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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... whilst they divide the prize , Still seeming doubtful where their safety lies . " VOL . I. London : D'AVENANT . Printed by J. D. Dewick , 46 , Barbican , FOR T. HUGHES , 35 , LUDGATE - STREET ; CHAPPEL , PALL MALL ; GRAY AND SON ...
... whilst they divide the prize , Still seeming doubtful where their safety lies . " VOL . I. London : D'AVENANT . Printed by J. D. Dewick , 46 , Barbican , FOR T. HUGHES , 35 , LUDGATE - STREET ; CHAPPEL , PALL MALL ; GRAY AND SON ...
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Eaton Stannard Barrett. ADDRESS TO THE BRITISH PUBLIC . " So Justice , whilst she winks at crimes , Stumbles on innocence sometimes , " HUDIBRAS . His Majesty's Ministers having kindly con- descended to recommend to us , for our rule of ...
Eaton Stannard Barrett. ADDRESS TO THE BRITISH PUBLIC . " So Justice , whilst she winks at crimes , Stumbles on innocence sometimes , " HUDIBRAS . His Majesty's Ministers having kindly con- descended to recommend to us , for our rule of ...
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... while , then , for a king of Eng- land to be the man of his people , since his merely being so will make him the greatest monarch on earth ? Certainly , if there are any charms in monarchy . - Reges pro nobis , non nos pro regibus ...
... while , then , for a king of Eng- land to be the man of his people , since his merely being so will make him the greatest monarch on earth ? Certainly , if there are any charms in monarchy . - Reges pro nobis , non nos pro regibus ...
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... while , and know his customs , he cuts off their heads , and puts them in their bellies , no man knowing for what crime . When . they are killed , they are styled rebels and traitors , and their fathers ' houses , lands , and estates ...
... while , and know his customs , he cuts off their heads , and puts them in their bellies , no man knowing for what crime . When . they are killed , they are styled rebels and traitors , and their fathers ' houses , lands , and estates ...
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... whilst they condescendingly took all the trouble of managing their temporal affairs at home , and plundering their subjects— 66 Fools as gross As ign'rance , or bigotry made drunk . ” The oceans of blood shed in the subsequent religious ...
... whilst they condescendingly took all the trouble of managing their temporal affairs at home , and plundering their subjects— 66 Fools as gross As ign'rance , or bigotry made drunk . ” The oceans of blood shed in the subsequent religious ...
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The Setting Sun: Or, Devil Amongst the Placemen. to Which Is Added ... a ... Eaton Stannard Barrett Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2016 |
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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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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.