...— And I'ma fool for thinking ! But, again, he resumes in a more sprightly and hopeful tone : — I think that friars and their hoods, Their doctrines...are fifty roads to town, And rather more to Heaven. The satire of Praed always conveys the impression that it is veiled. The poet is so vivacious, and...

...political squibs anrl in more serious productions. In the preceding stanza of Praed's poem we have I think that friars and their hoods, Their doctrines...lighted up too many feuds, And far too many faggots. Macaulay in his well - kno^ n election ballad in 1827 wrote : — Lollards' tower, good authorities...

...places ; I think that some are very wise, And some are very funny, And some grow rich by telling lies, " I think the Whigs are wicked knaves, And very like...maggots, Have lighted up too many feuds, And far too many fagots ; I think while zealots fast and frown, And fight for two or seven, That there are fifty roads...

...hoods, Their doctrines and their maggots, Have lighted up too many feuds, And far too many fagots ; I think while zealots fast and frown, And fight for two or seven, That there arc fifty roads to town, And rather more to Heaven. " I think that, thanks to Pagot's lance, And thanks...

...same may be said of the Chant of the Brazen Head, from which, however, we must cull two verses : — " I think that friars and their hoods, Their doctrines and their maggots, Have lighted up too many feude, And far too many fagots ; I think while zealots fast and frown, And fight for two or seven,...

...buy ' Your Lordships' and ' Your Graces,' By loathing common honesty, And lauding common places ; 1 think that some are very wise, And some are very funny,...maggots, Have lighted up too many feuds, And far too many fagots ; I think while zealots fast and frown, And fight for two or seven, That there are fifty roads...

...Your Graces/ By loathing common honesty, And lauding common places ; 106 CHANT OF THE BRAZEN HEAD; 1 think that some are very wise, And some are very funny,...maggots, Have lighted up too many feuds, And far too many fagots ; [ think while zealots fast and frown, And fight for two or seven, That there are fifty roads...

...fume At what their friends are plauning, And Mr. Hume hates Mr. Brougham As much as Mr. Cauning. ' I think that friars and their hoods, Their doctrines...feuds, And far too many faggots: I think, while zealots fost and frown, And fight for two or seven, That there are fifty roads to Town, And rather more to...

...Suppose ! well, madam, pray what then ? ' ' Why Sir, You 'd never dance again.' Many Roads to Heaven. I think that friars and their hoods, Their doctrines,...many feuds And far too many faggots. I think while bigots storm and frown, And fight for two or seven, That there are fifty roads to town, And rather...

...Suppose ! well, madam, pray what then ? ' ' Why Sir, You 'd never dance again.' Many Roads to Heaven. I think that friars and their hoods, Their doctrines,...many feuds And far too many faggots. I think while bigots storm and frown, And fight for two or seven, That there are fifty roads to town, And rather...