The Rolliad: In Two Parts ; Probationary Odes for the Laureatship ; and Political Eclogues: with Criticisms and IllustrationsA collection of satires on Pitt and his followers by Richard Tickell, Richard Fitzpatrick, Joseph Richardson, George Ellis, French Laurence and others. |
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Semper ad eventum festinat , et in medias res , Non secus ac notas auditorum rapit . HOR . Homer himself yields , in this respect , to our author ; for who would not perceive the evident injustice done to the modern bard , if we were to ...
Semper ad eventum festinat , et in medias res , Non secus ac notas auditorum rapit . HOR . Homer himself yields , in this respect , to our author ; for who would not perceive the evident injustice done to the modern bard , if we were to ...
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admirable appear bear beauty better character Commons Court critic Duke DUNDAS equal excellent eyes fair fame future genius George give grace half hand happy Hastings head hear heart honour hope House IMITATIONS JOHN justice kind King known late learned live Lord means mind Minister Muse natural never noble NOTES NUMBER o'er observe occasion once original passage Peers person PITT poem poet political praise present PRETTYMAN pride proceeds prove readers reason rise ROLLE ROLLO Rose Royal seems sense sing soul speak speech spirit sure tell thee thing thou thought tion tongue true truth turn Virgil virtues vote whole worthy young youth
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Side 452 - But as for me, I am a worm, and no man; a very scorn of men, and the outcast of the people.
Side 42 - 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...
Side 17 - 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.
Side 516 - 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...
Side 454 - 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...
Side 10 - 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.
Side 382 - A double portion of my patriot zeal, " Active to spread the fire it dar'd to feel " Through raptur'd Senates, and with awful power " From the full fountain of the tongue "To roll the rapid tide along, " Till a whole nation caught the flame. " So on thy Sire shall Heav'n bestow " A blessing TULLY fail'd to know, " And redolent in thee diffuse thy Father's fame.
Side 355 - 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.
Side 297 - 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 I III.
Side 17 - Jim with age, &c. &c." This is a very great beauty, for it fares with ideas, as with individuals ; we are the more interested in their fate, the better we are acquainted with them. But how inferior is Addison in this respect to our author ? Gimlets they are, &c.
Bibliografiske oplysninger
| Titel | The Rolliad: In Two Parts ; Probationary Odes for the Laureatship ; and Political Eclogues: with Criticisms and Illustrations |
| Bidragyder | Lewis Bingley Wynne |
| Udgave | 21, revideret |
| Udgiver | J. Ridgway, 1799 |
| Oprindeligt fra | New York Public Library |
| Digitaliseret | 14. jun 2007 |
| Længde | 524 sider |
| Eksporter henvisning | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |