Memorandums of My MayoraltyG. Balne, 1835 - 59 Seiten A satire on the conduct of Henry Winchester during his mayoralty. |
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... respect which these low- minded persons show , for whatever may con- tribute to the good of the city . Luckily , however , the Reformers are by no means a match for us Conservatives , in cun- ning , and I choused them gloriously by ...
... respect which these low- minded persons show , for whatever may con- tribute to the good of the city . Luckily , however , the Reformers are by no means a match for us Conservatives , in cun- ning , and I choused them gloriously by ...
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... respect to heretics . " My staunch conduct in this affair soon . brought in showers of flattering epistles from the greatest men in the land , congratulating me on the firmness I had displayed , and holding out hopes of a more solid ...
... respect to heretics . " My staunch conduct in this affair soon . brought in showers of flattering epistles from the greatest men in the land , congratulating me on the firmness I had displayed , and holding out hopes of a more solid ...
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Lord Winchester. CHAP . V. " Well , well , my Lords , respect him ; Take him and use him well , he's worthy of it . I will say this much for him — If a Prince May be beholden to a subject , I Am for his love and service , so to him- Make ...
Lord Winchester. CHAP . V. " Well , well , my Lords , respect him ; Take him and use him well , he's worthy of it . I will say this much for him — If a Prince May be beholden to a subject , I Am for his love and service , so to him- Make ...
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... respect could Sovereignty show than to invite me to dinner on the natal day ? I have always prided myself on my powers of pleasing ; but my visit to Windsor more than con- firmed me in my high opinion of my own talents . Although ( as I ...
... respect could Sovereignty show than to invite me to dinner on the natal day ? I have always prided myself on my powers of pleasing ; but my visit to Windsor more than con- firmed me in my high opinion of my own talents . Although ( as I ...
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... respect controll'd , In scandal busy , in reproaches bold ; And chief he gloried with licentious style To lash the great , and monarchs to revile . " DRYDEN . POPE'S HOMER . BEAUTY OF THE LIBEL LAWS - CRIMINAL INFORMATION- TRUE SUN ...
... respect controll'd , In scandal busy , in reproaches bold ; And chief he gloried with licentious style To lash the great , and monarchs to revile . " DRYDEN . POPE'S HOMER . BEAUTY OF THE LIBEL LAWS - CRIMINAL INFORMATION- TRUE SUN ...
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affairs Aldermen BALNE better CHAP character Chief Magistrate citizens City Common Hall conduct consider contempt course Criminal Informa CRIMINAL INFORMATION dare dine dinner Duke enemies excellent fame favour flatter forget to specify Gracechurch Street hath had losses heard hereditary Mayor hint Hobler Honorable Baronet honour hope HUDIBRAS illustrious insinuate insolence insult justice King knighthood laugh libel Liverymen London longer Mayor Lord Mayor Winchester Lord Mayor's Fool LORD WINCHESTER Majesty Mansion House matter MAXIM Mayor of London mayoralty Mayorial Office means ment mises never O'Connell occa office of Lord opinion Papists pass person personages placard place shall serve political poor devil Private Circulation amongst promise recourse remark reputation resembling respect Right Honourable Rotch scurvy Sir Peter Sir Robert Peel tell thing thought tion Tories Toryism True Sun truth vulgar WELLINGTON William the Fourth worthy
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Seite 51 - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse, steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; 'Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands : But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed, Oth.
Seite 25 - I had rather coin my heart, And drop my blood for drachmas, than to wring From the hard hands of peasants their vile trash By any indirection : I did send To you for gold...
Seite 10 - The Mouse-trap. Marry, how? Tropically. This play is the image of a murder done in Vienna: Gonzago is the duke's name; his wife, Baptista: you shall see anon; 'tis a knavish piece of work: but what o
Seite 5 - He that imposes an oath makes it, Not he that for convenience takes it : Then how can any man be said To break an oath he never made ? These reasons may perhaps look oddly To th...
Seite 45 - Out of the bowels of the harmless earth, Which many a good tall fellow had destroy'd So cowardly ; and but for these vile guns He would himself have been a soldier.
Seite 59 - Her plaints still remind me of long-banish'd joys, And the sweets of the days that are gone. Each dew-drop that steals from the dark eye of night, Is a tear for the bliss that is flown ; While...
Seite 24 - In a Meeting or .Assembly of the Mayor, Aldermen, and Liverymen of the several companies of the City of London, in Common Hall assembled at the Guildhall of the said city, on the 9th day of Jan.
Seite 28 - Pray have not I a right to do as I please with my own things ? I am sure you will say yes, and I hope you will write to us soon.
Seite 36 - decent enough, but a bit off'. The blood of the martyrs is said to have been the seed of the church, and John Maclean's dramatic sacrifice may do more to shake up the brains of the working class than did...