A biographical memoir [by T. I. M. Forster] of the late ... George Canning, to which is added his satires, odes, songs, and other poems |
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A Biographical Memoir [By T. I. M. Forster] of the Late ... George Canning ... Thomas Ignatius M Forster No preview available - 2016 |
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Addington admiration ardent bold Britain Brother Bragge Brother Hiley Burke Burke's Canning's charms Cheer claim country's crimes death Doctor Duke of Portland early elegant Elijah's eloquence England Eton evils execration eyes fame feelings follies France French fresh FRIEND OF HUMANITY genius Gently PURGING GLISTERS glory glow'd hand heart HENRY MARTEN hope human Jacobin JOAN SCOTT JUSTICE Knife-grinder Lord Castlereagh Lord Grenville Lord Liverpool manly Mantle Marquess of Lansdown Marquis of Londonderry mind Minister morals Muse nations Number o'er oaths Olmutz opinion orator Parliament Parliamentary party patriot peace Pilot that weather'd Pitt Pitt's playful Poet poetry political praise Lepaux principles profession proud question REGICIDE religion sage satire shade Sheridan soul speaker speeches spirit Statesman swearing talents taste tear thee thine thou tion tomb truth verse virtue weather'd the storm WHIG zeal
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Page 6 - Story! God bless you! I have none to tell, Sir, Only last night a-drinking at the Chequers,' This poor old hat and breeches, as you see, were Torn in a scuffle. Constables came up for to take me into Custody; they took me before the justice; Justice Oldmixon put me in the parishStocks for a vagrant.
Page 46 - PRENTICES TO DEATH, AND HID THEM IN THE COAL-HOLE. For her mind Shap'd strictest plans of discipline. Sage Schemes! Such as LYCURGUS taught, when at the shrine Of the Orthyan Goddess he bade flog The little Spartans; such as erst chastised Our MILTON, when at College. For this act Did BROWNRIGG swing. Harsh Laws! But time shall come, When France shall reign, and Laws be all repealed ! (b) 27 November 1797, no.
Page 15 - Give me the avowed, the erect, the manly foe, Bold I can meet — perhaps may turn his blow ; But of all plagues, good heaven, thy wrath can send, Save, save, oh ! save me from the candid friend...
Page 6 - I should be glad to drink your Honour's health in A pot of beer, if you will give me sixpence; But for my part, I never love to meddle With politics, sir.
Page 12 - Taupht h.er to cherish still, in either eye, Of tender tears a plentiful supply, And pour them in the brooks that babbled by ; Taught...
Page 7 - O'er the fair realms of Science, Learning, Taste ; To drive and scatter all the brood of lies, And chase the varying falsehood as it flies ; The long arrears of ridicule to pay, To drag reluctant Dullness back to-day ; Much yet remains.
Page 22 - Or dirt on private worth and virtue throw, " Still blasphemous or blackguard, praise Lepaux. " And ye five other wandering Bards, that move " In sweet accord of harmony and love, " C dge and S — th — y, L — d, and L— be and Co. " Tune all your mystic harps to praise Lepaux...
Page 23 - And thou, Leviathan \ on ocean's brim Hugest of living things that sleep and swim ; Thou, in whose nose by Burke's gigantic hand The hook was fix'd to drag thee to the land, With , , and in thy train, And wallowing in the yeasty main, Still as ye snort, and puff, and spout, and blow, In puffing, and in spouting, praise Lepaux ! ' Britain, beware ; nor let the insidious foe, Of force despairing, aim a deadlier blow.
Page 11 - France at our doors, he sees no danger nigh, But heaves for Turkey's woes the impartial sigh ; A steady Patriot of the World alone, The friend of every country — but his own.
Page 5 - Needy knife-grinder! whither are you going? Rough is the road; your wheel is out of order; Bleak blows the blast; your hat has got a hole in "t, So have your breeches! Weary knife-grinder! little think the proud ones, Who in their coaches roll along the turnpikeRoad, what hard work 'tis crying all day, "Knives and Scissors to grind O!