , they care not who is their next master : 66 another , and another still succeeds , And the last fool's as welcome as the former !
hordes of ignorant bigots , that , having little or nothing of their own to contend for , they care not who is their next master : 66 another , and another still succeeds , And the last fool's as welcome as the former !
Pagina 46
... whose highest prospect of reward for victory , held out to the nation to be inspirited , was that of having things restored to their former situation !!! Why , the nation cannot be in a worse situation than its former one ; and this ...
... whose highest prospect of reward for victory , held out to the nation to be inspirited , was that of having things restored to their former situation !!! Why , the nation cannot be in a worse situation than its former one ; and this ...
Pagina 47
a worse situation than its former one ; and this was a notable incentive to prodigies of valour ! What is true valour ? We subscribe to the poet's idea of it : " It is the greatest virtue ; and the safety Of all mankind ; the object of ...
a worse situation than its former one ; and this was a notable incentive to prodigies of valour ! What is true valour ? We subscribe to the poet's idea of it : " It is the greatest virtue ; and the safety Of all mankind ; the object of ...
Pagina 62
In the latter we abound ; in the former we are so notoriously deficient , that it may be as well to consider how far we are from the brink of the gulph . We have only to look to ourselves . The Continent cannot long remain in its ...
In the latter we abound ; in the former we are so notoriously deficient , that it may be as well to consider how far we are from the brink of the gulph . We have only to look to ourselves . The Continent cannot long remain in its ...
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Pagina 80 - Come on, sir; here's the place: — stand still. — How fearful And dizzy 'tis, to cast one's eyes so low! The crows and choughs, that wing the midway air, Show scarce so gross as beetles : Half way down Hangs one that gathers samphire; dreadful trade! Methinks, he seems no bigger than his head: The fishermen, that walk upon the beach, Appear like mice; and yon...
Pagina 98 - And Jacob said, Sell me this day thy birthright. And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?
Pagina 98 - And Esau said to Jacob, Feed me, I pray thee, with that same red pottage; for I am faint; therefore was his name called Edom.
Pagina 22 - WHEN civil dudgeon first grew high, And men fell out, they knew not why ; When hard words, jealousies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears, And made them fight, like mad or drunk, For Dame Religion, as for punk ; VOL.
Pagina 111 - How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear Charmer away!
Pagina 88 - O Lord our God, arise! Scatter his enemies, And make them fall; Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks: On Thee our hopes we fix — God save us all!
Pagina 78 - Permit me, sire, further to observe, that whoever has already dared, or shall hereafter endeavour, by false insinuations and suggestions, to alienate your majesty's affections from your loyal subjects in general, and from the city of London in particular...
Pagina 117 - Not thus the land appear'd in ages past, A dreary desert, and a gloomy waste, To savage beasts and savage laws a prey, And kings more furious and severe than they...
Pagina 98 - Will you solemnly promise and swear to govern the people of this kingdom of England, and the dominions thereto belonging, according to the statutes in parliament agreed on, and the laws and customs of the same?
Pagina 3 - Tis woman that seduces all mankind, By her we first were taught the wheedling arts: Her very eyes can cheat; when most she's kind, She tricks us of our money with our hearts.
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| Titlu | The setting sun; or, Devil amongst the placemen. To which is added ... a parody on The beggar's opera, by Cervantes Hogg. 3 vols. [in 1]. |
| Autor | Eaton Stannard Barrett |
| Publicată | 1809 |
| Exemplar original de la | Universitatea Oxford |
| Scanată la | 21 sep. 2006 |
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