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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... and gives no reason for it ; nor is he content to take away men's lives , but he puts them to long and lingering torments ; for when he is displeased with any , he will command to cut and pull away their flesh with pincers B 3 THE ...
... and gives no reason for it ; nor is he content to take away men's lives , but he puts them to long and lingering torments ; for when he is displeased with any , he will command to cut and pull away their flesh with pincers B 3 THE ...
Pagina 43
Perhaps the reason is , because we do not deal in flummery . The poet laureat is the court fancy - dress maker : we are contented with cutting out for the swinish multitude ; who , as despised as they are , pay all the reckoning .
Perhaps the reason is , because we do not deal in flummery . The poet laureat is the court fancy - dress maker : we are contented with cutting out for the swinish multitude ; who , as despised as they are , pay all the reckoning .
Pagina 47
It springs out of reason , And tends to perfect honesty ; the scope Is always honor , and the public good : It is no valour for a private cause . ” The proclamations of the Junta against the liberty of the press sufficiently explained ...
It springs out of reason , And tends to perfect honesty ; the scope Is always honor , and the public good : It is no valour for a private cause . ” The proclamations of the Junta against the liberty of the press sufficiently explained ...
Pagina 62
For which reason , and from feeling the pulse of the present times , we prescribe the follow- ing recipe , in plain English , instead of the Warwick - lane Latin , which , by the bye , Celsus himself could not read , if resusci- tated ...
For which reason , and from feeling the pulse of the present times , we prescribe the follow- ing recipe , in plain English , instead of the Warwick - lane Latin , which , by the bye , Celsus himself could not read , if resusci- tated ...
Pagina 72
mony , which could only be dissolved by what , in that case , there would be little reason to apprehend - foreign subjugation . When speeches and actions are designed to agree , it would be vain to attempt from abroad to embarrass our ...
mony , which could only be dissolved by what , in that case , there would be little reason to apprehend - foreign subjugation . When speeches and actions are designed to agree , it would be vain to attempt from abroad to embarrass our ...
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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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