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" How fluent nonsense trickles from his tongue! How sweet the periods, neither said, nor sung! Still break the benches, Henley! with thy strain, While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibson preach in vain. "
The Director [ed. by T.F. Dibdin]. - Page 92
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Supplement to the Rural Sports

William Barker Daniel - Falconry - 1813 - 568 pages
...Hands. How fluent Nonsense trickles from his Tongue! How sweet the Periods neither said nor sung ! O great. Restorer of the good old Stage, Preacher at once, and Zany of thy Age ! O worthy thou of EGYPT'S wise Abodes; A decent Priest when Monkeys are the GODS." HENLEY died October,...
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Memoirs of an Old Wig

Richard Fenton, Mr. Fenton (Richard), Samuel Rogers - English fiction - 1815 - 196 pages
...Gibson preach in vain ; O ! great restorer of the good old stage, , Preacher at once, and Zany of the age. Oh ! worthy thou of Egypt's wise abodes, A decent priest where monkies were their Gods ! But fate with f butchers plac'd thy priestly stall, Meek modern faith to...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 5

Alexander Pope - Poets, English - 1822 - 390 pages
...two How fluent nonsense trickles from his tongue ! How sweet the periods, neither said, nor sung ! Still break the benches, Henley ! with thy strain,...in vain. Oh great Restorer of the good old Stage, 205 Preacher at once, and Zany of thy age ! REMARKS. great men, of opinions and interests directly...
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The British Poets: Including Translations ...

Classical poetry - 1822 - 290 pages
...Numa: How fluent nonsense trickles from his tongue ! How sweet the periods, neither said nor sung! Still break the benches, Henley! with thy strain, While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibson, preach in O great restorer of the good old stage, [vain. 10< Preacher at once, and Zany of thy age ! O worthy...
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The British poets, including translations, Volume 42

British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 294 pages
...Natna: How fluent nonsense trickles from his tongue ! How sweet the periods, neither said nor sung! Still break the benches, Henley! with thy strain, While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibson, preach in O great restorer of the good old stage, [rain. 1,H Preacher at once, and Zany of thy age ! O worthy...
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Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ..., Volume 10

Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 872 pages
...Still break the benches, Henley ! with thy strain, While Kennet, Hare, and Gibson preach in vain. О great restorer of the good old stage, Preacher at once and zany of thy age ! О worthy thou of ^Egypt's wise abodes, A decent priest where monkeys were the gods ! But Fate with...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: With Notes and Illustrations by ..., Volume 4

Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 408 pages
...varied, Par. Lost, ii. 112. " But all was false and hollow, though his tongue Dropp'd manna." Wakefield* Still break the benches, Henley! with thy strain, While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibson preach in vain. O great restorer of the good old stage, 205 Preacher at once, and zany of thy age! O worthy thou of...
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The Works of Alexander Pope, Esq: With Notes and Illustrations by ..., Volume 4

Alexander Pope, William Roscoe - English literature - 1824 - 412 pages
...varied, Par. Lost, ii. 112. " But all was false and hollow, though his tongue. Dropp'd manna." Wakefidd. Still break the benches, Henley ! with thy strain. While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibson preach in vain. O great restorer of the good old stage, 205 Preacher at once, and zany of thy age ! O worthy thou of...
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The Works of Alexander Popekesq., with Notes and Illustrations by ..., Volume 4

Alexander Pope - 1824 - 406 pages
...Lost, ii. 112. " But all was false and hollow, though his tongue Dropp'd manna." Wakefield. VOL IV. R Still break the benches, Henley ! with thy strain, While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibson preach in vain. O great restorer of the good old stage, 205 Preacher at once, and zany of thy age ! O worthy thou of...
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... The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 2

Alexander Pope - 1825 - 304 pages
...Henley ! with thy stmin. While Sherlock, Hare, and Gibson, preach in rain. Oh great restorer of the goed old stage Preacher at once, and zany of thy age Oh worthy theu of Egypt's wise ahedes, A decent prlest, where monkeys were the geds ' Bnt fate with hutchers...
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