The Rolliad, in Two Parts; Probationary Odes for the Laureatship; and Political Eclogues and Miscellanies: With Criticisms and IllustrationsJ. Ridgway, 1812 - 535 sider |
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... appears to be the last hair in the tail of pro- crastination . " The Master of the Rolls , who first used this phrase , is a most eloquent speaker . See Lord Mulg . Essays on Eloquence , Vol . II . knowledge and irresistible logic to ...
... appears to be the last hair in the tail of pro- crastination . " The Master of the Rolls , who first used this phrase , is a most eloquent speaker . See Lord Mulg . Essays on Eloquence , Vol . II . knowledge and irresistible logic to ...
Side 4
... appears from the Genealogy of the Rollos , Duke ROLLO came to England more than 60 years before the battle of Hastings : though the Poet represents him as the principal hero in that memorable engagement . But such devia- tions from ...
... appears from the Genealogy of the Rollos , Duke ROLLO came to England more than 60 years before the battle of Hastings : though the Poet represents him as the principal hero in that memorable engagement . But such devia- tions from ...
Side 6
... appears to be that amiable young Noble- man * , whose Diary we have all perused with so much pleasure . Of him he says , - -Superior to abuse , He nobly glories in the name of Goose ; Such Geese at Rome from the perfidious Gaul Preserv ...
... appears to be that amiable young Noble- man * , whose Diary we have all perused with so much pleasure . Of him he says , - -Superior to abuse , He nobly glories in the name of Goose ; Such Geese at Rome from the perfidious Gaul Preserv ...
Side 12
... from the most benevolent motives imaginable . But this is contradicted by a late writer * Key to Parliamentary Debates , published by Debrett . who appears to be perfectly conversant with the language and 1 . CRITICISMS ON.
... from the most benevolent motives imaginable . But this is contradicted by a late writer * Key to Parliamentary Debates , published by Debrett . who appears to be perfectly conversant with the language and 1 . CRITICISMS ON.
Side 13
With Criticisms and Illustrations. who appears to be perfectly conversant with the language and purposes of our present men in power . " Starvation , " says he , " is not synonymous with famine ; for Mr. Dundas most certainly could not ...
With Criticisms and Illustrations. who appears to be perfectly conversant with the language and purposes of our present men in power . " Starvation , " says he , " is not synonymous with famine ; for Mr. Dundas most certainly could not ...
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admirable Æneid alluded ANTISTROPHE beauty Behold BILLY CECIL WRAY character compliment Court cries critic D-mn dear DELAVAL Delpini Derry divine Drummer Duke DUNDAS E'en Eclogue fair fame favour genius George give grace Hail Hastings head hero HIGH BAILIFF honour House of Commons illustrious IMITATIONS Irish JENKY Joseph Warton justice King late Laureat Lord Lord Thurlow Lordship lyre Majesty Marquis MERLIN Minister MULGRAVE Muse NATHANIEL WILLIAM WRAXALL ne'er never noble NUMBER o'er observe occasion panegyric passage Peers Pindar PITT PITT's poem poet pow'r praise present PRETTYMAN pride racter readers ROLLE ROLLIAD ROLLO Royal Scrutiny sing SIR CECIL SIR JOSEPH Sir Richard soul Sovereign speak speech spirit thee thine Thomas Warton thou thought THURLOW tion tongue truth verse Virgil virtues vote Warton whole word worthy WRAY youth
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Side 530 - 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 47 - 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 21 - 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 467 - 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 412 - This is the cat That killed the rat That ate the malt That lay in the house that Jack built.
Side 305 - King ! Just type of him who rules on high ! 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.
Side 363 - 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 323 - I swore, while George shall reign, The Seals, in spite of changes, to retain, Nor quit the woolsack till he quits the Throne ! And now, the bays for life to wear, Once more with mightier oaths, by s I swear!
Side 14 - 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 235 - ... who was pleased by an express oracle to order the inhabitants of Delphi to set apart for Pindar one half of the first-fruit offerings brought by the religious to his shrine ; and to allow him a place in his temple; where in an iron chair he was used to sit and sing his hymns, in honour of that god.