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 xiii
... pass ; For all impostors , when they're known , Are past their labour , and undone . " Colonel Wardle , a gentleman of acknow- ledged HONOR , also denied that " he ever induced her to give her testimony by any promise of reward ...
... pass ; For all impostors , when they're known , Are past their labour , and undone . " Colonel Wardle , a gentleman of acknow- ledged HONOR , also denied that " he ever induced her to give her testimony by any promise of reward ...
Pagina 31
... pass them over as such , to make way for what the Christians ( soi - disant , but mal - faisant fol- lowers of the mild doctrines of Christ ) term holy wars , ( a devilish good joke ! ) but which were as bloody as the most infernal wars ...
... pass them over as such , to make way for what the Christians ( soi - disant , but mal - faisant fol- lowers of the mild doctrines of Christ ) term holy wars , ( a devilish good joke ! ) but which were as bloody as the most infernal wars ...
Pagina 65
... pass for sense even among them ) was so sensible of this , that when , after an absence of four- teen years from his capital , his regency , un- certain whether he was alive or not , wished to make peace with the ezar of Russia , and ...
... pass for sense even among them ) was so sensible of this , that when , after an absence of four- teen years from his capital , his regency , un- certain whether he was alive or not , wished to make peace with the ezar of Russia , and ...
Pagina 88
... pass for a god , after so many great actions , in what rank can we place this poltroon ? —It is almost to be lamented , that Horace's beau- tiful but flattering portrait should have de- scended to mislead posterity . Like rats ...
... pass for a god , after so many great actions , in what rank can we place this poltroon ? —It is almost to be lamented , that Horace's beau- tiful but flattering portrait should have de- scended to mislead posterity . Like rats ...
Pagina 96
... pass . He lov'd with such like folks to have a word- ( No pride in him - no more than George the Third ) So ask'd what price she set upon her cow ? " Six louis , Sir - I can't take less , I vow . " - " Goody , too much " - " Lord , Sir ...
... pass . He lov'd with such like folks to have a word- ( No pride in him - no more than George the Third ) So ask'd what price she set upon her cow ? " Six louis , Sir - I can't take less , I vow . " - " Goody , too much " - " Lord , Sir ...
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Termeni și expresii frecvente
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.