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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Pagina 23
... former , Britain owes her prosperity ; to the latter , she may set down the rancorous hatred of France , or rather of her Corsican ruler . Has not the despot avowed to the world that trade and commerce should be annihilated , rather ...
... former , Britain owes her prosperity ; to the latter , she may set down the rancorous hatred of France , or rather of her Corsican ruler . Has not the despot avowed to the world that trade and commerce should be annihilated , rather ...
Pagina 45
... former ! " We have witnessed all these things - we say -Well , what then ? demands the reader . Why , we add , that we have witnessed enough to convince us - nay , even kings themselves , who oftener lose their heads than their ...
... former ! " We have witnessed all these things - we say -Well , what then ? demands the reader . Why , we add , that we have witnessed enough to convince us - nay , even kings themselves , who oftener lose their heads than their ...
Pagina 46
... former situation !!! Why , the nation cannot be in a worse situation than its former one ; and this 46 THE SETTING SUN .
... former situation !!! Why , the nation cannot be in a worse situation than its former one ; and this 46 THE SETTING SUN .
Pagina 47
Eaton Stannard Barrett. 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 ...
Eaton Stannard Barrett. 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 ...
Pagina 62
... 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 present lethargy , from the natural ...
... 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 present lethargy , from the natural ...
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abuses affairs arms BEGGAR'S OPERA bishops blood brave Britain British Britons Buonaparté Castlereagh city of London Colonel Wardle constitution convention of Cintra convention-mongers corruption court courtier cries crown dare dear DEVIL AMONGST disgraceful Doctor DONKEYMAN DOODLER Duke duty emperor enemy Europe ev'ry expedition expence eyes fools France FRED French friends give glory hand head honest honor hope horse house of commons HUDIBRAS hundred inquiry Jacobin king late laugh liberty lord Castlereagh lord mayor Ma'am majesty majesty's Mary Anne Clarke ment merrily we live minister ministerial MOLL monarch nation never occasion officers parish parliament Perceval person petition PLACEMEN present princes proved purse rank reign rogues rotten borough royal SANDMAN servants SHARP Sir William Spain subjects thing thou throne tion Tom Brown Tory TRAPES Whigs whilst whole
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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.