Tracts, historical and political, during the reign of Quenn Anne (continued). The history of John BullArchibald Constable and Company Edinburgh; White, Cochrane, and Company and Gale, Curtis, and Fenner, London; and John Cumming, Dublin., 1814 |
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affairs army Barrier Treaty believe better Bouchain brought Bull's called cause CHAP church common court Don Diego Duchess of Marlborough Duke of Marlborough Dunkirk Dutch Earl of Oxford Ecclesdown endeavours enemies England esquire South favour France friends Frog gentleman give hands hanged Hanover Harley Hocus honour hope house of Hanover interest Jack John Bull John's king lady late lawsuit Lewis Baboon live look Lord Bolingbroke Lord Strutt lord treasurer low church majesty majesty's manner matter ment ministers ministry mistress neighbours never occasion old Lewis parliament party peace person Polesworth politics poor Pretender prince queen quoth racter reason ROBERT HARLEY rogue sent servants Sir Roger St John Steele succession Swift tell thee thing thou thought tion told treasurer treaty true Whigs wife
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Side 123 - Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand...
Side 119 - Moreover thou hast not brought us into a land that floweth with milk and honey, or given us inheritance of fields and vineyards: wilt thou put out the eyes of these men ? we will not come up.
Side 156 - Lero, lero, lilliburlero," that made an impression on the [King's] army, that cannot be imagined by those that saw it not. The whole army, and at last the people, both in city and country, were singing it perpetually. And perhaps never had so slight a thing so great an effect.
Side 119 - Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken ? or whose ass have I taken ? or whom have I defrauded ? whom have I oppressed ? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith ? and I will restore it you. And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken aught of any man's hand.
Side 271 - Would you rather accept this scandalous composition, and trust that old rogue, Lewis Baboon ? Mrs. Bull. Look you, friend Diego, if we law it on, till Lewis turns honest, I am afraid our credit will run low at Blackwell Hall 2.
Side 268 - ; in which they are counselled not to trust too much to their wives' owning the doctrine of unlimited conjugal fidelity, and so to neglect family duty, and a due watchfulness over the manners of their wives ; that the greatest security to husbands was a vigorous constitution, good usage of their wives, and keeping them from temptation ; many husbands having been sufferers by their trusting too much to general professions, as was exemplified in the case of a foolish and negligent husband, who, trusting...
Side 327 - PTSCHIRNSOOKER, one of the liverymen, frequently making up of medicines, and administering them to all the neighbours " ; that she " saw him, one morning, make up the powder which her mistress took," that she " had the curiosity to ask him, whence he had the ingredients ? " " They come," says he, " from several parts of de world.
Side 296 - ... pieces of formality, and your romps that have no regard to the common rules of civility. There are some ladies that affect a mighty regard for their relations ; We must not cat to-day, for my uncle Tom, or my cousin Betty, died this time ten years : Let's have a ball to-night, it is my neighbour such-a-one's birthday...
Side 351 - Refractory mortal ! If thou wilt not trust thy friends, take what follows; know assuredly before next full moon that thou wilt be hung up in chains, or thy quarters perching upon the most conspicuous places of the kingdom.
Side 299 - that faints at the sound of an organ, and yet will dance and frisk at the noise of a bagpipe?" "What's that to you?" quoth Peg. "Everybody's to choose their own music." Then Peg had taken a fancy not to say her Paternoster, which made people imagine strange things of her. Of the three brothers that have made such a clutter in the world Lord Peter, Martin, and Jack - Jack had of late been her inclinations.