Intercepted Letters, Or, The Twopenny Post-bag: To which are Added, Trifles ReprintedJ. Carr, 1813 - 111 pages |
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... thee , my friend , Should PATRICK his Port - folio send ? Take it ' tis thine - his learn'd Port - folio , With all its theologic olio Of Bulls , half Irish and half Roman , - Of Doctrines , now believ'd by no man- Of Councils , held ...
... thee , my friend , Should PATRICK his Port - folio send ? Take it ' tis thine - his learn'd Port - folio , With all its theologic olio Of Bulls , half Irish and half Roman , - Of Doctrines , now believ'd by no man- Of Councils , held ...
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... ythee , come - our Fête will be But half a Fête , if wanting thee ! J. T. * The salt - cellars on the P - E's own table were in the form of an Ass with panniers . TRIFLES REPRINTED . ΣΧΟΛΑΖΟΝΤΟΣ ΑΣΧΟΛΙΑ . TRIFLES . THE INSURRECTION 42.
... ythee , come - our Fête will be But half a Fête , if wanting thee ! J. T. * The salt - cellars on the P - E's own table were in the form of an Ass with panniers . TRIFLES REPRINTED . ΣΧΟΛΑΖΟΝΤΟΣ ΑΣΧΟΛΙΑ . TRIFLES . THE INSURRECTION 42.
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... thee from Old Brompton's bowers- Or , ( if sweeter that abode ) From the King's well - odour'd Road , Where each little nursery bud Breathes the dust and quaffs the mud ! Hither come , and gaily twine Brightest herbs and flowers of ...
... thee from Old Brompton's bowers- Or , ( if sweeter that abode ) From the King's well - odour'd Road , Where each little nursery bud Breathes the dust and quaffs the mud ! Hither come , and gaily twine Brightest herbs and flowers of ...
Page 102
... thee - trace thee , wheresoe'er I look . I see thy damned ink in ELD - N's brows— I see thy foolscap on my H - RTF - D's Spouse- V - NS - TT - T's head recalls thy leathern case , And all thy blank - leaves stare from R - d - r's face ...
... thee - trace thee , wheresoe'er I look . I see thy damned ink in ELD - N's brows— I see thy foolscap on my H - RTF - D's Spouse- V - NS - TT - T's head recalls thy leathern case , And all thy blank - leaves stare from R - d - r's face ...
Page 104
... thee , my P — E ! — Methought I heard thee , midst a courtly crowd , Say from thy throne of gold , in mandate loud , " To enable the individual , who holds the office of Chancellor , to maintain it in becoming splendor . " ( A loud ...
... thee , my P — E ! — Methought I heard thee , midst a courtly crowd , Say from thy throne of gold , in mandate loud , " To enable the individual , who holds the office of Chancellor , to maintain it in becoming splendor . " ( A loud ...
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ANACREONTIC Antediluvian Author beautiful Book Bound bring Catholic chalk Chancellor Colonel Curaçoa dear delight Derry dinner dish dream dress ELD-N England's English ENGLISH LANGUAGE EPIGRAM Epistle ev'n expeditis feather Fête fishes fragments French FRENCH LANGUAGE gentle German German Language GRAMMAR Grand half hand heart Horace hour House Hydaspes INTERCEPTED LETTERS Irish Ispahan JACK and JILL KING CRACK Lady Language lately learn'd London look Lord Lordship Manetho Ministers Muse muzzle never night Nutmeg o'er old Cuckoo once OVID Papa papers Papists Ponies Pope Post-Bag PR-NC-SS pray'd Princes PRINCESS of WALES quæ Rome Royal SC-TT sent Shiites side snaffle Speech spout Sunnites sure sweet t'other Tailor thee there's things thou thought Tools Tradesmen's Bills TRIFLES twas twill Twopenny Twould Walcheren whate'er whiskers whole write Y-RM-TH young your's
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Page 65 - Because it is a slender thing of wood, That up and down its awkward arm doth sway, And coolly spout and spout and spout away, In one weak, washy, everlasting flood ! EPIGRAM.
Page 46 - PE, in whisker'd state, Before me at his breakfast sate : On one side lay unread Petitions, On t'other, Hints from five Physicians — Here tradesmen's bills, official papers Notes from my Lady, drams for vapours — There plans of saddles, tea and toast, Death-warrants and the Morning-Post.
Page 53 - Continent still, And, with nothing at home but starvation and riot, Find Lisbon in bread, and keep Sicily quiet. I am proud to declare I have no predilections...
Page 35 - Having quitted the Borders, to seek new renown, Is coming, by long Quarto stages, to Town ; And beginning with ROKEBY (the job's sure to pay) Means to do all the Gentlemen's Seats on the way. Now, the Scheme is (though none of our hackneys can beat him) To start a fresh Poet through Highgate to meet him ; Who, by means of quick proofs — no revises — long coaches — May do a few Villas, before Sc — TT approaches — Indeed, ifour Pegasus be not curst shabby, He'll reach, without found'ring,...
Page 76 - Hydaspes. namque me silva lupus in Sabina, dum meam canto Lalagen et ultra terminum curis vagor expeditis, fugit inermem.
Page 78 - JACK and Jill went up the hill, To fetch a pail of water; Jack fell down and broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after.
Page 53 - NG into fashion. This is all I can lay to my conscience at present, When such is my temper, so neutral, so pleasant, So royally free from all troublesome feelings, So little encumber'd by faith in my dealings...
Page 80 - Die when you will, you need not wear At Heaven's Court a form more fair Than Beauty here on earth has given ; Keep but the lovely looks we see — • The voice we hear — and you will be An angel ready-made for Heaven ! * The words addressed by Lord Herbert of Cherbury to the beautiful Nun at Murano.
Page 35 - Scott, you must know, (Who, we're sorry to say it, now works for the Row\ Having quitted the borders, to seek new renown, Is coming, by long quarto stages, to town ; And beginning with Rokeby (the job's sure to pay) Means to do all the gentlemen's seats on the way. Now, the scheme is (though none of...
Page 49 - House had long settled the question, I thought it but decent, between me and you, That the two other Houses should settle it too. I need not remind you how cursedly bad Our affairs were all looking, when father went mad ; A strait waistcoat on him, and restrictions on me, A more limited monarchy could not well be.