 My head and heart thus flowing through my quill, Verse-man or prose-man, term me which you will, Papist or protestant, or both between, Like good Erasmus in an honest mean, In moderation placing all my glory, While tories call me whig, and whigs a tory.  Works: In English Verse - Page 119by Horace - 1767Full view - About this book
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 | Evelyn Baring, Evelyn Baring Earl of Cromer - Egypt - 2000 - 618 pages
...task, he naturally came in for a good deal of criticism from both quarters. He might often have said : In moderation placing all my glory, While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory. Moreover, Tewfik Pasha possessed another very valuable quality. He knew his country and his countrymen... | |
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...Prose-man, term me which you will, Papist or Protestant, or both between, Like good Erasmus in an honest Mean, In Moderation placing all my Glory, While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory. (63-8) The fluidity of the "Head and Heart" again distinguishes him from the nonfluid spots carried... | |
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