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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As the lawyer says to Hudibras : — " But you may swear , at any rate , Things not in nature , for the state ; For in all courts of justice here , A witness is not said to swear , But to make oath , that is , in plain terms , To forge ...
As the lawyer says to Hudibras : — " But you may swear , at any rate , Things not in nature , for the state ; For in all courts of justice here , A witness is not said to swear , But to make oath , that is , in plain terms , To forge ...
Pagina 2
But what encouragement is there for such men to step forward , when barely to hint at what all the world sees and sneers at us for - that things are all going the wrong way , is enough to draw a reprimand on the first body of men in the ...
But what encouragement is there for such men to step forward , when barely to hint at what all the world sees and sneers at us for - that things are all going the wrong way , is enough to draw a reprimand on the first body of men in the ...
Pagina 5
the man of his people , is the greatest monarch on earth ; but if he wishes to be somewhat more , by G— he is no longer any thing . " - Is it worth while , then , for a king of Eng- land to be the man of his people , since his merely ...
the man of his people , is the greatest monarch on earth ; but if he wishes to be somewhat more , by G— he is no longer any thing . " - Is it worth while , then , for a king of Eng- land to be the man of his people , since his merely ...
Pagina 10
Spain has been , for years past , every thing that France could wish her to have been - her ally - her friend - her purse - bearer - her milch - cow- -her , I may almost say , slave ; for if the magnanimous Spanish nation did not bow ...
Spain has been , for years past , every thing that France could wish her to have been - her ally - her friend - her purse - bearer - her milch - cow- -her , I may almost say , slave ; for if the magnanimous Spanish nation did not bow ...
Pagina 13
His master e'en was not secure- So muzzled him , to make things sure , And made him wear a huge clog . But as the Gallic custom is Disgrace to hide with lofty phys , Loth to betray their mischance ; So cur , no less a fool than devil ...
His master e'en was not secure- So muzzled him , to make things sure , And made him wear a huge clog . But as the Gallic custom is Disgrace to hide with lofty phys , Loth to betray their mischance ; So cur , no less a fool than devil ...
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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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