The Rolliad: In Two Parts ; Probationary Odes for the Laureatship ; and Political Eclogues: with Criticisms and IllustrationsJ. Ridgway, 1799 - 524 עמודים A 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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עמוד xix
... thing , the Conscience of a Returning Officer , above all Law , Precedent , Ana- logy , Public Expediency , and the po- pular Right of Representation , to which our Forefathers erroneously paid religious respect , as to the most sacred ...
... thing , the Conscience of a Returning Officer , above all Law , Precedent , Ana- logy , Public Expediency , and the po- pular Right of Representation , to which our Forefathers erroneously paid religious respect , as to the most sacred ...
עמוד xxvi
... thing , how convincingly might you have descanted , in an elegant panegyric on the virtues and abilities of horses , from Xanthus the Grecian Conjuring Horse , whose prophecies are celebrated by Ho- mer , down to the Learned Little ...
... thing , how convincingly might you have descanted , in an elegant panegyric on the virtues and abilities of horses , from Xanthus the Grecian Conjuring Horse , whose prophecies are celebrated by Ho- mer , down to the Learned Little ...
עמוד 29
... thing equal to this lofty flight of genius to the reader of true taste , we fhall conclude with recom- mending to him the immediate perusal of the whole poem , and , in the name of an ad- miring public , returning our heart - felt ...
... thing equal to this lofty flight of genius to the reader of true taste , we fhall conclude with recom- mending to him the immediate perusal of the whole poem , and , in the name of an ad- miring public , returning our heart - felt ...
עמוד 52
... thing to deserve it - That it was right for Mr. Hastings to keep up the good old cus- tom of receiving presents , in defiance of a positive law ; because his predecessors had re- ceived as large sums when they were autho- rized by ...
... thing to deserve it - That it was right for Mr. Hastings to keep up the good old cus- tom of receiving presents , in defiance of a positive law ; because his predecessors had re- ceived as large sums when they were autho- rized by ...
עמוד 80
... thing , the poet strongly recommends Sir Samuel to go on in the prosecution of his original profession , and thus expresses his wish upon the occa- sion , with the correct transcript of which we shall close the history of this great man ...
... thing , the poet strongly recommends Sir Samuel to go on in the prosecution of his original profession , and thus expresses his wish upon the occa- sion , with the correct transcript of which we shall close the history of this great man ...
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מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
admirable Æneid alluded ANTISTROPHE beauty Behold BILLY CECIL WRAY character compliment Court critics D-mn DELAVAL Delpini divine Duke DUNDAS Eclogue eyes fair fame fate favour genius George give glory grace Hail hand Hastings head Heav'n hero honour House of Commons illustrious IMITATIONS JENKY Joseph Warton justice King kingdom of Ireland late Laureat learned Lord Lordship lyre Majesty Marquis Marquis of Buckingham MERLIN mighty Minister Muse never noble NUMBER o'er observe occasion panegyric passage Peers Pindar PITT PITT's poem poet Poetry pow'r praise present PRETTYMAN pride readers ROLLE ROLLIAD ROLLO Royal Scrutiny shew sing SIR CECIL Sir Richard smiles song soul Sovereign speech spirit thee thine Thomas Warton thou thought THURLOW tion tongue truth verse Virgil virtues vote Warton Whigs whole word worthy WRAY youth
קטעים בולטים
עמוד 454 - But as for me, I am a worm, and no man; a very scorn of men, and the outcast of the people.
עמוד 44 - 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...
עמוד 19 - 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.
עמוד 518 - 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...
עמוד 456 - 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...
עמוד 12 - 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.
עמוד 384 - 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.
עמוד 357 - 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.
עמוד 299 - 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.
עמוד 19 - 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.