The Setting Sun: Or, Devil Amongst the Placemen. To which is Added a New Musical Drama; Being a Parody on The Beggar's Opera ...J.D. Dewick, for T. Hughes, 1809 |
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... play to his undertaking , and it was almost impossible that he should wade through such a miry slough , without having a single speck of dirt on his clothes . But what stain hath all the ingenuity of the ministerial phalanx , and crown ...
... play to his undertaking , and it was almost impossible that he should wade through such a miry slough , without having a single speck of dirt on his clothes . But what stain hath all the ingenuity of the ministerial phalanx , and crown ...
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... play themselves , or , through weakness , suffer others to play the morbus pediculosus with the constitution B 2 THE SETTING SUN . 3 we should have said that his lordship was ...
... play themselves , or , through weakness , suffer others to play the morbus pediculosus with the constitution B 2 THE SETTING SUN . 3 we should have said that his lordship was ...
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... play the morbus pediculosus with the constitution , and eat their way into the public vitals , they should be exposed , and no king , who has a grain of sense , will suffer them any longer to lead , or rather mis- lead him . Sir William ...
... play the morbus pediculosus with the constitution , and eat their way into the public vitals , they should be exposed , and no king , who has a grain of sense , will suffer them any longer to lead , or rather mis- lead him . Sir William ...
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... known that , after the destruction of Carthage , there were no longer any bounds to the ambition of the Romans , who trampled upon the necks of mankind . If Britain were to be humbled , France would play the same 22 THE SETTING SUN .
... known that , after the destruction of Carthage , there were no longer any bounds to the ambition of the Romans , who trampled upon the necks of mankind . If Britain were to be humbled , France would play the same 22 THE SETTING SUN .
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... play the same game over again , and the world would , too late , deplore its having been , not passive spectators , but active contributors towards its downfall . Let us suppose , for a moment , that France should prevail to the fullest ...
... play the same game over again , and the world would , too late , deplore its having been , not passive spectators , but active contributors towards its downfall . Let us suppose , for a moment , that France should prevail to the fullest ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Alexander ambition arms Barkout beast blind blood brave Britain British Buona Buonaparté Cæsar cause CERVANTES HOGG chain CHARLES XII Colonel Wardle conqueror corruption Corsican court courtier crown cruel despised devil disgraceful Divine drams dread Duke duty effeminacy emperor English Europe ev'ry eyes fawn fools France Francis Wright French glory hands happiness head heaven honor horses house in Westbourne HUDIBRAS hundred jackboot Johor king Lauzun liberty Lord majesty mankind Mary Anne Clarke ment minister Mistress Clarke monarch necks never oath once ourang-outang palace parliament parté pawned Persepolis PLACEMEN plain present princes prisoner prisoner of war queen race rank regal royal royalty Saon Mahon shews Sir Sydney Smith slavery slaves Spain Spaniards subjects suffer Sweden things thou thousands throne tion tyranny tyrant viceroy weak Westbourne Place whole nation wish witness YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
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 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 xxiii - ... invade, Then call the gods for partners of our feast, And Jove himself the chief invited guest. We spread the tables on the greensward ground, We feed with hunger, and the bowls go round. When from the mountain-tops, with hideous cry And clattering wings, the hungry harpies fly. They snatch the meat, defiling all they find, And parting, leave a loathsome stench behind.
Seite 51 - All nations bow their heads with homage down, And kiss the feet of this exalted man : The name, the shout, the blast from every mouth, Is Alexander : Alexander bursts Your...
Seite 79 - I am an old man, and can do but little — (then added, with a sigh) — I had once a son, who could now have been very serviceable to your majesty.
Seite 80 - 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' tall, anchoring bark, Diminished to her cock ; her cock, a buoy Almost too small for sight.
Seite 105 - His horfe fell, and the marquis who was under him, received a violent hurt on his head. The other race was between the Duke of Chartres and the Duke of Lauzun.
Seite 97 - Man may escape from rope and gun; Nay, some have out-liv'd the doctor's pill; Who takes a woman must be undone. That basilisk is sure to kill. The fly that sips treacle is lost in the sweety So he that tastes woman, woman, woman. He that tastes woman, ruin meets.
Seite xi - And o'er the bar, like tumblers, vault •. 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 make oath; that is, in plain terms, To forge whatever he affirms.
Seite 78 - My lord, you are a good man, and have great influence ; you can do much for me at this time...