Gotham. book 1-3. The candidate. The farewell. The times. Independence. The journey

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J. Churchill and W. Flexney, 1774
 

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197 ページ - O'er his bare bones : his face so very thin, So very narrow, and so much beat out That physiognomists have made a doubt, Proportion lost, expression quite forgot, Whether it could be call'da face or not : At end of it, howe'er...
193 ページ - Judgment grac'd, Of Virtue far above temptation's Reach, And Honour, which not malice can impeach? Believe it not— 'twas NATURE'S...
104 ページ - Authority, who flumbers there In robes of Watchman's fur, gives up his chair, With midnight howl to bay th' affrighted Moon, To walk with torches thro...
143 ページ - Tell me, or think no more of a defence, Is it a proof of love by choice to run A vagrant from Your country? P.
33 ページ - In itself charming, take new charms from place. Nothing of books, and little known of men, When the mad fit comes on, I seize the pen, Rough as they run, the rapid thoughts set down. Rough as they run, discharge them on the town.
104 ページ - To whip a top, to knuckle down at taw, To swing upon a gate, to ride a straw, To play at push-pin with dull brother peers, To belch out catches in a porter's ears, To reign the monarch of a midnight cell, To be the gaping chairman's oracle; Whilst, in most blessed union, rogue and whore Clap hands, huzza, and hiccup out, 'Encore;' Whilst gray Authority, who slumbers there In robes of watchman's fur, gives up his chair; With midnight howl to bay the...
8 ページ - Rejoice, ye happy Gothamites! rejoice; Lift up your voice on high, a mighty voice, The voice of gladness; and on every tongue, In strains of gratitude, be praises hung, The praises of so great and good a king: Shall Churchill reign, and shall not Gotham sing?
131 ページ - Tis mighty easy o'er a glass of wine On vain refinements vainly to refine, To laugh at poverty in plenty's reign, To boast of apathy when out of pain...
228 ページ - Though soft as plumage from young Zephyr's wing, His couch seems hard, and no relief can bring. Ingratitude hath planted daggers there No good man can deserve, no brave man bear.
199 ページ - O'er a brown cassock, which had once been black, Which hung in tatters on his brawny back, A sight most strange and awkward to behold, He threw a covering of blue and gold.

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