The Poetical Works of Charles Churchill: The ghost, bk. IV. The candidate. The farewell. The times. Independence. The journey. Fragment of a dedication. Lines written in Windsor Park. IndexW. Pickering, 1844 |
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... once the most care- Ties as it is the longest of Churchill's compositions . It is also the most obscure and indistinct in its allusions , the minute elucidation of which would not repay the labour either of the investigation or of ...
... once the most care- Ties as it is the longest of Churchill's compositions . It is also the most obscure and indistinct in its allusions , the minute elucidation of which would not repay the labour either of the investigation or of ...
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... once in some such attempt by Mr. Patteson , the celebrated auctioneer , he pre- vailed upon him not to divulge the transaction , and that a Dr. legacy he left him was the price of his secresy . Chauncy resembled Socrates in but one ...
... once in some such attempt by Mr. Patteson , the celebrated auctioneer , he pre- vailed upon him not to divulge the transaction , and that a Dr. legacy he left him was the price of his secresy . Chauncy resembled Socrates in but one ...
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... once prescribed for the Duke of Marl- borough , the Duchess , in her rough manner , observed , " she would be hanged if it did the Duke any good ; " upon which the Doctor immediately replied , " then I would by all means recommend his ...
... once prescribed for the Duke of Marl- borough , the Duchess , in her rough manner , observed , " she would be hanged if it did the Duke any good ; " upon which the Doctor immediately replied , " then I would by all means recommend his ...
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... once apart ) is briefly this : Within the brain's most secret cells A certain Lord Chief Justice dwells , Of sovereign power , whom , one and all , With common voice , we Reason call ; Though , for the purposes of satire , A name , in ...
... once apart ) is briefly this : Within the brain's most secret cells A certain Lord Chief Justice dwells , Of sovereign power , whom , one and all , With common voice , we Reason call ; Though , for the purposes of satire , A name , in ...
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... once masters of the willing world , governors of that great mistress of the terrestrial globe , have you not declared with one voice the praise of my works . O ye learned , great As well prepared , beyond all doubt , To put THE GHOST . 23.
... once masters of the willing world , governors of that great mistress of the terrestrial globe , have you not declared with one voice the praise of my works . O ye learned , great As well prepared , beyond all doubt , To put THE GHOST . 23.
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
Apicius appear bard bear Behold Bute called celebrated censure character Churchill Churchill's conduct court crown curse dare deponent doth Duke E'en Earl fame fate favour fear foes follies fools gainst Garrick genius give grace grave hand hath head heart honest honour Horace Walpole horse House of Commons House of Lords humour justice king Lady letter live Lord Bute Lord Chatham Lord Clive Lord Mansfield majesty mankind mean merit mind Muse nature never noble North Briton o'er parliament patriot Paul Whitehead peace poem poet Pope praise pride Quin rank reason reign rhyme Robert Dodsley Sampson Gideon Sandwich satire sense shame shew slaves soul spirit thee thing thou thought throne truth turn'd University of Cambridge University of Oxford vice virtue whilst Wilkes wrote zeal
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 196 - God loves from whole to parts: but human soul Must rise from individual to the whole. Self-love but serves the virtuous mind to wake, As the small pebble stirs the peaceful lake; The centre moved, a circle straight succeeds, Another still, and still another spreads; Friend, parent, neighbour, first it will embrace; His country next; and next all human race...
Seite 286 - And when I die, be sure you let me know Great Homer dy'd three thousand years ago. Why did I write? what sin to me unknown Dipt me in Ink, my parents, or my own? As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame, I lisp'd in numbers, for the numbers came. I left no calling for this idle trade, No duty broke, no father disobey'd. The Muse but serv'd to ease some friend, not Wife, To help me thro...
Seite 319 - Where, in their blessings, all those gods appear. See Pan with flocks, with fruits Pomona crown'd, Here blushing Flora paints th...
Seite 199 - But when contending chiefs blockade the throne, Contracting regal power to stretch their own ; When I behold a factious band agree To call it freedom when themselves are free ; Each wanton judge new penal statutes draw, Laws grind the poor^ and rich men rule the law...
Seite 117 - The King, 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 much that loyal body wanted learning.
Seite 116 - Attending the funeral of a father could not be pleasant: his leg extremely bad, yet forced to stand upon it near two hours; his face bloated and distorted with his late paralytic stroke, which has affected, too, one of his eyes, and placed over the mouth of the vault, into which, in all probability, he must himself so soon descend ; think how unpleasant a situation ! He bore it all with a firm and unaffected countenance.
Seite 116 - When we came to the Chapel of Henry the Seventh, all solemnity and decorum ceased; no order was observed, people sat or stood where they could or would ; the Yeomen of the Guard were crying out for help, oppressed by the immense weight of the coffin; the bishop read sadly and blundered in the prayers; the fine chapter, Man that is born of a woman, was chanted, not read; and the anthem, besides being immeasurably tedious, would have served as well for a nuptial.
Seite 137 - Nature shall join you ; time shall make it grow A work to wonder at — perhaps a Stow.
Seite 147 - Of scorn, and man would rather be a worm Than be a lord: but Nature, full of grace, Nor meaning birth and titles to be...
Seite 112 - ... all civil and political institutions are to be disregarded or overthrown, a life somewhat more than sixty is not worth preserving at such a price ; and he can never die too soon who lays down his life in support and vindication of the policy, the government, and the constitution of his country.