The New Tory Guide

Portada
J. Ridgway, 1819 - 216 páginas
 

Páginas seleccionadas

Otras ediciones - Ver todo

Términos y frases comunes

Pasajes populares

Página 102 - MODERATE MEN AND MODERATE MEASURES. Praise to placeless proud ability, Let the prudent muse disclaim ; And sing the Statesman — all civility — Whom moderate talents raise to fame. He, no random projects urging, Makes us wild alarms to feel ; With moderate measures, gently purging Ills that prey on Britain's weal. CHORUS. Gently purging, Gently purging, Gently purging Britain's weal.* Addington, with measured motion...
Página 202 - Thy sword within the scabbard keep, And let mankind agree; Better the world were fast asleep, Than kept awake by thee. The fools are only thinner, With all our cost and care; But neither side a winner, For things are as they were.
Página 143 - To Contemplation's sober eye Such is the race of Man: And they that creep, and they that fly, Shall end where they began.
Página 29 - But ask not to what doctors I apply ; Sworn to no master, of no sect am I : As drives the storm, at any door I knock, And house with Montaigne now, or now with Locke.
Página 91 - DOCTOR." How blest, how firm the statesman stands, (Him no low intrigue e'er shall move,) Circled by faithful kindred bands, And propp'd by fond fraternal love. When his speeches hobble vilely, What " Hear hims" burst from brother Hiley ; When the faltering periods lag.
Página 121 - Canning made good use of it in the following parody of Douglas : " My name's the Doctor : on the Berkshire hills My father purged his patients — a wise man : Whose constant care was to increase his store, And keep his eldest son, myself, at home. But I had heard of politics, and long'd To sit within the Commons House, and get A place : and luck gave what my sire denied.
Página 92 - Each a gentleman at large, Lodged and fed at public charge, Paying (with a grace to charm ye) This the fleet, and that the army. Brother Bragge and brother Hiley, Cheer him ! when he speaks so vilely Cheer him ! when his audience flag, Brother Hiley, brother Bragge.
Página 188 - In yon bright track that fires the western skies They melt, they vanish from my eyes. But oh ! what solemn scenes on Snowdon's height Descending slow their glittering skirts unroll? Visions of glory, spare my aching sight, Ye unborn ages, crowd not on my soul!
Página 119 - Hail then — on whom our State is leaning ! O Minister of mildest meaning ! Blest with such virtues to talk big on, With such a head (to hang a wig on). Head of wisdom — soul of candour — Happy Britain's guardian gander, To rescue from th' invading Gaul Her ' commerce, credit, capital !' "While Eome's great goose could save alone One Capitol — of senseless stone.
Página 37 - IT is one thing to make an idea clear, and another to make it affecting to the imagination.

Información bibliográfica