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The Town: Its Memorable Characters and Events - Page 364
by Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 449 pages
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The British Magazine and Review, Or, Universal Miscellany, Volume 1

1783 - 524 pages
...Ot mimic fhtefmen, and their merry king. УО wit to fljtter, left of all his (lore; No fool to hugh at, which he valued more: There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends, A.id fame,'tHis lord of ufelefs thoufands ends*.* I am, Gentlemen, Your very humble Servant, JWH XIRBY-MOOR...
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The Hibernian Magazine, Or, Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge

1783 - 800 pages
...in a ring Of mimick'd luu ;uo:i, and their merry king. No wit to flatter left of all his (tore ! >Jo fool to laugh at, which he valued more. There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends, And fame, thU lord of ufelefc thoufands . " ends. Epiflle to Lord Bathwft, ver. 099. The duke of Buckingham poflefled...
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The ambulator; or, The stranger's companion in a tour round London ...

John Bew - 1794 - 358 pages
...council, inaring Of mimick'd ftatcfmcn, and their merry king* No wit to flatter lefc of all his itore ' No fool to laugh at, which he valued more. There,...health, of fortune, friends, And fame; this lord of ufelefs thoufands ends. At the foot of Cliefden Wood rifes Cliefden Springy which, fay an eafy defcent,...
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ..., Volume 1

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - 512 pages
...of wanton Shrewsbury and Love,* Or just as gay at council, in a ring Of mimick'd statesmen and their merry King. No wit to flatter left of all his store!...friends. And fame, this Lord of useless thousands, ends. MORAL ESSAYS. * This line alludes to the Duke's intrigue with the Countess of Shrewsbury, which occasioned...
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ..., Volume 1

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - 474 pages
...Shrewsbury and Love.* Or just as gay at council, in a ring Of mimick.'d statesmen and their rnerry King. No wit to flatter left of all his store! No...friends, And fame, this Lord of useless thousands, ends. MORAL ESSAYS. * This line alludes to the Duke's intrigue with the Countea of Shrewsbury, which occasioned...
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ..., Volume 1

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - 496 pages
...Love.• Or just as gay at counpil in a ring Of mimic statesmen and their merry King, No wit to flattei left of all his store ; No fool to laugh at, which...friends, And fame, this Lord of useless thousands, ends, , s , MORAL ESSAYS. • This line alludes to the Duke's intrigue with the Countess of Shrewsbury, which...
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A Plea for Religion and the Sacred Writings: Addressed to the Disciples of ...

David Simpson - 1803 - 446 pages
...VILLIERS lies: Alas! how chang'd from him ; " That life of pleasure, and that soul of whim ! — • " No wit to flatter left of all his store ! " No fool...his health, of fortune, friends, " And fame, this Lard of useless thousands ends." Afr. DRYDZN describes this Nobleman as being — " A man so various,...
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The Poetical Works of Alexander Pope: With His Last Corrections ..., Volume 3

Alexander Pope - 1804 - 232 pages
...their merry king 310 No wit to flatter, left of all his store ! No fooi to laugh at, which he valu'd' more ; There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends, And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends ! His Grace's fate sage Cutler could foresee, 315 And well (he thought) advis'd him, " Live like me."...
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The ambulator; or, The stranger's companion in a tour round London ...

John Bew - 1807 - 408 pages
...of wanton Shrewsbury and Love. Or just as gay, at couDcil, in a ring Of mimic statesmen, arid their merry King. No wit to flatter left of all his store...friends, And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends! COBHAM, a village in Surry, 19 miles from London, in the road to Guildford. Here is a seat built by...
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Anecdotes of Literature and Scarce Books, Volume 1

William Beloe - 1807 - 464 pages
...Shrewsbury and Love ; M Or just as gay at Council in a ring " Of mimick'd Statesmen and their merry King, a No wit to flatter, left of all his store ! " No fool..." And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends." . There is a copy, in the Museum also, of the Old English translation of these Memoirs of the English...
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