The Works of Peter Pindar, Esq. [pseud.]: To which are Prefixed Memoirs of the Author's Life, Том 3J. Walker, 1812 Satires in verse, mainly political. |
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... monarch of the water . And lo , the Lords of Ocean ! See the Whale On all th ' inferior hosts of sea regale : The Shark , the Grampus , how before their eye Th ' affrighted under - world of Fishes fly ! Then why not Man , endued with ...
... monarch of the water . And lo , the Lords of Ocean ! See the Whale On all th ' inferior hosts of sea regale : The Shark , the Grampus , how before their eye Th ' affrighted under - world of Fishes fly ! Then why not Man , endued with ...
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... Monarch spoke As usual , not by way of joke ,. Did not the speech so withering make thee shrink ? Didst thou not inward say , " I've damn'd myself : Why , what a miserable elf ! " And then upon each old Acquaintance think ; And with a ...
... Monarch spoke As usual , not by way of joke ,. Did not the speech so withering make thee shrink ? Didst thou not inward say , " I've damn'd myself : Why , what a miserable elf ! " And then upon each old Acquaintance think ; And with a ...
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... , how- ever tyrannical ; it must be torn from them . The Judges have been rendered independent of the Crown , by the People : now let them show their gratitude . Indeed she warmer could the Monarch keep , Than any 52 OLD SIMON .
... , how- ever tyrannical ; it must be torn from them . The Judges have been rendered independent of the Crown , by the People : now let them show their gratitude . Indeed she warmer could the Monarch keep , Than any 52 OLD SIMON .
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... Monarch keep , Than any thing belonging to a Sheep . Most virtuous was Narcissa , lo ! All purity from top to toe ; As Hebe sweet , and as Diana chaste . None but Old Simon was allowed to kiss , Though hungry as a Hound to snap the ...
... Monarch keep , Than any thing belonging to a Sheep . Most virtuous was Narcissa , lo ! All purity from top to toe ; As Hebe sweet , and as Diana chaste . None but Old Simon was allowed to kiss , Though hungry as a Hound to snap the ...
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... Monarch of the Monkey's sinning , Relating all his mimicry and grinning , Trying to irritate the noble Beast . “ What , what , what doth he say ? " the Lion cried.- " Dread Sir , you are most wickedly belied , " Rejoin'd the Wolf with ...
... Monarch of the Monkey's sinning , Relating all his mimicry and grinning , Trying to irritate the noble Beast . “ What , what , what doth he say ? " the Lion cried.- " Dread Sir , you are most wickedly belied , " Rejoin'd the Wolf with ...
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Страница 309 - War, he sung, is toil and trouble; Honour, but an empty bubble; Never ending, still beginning, Fighting still, and still destroying; If the world be worth thy winning, Think, O think it worth enjoying! Lovely Thais sits beside thee, Take the good the gods provide thee!
Страница 311 - ... his pride. He chose a mournful muse, Soft pity to infuse ; He sung Darius great and good, By too severe a fate, Fallen, fallen, fallen, fallen, Fallen from his high estate, And weltering in his blood'; Deserted at his utmost need By those his former bounty fed ! On the bare earth exposed he lies, With not a friend to close his eyes.
Страница 428 - Nicholson's mad Knights ; A joke upon the shave of Cooks at Court ; — Charms the fair Muse, and eke the World delights ; A pretty piece of inoffensive sport. Lo, in a little inoffensive Smile There lurks no Lever to oerturn the State, And King and Parliament (intention vile !), And hurl the Queen of Nations to her fate. No gunpowder my modest garrets hold, Dark lanterns, blunderbusses, masks, and matches ; Few words my simple furniture unfold ; A bed, a stool, a rusty coat in patches. Carpets,...
Страница 141 - ... &c. in favour of the two Kingdoms ; why might not a literary commerce take place between the great Kien Long, and the no less celebrated Peter Pindar? Thou art a man of Rhymes; and so am I.
Страница 224 - Maid:"— I verily believe that I should go : Yet parting should I say to thee, "Farewell; I cannot help it ; witchcraft's in her cell, The Passions like to be where tempests blow. "Go, Girl, enjoy thy Fish, and Flies, and Doves; But suffer me to giggle with the Loves.
Страница 190 - Deity of flesh and blood ? 0 lock the temple with thy strongest key, For fear thy Deity, a comely she, Should one day ramble in a frolic mood : —
Страница 168 - By heavens, thou mov'st a leg, and now its brother. And kicking, lo, again, thou mov'st another! And now thy little drunken eyes unclose, And now thou feelest for thy little nose, And, finding it, thou rubbest thy two hands Much as to say,
Страница 332 - A batch of bullocks ! see Great Caesar run: He stops the Drover — bargain is begun. He feels their ribs and rumps — he shakes his head — 'Poor, Drover, poor — poor, very poor indeed.
Страница 167 - tis with mortals, as it is with flies. Forever hankering after pleasure's cup, Though fate, with all his legions, be at hand, The beasts the draught of Circe can't withstand, But in goes every nose — they must, will sup.