| Mark Noble - 1806 - 446 sider
...at the same time a troop of horse to Oxford, to suppress some disturbances that had happened there. The king observing, with judicious eyes, The state of both his universities, To one he sends a regiment; For why? That learned body wanted loyalty. To th' other books he gave, as... | |
| 1807 - 218 sider
...did. F A REGIMENT SENT TO OXFORD, ANI>A PRESENT OF BOOKS TO CAMBRIDGE, BY K. GEORGE L [BT Dn.TRAPr.] THE King observing, with judicious eyes, The state of both his universities, To one he sent a Regiment ; for why ? That learned body wanted loyalty : To the other he sent Books, as... | |
| 1812 - 156 sider
...XCVIII. On a liegiment sent to Oxford, and a present of Books to Cambridge, by King George the First. The King observing, with judicious eyes, The state of both his Universities, To one he sent a regiment ; for why ? That learned body wanted loyalty : To th' other he sent books, as... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 504 sider
...argument/' But the following, by an Oxonian, which gave rise to that by sir William, is at least as good : " The king', observing with judicious eyes, The state...his universities, To Oxford sent a troop of horse ; and why ? That learned body wanted loyalty : . ( To Cambridge books, as very well discerning, How... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 sider
...Regiment sent to Oxford, and a Present of Books to Cambridge, by King George I. 17J5- By Dr. TRAPP. THE king, observing with judicious eyes The state of both his universities, To one he sent a regiment ; for why? That learned body wanted loyalty. To th' other he sent books, as... | |
| 1821 - 444 sider
...following, however, by an Oxonian, which is said to have given rise to Sir William's, to surpass it : The king, observing with judicious eyes, The state...his Universities, To Oxford sent a troop of horse ; and why i That learned body wanted loyalty: To Cambridge books, as very well discerning How much... | |
| Edmund Calamy - 1829 - 588 sider
...no force, but argument." The other, in a collection of "Satirical Epigrams," is thus given : — " The King observing with judicious eyes, The state of both his Universities, To one he sent a regiment ; for why ? That learned body wanted loyalty : To the other he sent books, as... | |
| Charles Henry Hartshorne - 1829 - 592 sider
...epigram from Dr. Trapp, smart in its way, but not so clever as the answer from Sir William Browne. The King observing with judicious eyes, The state of both his universities, To one he sent a regiment: for why ? That learned body wanted loyalty. To th' other he sent books, as... | |
| Hartley Coleridge - 1833 - 764 sider
...occasion appeared the well-known epigram by an unknown hand : " King George, observing with jndicious eyes The state of both his Universities, To Oxford sent a troop of horse, and why ? — That learned body wanted loyalty : To Cambridge books he sent, as well discerning How... | |
| Hartley Coleridge - 1836 - 774 sider
...surveillance. On this occasion appeared the well-known epigram by an unknqwn hand : " King George, observing with judicious eyes The state of both his Universities, To Oxford sent a troop of horse, and why ? — That learned body wanted loyalty : To Cambridge books he sent, as well discerning How... | |
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