 | Colley Cibber - 1740 - 524 pages
...fpared neither Friend nor Foe! who, to make his Poetical Fame immortal, like another Erc/fratus, fet Fire to his Stage, by writing up to an Act of Parliament to demo^ lifh it. I fhall not give the particular Strokes of his Ingenuity a Chance to be remembfed, by... | |
 | Colley Cibber - Actors - 1750 - 594 pages
...fpared neither Friend nor Foe ! who, to make his Poetical f ame immortal, like another Eroftratus, fet Fire to his Stage, by writing up to an Act of Parliament to demolifh it. I fhall not give the particular Strokes of his Ingenuity a Chance to be remem* bred, by... | |
 | William Coxe - Prime ministers - 1816 - 464 pages
...Herculean satirist, this Drawcansir in wit, who spared neither friend nor foe, who to make his poetical fame immortal, like another Erostratus, set fire to his stage, by writing up an act of parliament to demolish it." This piece was peculiarly offensive to the minister, because... | |
 | Colley Cibber - Actors - 1822 - 564 pages
...herculean satirist, this Drawcansir in wit, that spared neither friend nor foe; who, to make his poetical fame immortal, like another Erostratus, set fire to...writing up to an act of parliament to demolish it. I shall not give the particular strokes of his ingenuity a chance to be remembered, by reciting them... | |
 | Colley Cibber - 1826 - 358 pages
...Herculean satirist, this drawcansir in wit, that spared neither friend nor foe ; who, to make his poetical fame immortal, like another Erostratus, set fire to...writing up to an act of parliament to demolish it. I shall not give the particular strokes of his ingenuity a chance to be remembered by reciting them... | |
 | 1826 - 362 pages
...Herculean satirist, this drawcansir in wit, that spared neither friend' nor foe ; who, to make his poetical fame immortal, like another Erostratus, set fire to...writing up to an act of parliament to demolish it. I shall not give the particular strokes of his ingenuity a chance to be remembered by reciting them... | |
 | 1848 - 480 pages
...who spared neither friend nor foe, who to make his poetical (ame immortal, like another Erostratu», set fire to his stage, by writing up to an Act of Parliament to demolish it." This piece was peculiarly offensive to the minister, because it contained many personal allusions and... | |
 | Charles Knight - Great Britain - 1860 - 528 pages
...judges, and ministers, were laid flat at the feet of the Herculean satirist, this Drawcansir in wit, who spared neither friend nor foe ; who, to make his fame...writing up to an Act of Parliament to demolish it." Wulpole made no direct attack upon " Pasquin ;" but having obtained, from the manager of Goodman's... | |
 | Austin Dobson - 1883 - 214 pages
...pseudonym in the Champion, a " Herculean Satyrist," a " Drawcansir in Wit " — " who, to make his Poetical Fame immortal, like another Erostratus, set Fire to...writing up to an Act of Parliament to demolish it. I shall not," he continues, " give the particular Strokes of his Ingenuity a Chance to be remembered,... | |
 | Joseph H. Beale - World history - 1884 - 1152 pages
...judges and ministers, were laid flat at the feet of the Herculean satirist, this Drawcansir in wit, who spared neither friend nor foe ; who, to make his fame...writing up to an act of parliament to demolish it." Walpole made no direct attack upon " Pasquin ; " but having obtained, from the manager of Goodman's... | |
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Herculean satirist, this drawcansir in wit, that spared neither friend nor foe ; who, to make his poetical fame immortal, like another Erostratus, set fire to his stage, by writing up to an act of parliament to demolish it. 
