History of John Bull. Essays. PoetryJ. Johnson, 1801 |
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Page 102
... 'in- quired who he was , and they told me he was a Ro- man catholick knight . I was the same evening at Will's , and saw a circle round round another gentleman , who was railing in like manner 102 A KEY TO THE LOCK .
... 'in- quired who he was , and they told me he was a Ro- man catholick knight . I was the same evening at Will's , and saw a circle round round another gentleman , who was railing in like manner 102 A KEY TO THE LOCK .
Page 103
... told he was a Roman ca- tholick lord . A day or two after I happened to be in company with the young lady , to whom the poem is dedicated . She also took up the character of Belinda with much frankness and good humour , though the ...
... told he was a Roman ca- tholick lord . A day or two after I happened to be in company with the young lady , to whom the poem is dedicated . She also took up the character of Belinda with much frankness and good humour , though the ...
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... told his friends in private ; but I shall only instance in the description of the disgrace under which the duke of Marlborough then suffered , which is so apparent in these verses : Ev'n mighty Pam , that kings and queens o'erthrew ...
... told his friends in private ; but I shall only instance in the description of the disgrace under which the duke of Marlborough then suffered , which is so apparent in these verses : Ev'n mighty Pam , that kings and queens o'erthrew ...
Page 127
... told , how he was constantly admitted to all the feasts and banquets of the church officers , and the speeches he there made for the good of the parish . How he gave hints to young clergy- men text . men to preach ; but above all ...
... told , how he was constantly admitted to all the feasts and banquets of the church officers , and the speeches he there made for the good of the parish . How he gave hints to young clergy- men text . men to preach ; but above all ...
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... told him , that the Bulls and Frogs had served the lord Strutts with drapery - ware for many years ; that they were honest and fair dealers ; that their bills had never been questioned ; that the lord Strutts lived generously , and ...
... told him , that the Bulls and Frogs had served the lord Strutts with drapery - ware for many years ; that they were honest and fair dealers ; that their bills had never been questioned ; that the lord Strutts lived generously , and ...
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Page 419 - Peace to all such! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent, and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease; Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne...
Page 419 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And, without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike...
Page 115 - Or roll the planets through the boundless sky. Some less refined, beneath the moon's pale light, Pursue the stars that shoot athwart the night, Or suck the mists in grosser air below, Or dip their pinions in the painted bow, Or brew fierce tempests on the wintry main, Or...
Page 111 - The rebel Knave, who dares his prince engage, Proves the just victim of his royal rage.
Page 471 - Yes, she has one, I must aver; When all the world conspires to praise her, The woman's deaf, and does not hear.
Page 106 - Methinks already I your tears survey, Already hear the horrid things they say, Already see you a degraded toast, And all your honour in a whisper lost! How shall I then your helpless fame defend? 'Twill then be infamy to seem your friend! And shall this prize, th...
Page 418 - Pretty ! in amber to observe the forms Of hairs, or straws, or dirt, or grubs, or worms ! The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare, But wonder how the devil they got there.
Page 113 - Her great great grandsire wore about his neck, In three seal-rings; which after, melted down, Form'da vast buckle for his widow's gown: Her infant grandame's whistle next it grew, The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew; Then in a bodkin grac'd her mother's hairs, Which long she wore, and now Belinda wears. ) "Boast not my fall
Page 461 - HERE continueth to rot The Body of FRANCIS CHARTRES, Who with an INFLEXIBLE CONSTANCY, and INIMITABLE UNIFORMITY of life, PERSISTED, In spite of AGE and INFIRMITIES, In the practice of EVERY HUMAN VICE; Excepting PRODIGALITY and HYPOCRISY; His insatiable AVARICE exempted him from the His matchless IMPUDENCE from the second.
Page 418 - But each man's secret standard in his mind, That casting-weight pride adds to emptiness, This, who can gratify ? for who can guess * The bard whom pilfer'd pastorals renown, Who turns a Persian tale for half a crown, Just writes to make his barrenness appear, And strains from hard-bound brains eight lines a year...