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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Degraded as we now are from our brave ancestors , at least with respect to public vir- tues , there are yet to be found many , many VOL . I. R Englishmen , who are animated with the purest sentiments of THE ...
Degraded as we now are from our brave ancestors , at least with respect to public vir- tues , there are yet to be found many , many VOL . I. R Englishmen , who are animated with the purest sentiments of THE ...
Pagina 22
In arts and sciences , parti- cularly in the fine arts , Britain at least di- vides the palm , but in agriculture , manufac- tures , and commerce , she leaves all compe- tition far behind : There's the sting.- Britain's wealth is the ...
In arts and sciences , parti- cularly in the fine arts , Britain at least di- vides the palm , but in agriculture , manufac- tures , and commerce , she leaves all compe- tition far behind : There's the sting.- Britain's wealth is the ...
Pagina 39
We may all have a chance in time , and we pledge our veracity against the reader's modesty , that there is not a man in the creation , who will say , at least who will think , with Sancho Pança , that his scull is so misshapen ...
We may all have a chance in time , and we pledge our veracity against the reader's modesty , that there is not a man in the creation , who will say , at least who will think , with Sancho Pança , that his scull is so misshapen ...
Pagina 43
... passes over the " mind's eye " upon a re- trospect of the past , we will venture a little bit of a ( not prophecy ) guess into what may be , and we will add to it our pledge to the public , that our skill at prescience is , at least ...
... passes over the " mind's eye " upon a re- trospect of the past , we will venture a little bit of a ( not prophecy ) guess into what may be , and we will add to it our pledge to the public , that our skill at prescience is , at least ...
Pagina 45
... is the sole prop of every government , when put to the trial ; and , as a man's esteem is not to be gained , like a spaniel's , by kicks and thumps , he should be treated with decency at least , if not with attention and civility .
... is the sole prop of every government , when put to the trial ; and , as a man's esteem is not to be gained , like a spaniel's , by kicks and thumps , he should be treated with decency at least , if not with attention and civility .
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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.
Informații bibliografice
| 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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