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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... happiness throughout the land . Such should have been long ago the fate of the Prince of Peace , and hundreds of others , generals as well as ministers of the continental power . We have been grossly deceived in the Spaniards , and have ...
... happiness throughout the land . Such should have been long ago the fate of the Prince of Peace , and hundreds of others , generals as well as ministers of the continental power . We have been grossly deceived in the Spaniards , and have ...
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... happier would be the people if a jackboot filled up the regal ceremony ; espe- cially if the king jackboot should happen to have as faithful and able a minister assigned to it , as a certain canine viceroy , of which we are going to ...
... happier would be the people if a jackboot filled up the regal ceremony ; espe- cially if the king jackboot should happen to have as faithful and able a minister assigned to it , as a certain canine viceroy , of which we are going to ...
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... happiness ; without their love , royalty is but an ombre Chinoise ; a single puff blows out the candles , and all cats are grey in the dusk . To look down from an elevated station is too apt to turn weak heads giddy : - 66 How fearful ...
... happiness ; without their love , royalty is but an ombre Chinoise ; a single puff blows out the candles , and all cats are grey in the dusk . To look down from an elevated station is too apt to turn weak heads giddy : - 66 How fearful ...
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... happiness as the summum bonum of life , although they may be at times misled or abused , their judgments are always the sounder as they are devoid of a lust for power . VOL . I. G They more frequently lose ground , for want of ...
... happiness as the summum bonum of life , although they may be at times misled or abused , their judgments are always the sounder as they are devoid of a lust for power . VOL . I. G They more frequently lose ground , for want of ...
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... happiness or misery of a whole nation . We say may , because though proper education will always correct , it cannot always wholly counteract a perverse nature : Witness Seneca's failure VOL . I. H with Nero . A prince , however ...
... happiness or misery of a whole nation . We say may , because though proper education will always correct , it cannot always wholly counteract a perverse nature : Witness Seneca's failure VOL . I. H with Nero . A prince , however ...
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The Setting Sun: Or, Devil Amongst the Placemen. to Which Is Added ... a ... Eaton Stannard Barrett Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 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...
Seite 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?
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 111 - How happy could I be with either, Were t'other dear Charmer away!
Seite 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!
Seite 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...
Seite 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...
Seite 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?
Seite 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.