The Rolliad, in Two Parts; Probationary Odes for the Laureatship; and Political Eclogues and Miscellanies: With Criticisms and IllustrationsJ. Ridgway, 1812 - 535 páginas |
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... reason to believe , owed its existence to the memorable speech * of the Member for Devonshire on the first discussion of the Westminster Scrutiny , when he so empha- tically proved himself the genuine descend- ant of DUKE ROLLO ; and in ...
... reason to believe , owed its existence to the memorable speech * of the Member for Devonshire on the first discussion of the Westminster Scrutiny , when he so empha- tically proved himself the genuine descend- ant of DUKE ROLLO ; and in ...
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... reason of the thing , how convincingly might you have descanted , in an elegant panegyric , on the virtues and abilities of horses , from Xanthus the Gre- cian Conjuring Horse , whose prophecies are celebrated by Homer , down to the ...
... reason of the thing , how convincingly might you have descanted , in an elegant panegyric , on the virtues and abilities of horses , from Xanthus the Gre- cian Conjuring Horse , whose prophecies are celebrated by Homer , down to the ...
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... reasons best known to yourself , have long abandoned to Mr. ROLLE " those loud and repeated calls on notorious defaulters , which will never be forgiven by certain patriots * . " Besides , I consider your public - spirited behaviour in ...
... reasons best known to yourself , have long abandoned to Mr. ROLLE " those loud and repeated calls on notorious defaulters , which will never be forgiven by certain patriots * . " Besides , I consider your public - spirited behaviour in ...
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... reason to add , that like Lord MAHON , Major Scorт , Mr. ATKINSON , Mr. WILKES , and Captain J. LUTTRELL , he writes his own speeches for the public Reporters . We should also have been happy to have enlivened our commentary with some ...
... reason to add , that like Lord MAHON , Major Scorт , Mr. ATKINSON , Mr. WILKES , and Captain J. LUTTRELL , he writes his own speeches for the public Reporters . We should also have been happy to have enlivened our commentary with some ...
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... reason , that , to serve the state , His top and bottom may have equal weight . Every reader will naturally conceive , that in the description of the principal person of the Board , the author has exerted the whole force of his genius ...
... reason , that , to serve the state , His top and bottom may have equal weight . Every reader will naturally conceive , that in the description of the principal person of the Board , the author has exerted the whole force of his genius ...
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Términos y frases comunes
admirable Æneid alluded ANTISTROPHE beauty Behold BILLY CECIL WRAY character compliment Court cries critic D-mn dear DELAVAL Delpini Derry divine Drummer Duke DUNDAS E'en Eclogue fair fame favour genius George give grace Hail Hastings head hero HIGH BAILIFF honour House of Commons illustrious IMITATIONS Irish JENKY Joseph Warton justice King late Laureat Lord Lord Thurlow Lordship lyre Majesty Marquis MERLIN Minister MULGRAVE Muse NATHANIEL WILLIAM WRAXALL ne'er never noble NUMBER o'er observe occasion panegyric passage Peers Pindar PITT PITT's poem poet pow'r praise present PRETTYMAN pride racter readers ROLLE ROLLIAD ROLLO Royal Scrutiny sing SIR CECIL SIR JOSEPH Sir Richard soul Sovereign speak speech spirit thee thine Thomas Warton thou thought THURLOW tion tongue truth verse Virgil virtues vote Warton whole word worthy WRAY youth
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Página 530 - Fillet of a fenny snake, In the cauldron boil and bake : Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting, Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. All. Double, double toil and trouble, Fire burn, and cauldron bubble. 3 Witch. Scale of dragon, tooth of wolf : Witches...
Página 47 - HIGH on a throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind, Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold, Satan exalted sat...
Página 21 - The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers, And heavily in clouds brings on the day, The great, the important day, big with the fate Of Cato and of Rome.
Página 467 - Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his...
Página 412 - This is the cat That killed the rat That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built.
Página 305 - King ! Just type of him who rules on high ! Hail ! inexhausted, boundless spring Of sacred truth and Holy Majesty ! Grand is thy form, — 'bout five feet ten, Thou well-built, worthiest, best of men ! Thy chest is stout, thy back is broad, — Thy Pages view thee, and are aw'd ! Lo ! how thy white eyes roll ! Thy whiter eye-brows stare! Honest soul ! Thou'rt witty, as thou'rt fair.
Página 363 - High fhe hangs the hero's fpear ; And there, with all the palms of peace combin'd, Her unpolluted hands the milder trophy rear. To Kings like thefe, her genuine theme, The Mufe a blamelefs homage pays ; To GEORGE, of kings like thefe fupreme.
Página 323 - I swore, while George shall reign, The Seals, in spite of changes, to retain, Nor quit the woolsack till he quits the Throne ! And now, the bays for life to wear, Once more with mightier oaths, by s I swear!
Página 14 - For true to public Virtue's patriot plan. He loves the Minister and not the Man ; Alike the advocate of North and Wit, The friend of Shelburne, and the guide of Pitt.
Página 235 - ... who was pleased by an express oracle to order the inhabitants of Delphi to set apart for Pindar one half of the first-fruit offerings brought by the religious to his shrine ; and to allow him a place in his temple; where in an iron chair he was used to sit and sing his hymns, in honour of that god.