 I STOOD, sir, patient at your feet, Before your elbow chair ; 'But make a bishop's throne your seat, I'll kneel before you there. One only thing can keep you down, For your great soul too mean ; You'd not, to mount a bishop's throne, Pay homage to the...  The Monthly Magazine, Or, British Register - Pagina 2071803Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1765 - 770 pagina’s
...ljlc-.il, Sir, pai Sent at your feet, Botcire your cibow-chair j But make a bifhop's throne your fear, I'll kneel before you there. One only thing can keep you down, For your great foul too rni-ai ; You'd not, to mount a bi (bop's throne, Pay iu'.jj-r to the queen. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. VIENNA,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 342 pagina’s
...flood, Sir, patient at your feet, Before your elbow-chair ; But make a bifhop's throne your feat, I '11 kneel before you there. One only thing can keep you down, For your great foul too mean ; You 'd not, to mount a bifhop's throne, Pay bcmage f to the Queen. * See the hiftory of this epigram,... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1779 - 322 pagina’s
...the queen's ambaflador " ftand, who immediately en his return wrote the above " epigram." , . I.. . One only thing can keep you down, For your great foul too mean ; You 'd not, to mount a bifhop's throne, fay HOMAGE to the Queen. NELL AND JOHN. WHEN Nell, given... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 pagina’s
...COLLEGE.*, iyi2. I Stood, Sir, patient at your feet, _. Before your elbow-chair ; But make a bifhop's throne your feat, I'll kneel before you there. One...your great foul too mean•; . You'd not, to mount a bifhop's throne, Pay homage •}• to the Queen. • See the hiftorjiof this epigram, Gent. Mag. 17,74!... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1794 - 568 pagina’s
...and was as follows: IJlood, Sir, patient at your feet, Before your elbow chair; But make a Bifhop's throne your feat, I'll kneel before you there. One...For your great foul too mean; You'd not, to mount a Bifhop's throney Pay homage to the Queen. ON HAPPINESS. " Alas, where fliall we find, " Some fpot to... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 844 pagina’s
...But nuke a bifhnp's thione your feat, I'll */, .' liiiiu t: you there. One only thing can keep yon down, For your great foul too mean ; You'd not, to mount a (»:'.•••;' throne, Pay bcmage || to the queen. NELL AND JOHV. VHEN Nell.giv'n o'er by the doclor,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 544 pagina’s
...Sir, patient at youf feet, Before your-elbow chair ; But make a biT-op's throne your feat, I'll knitl before you there, One only thing can keep you down,...For your great foul too mean ; You'd not, to mount a bifrop's throne, • Pay btmage •)• to tht Q^ieen. T TTHEN W NELL AND JOHtf. Nell, given o'er by... | |
 | 1803 - 748 pagina’s
...addreffed to the Maiter. I flood, Sir, patient at your feet, Before your elbow-chair ; But make a bithop's throne your feat* I'll kneel before you there. One...For your great foul too mean : You'd not, to mount a BritiuS throne, Do homage to the Queen. HOUR-GLASSES IN PULPITS. " An hour-glafs is ftill placed on... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 548 pagina’s
...atictit at у "т feet,¿ Before ynijr-clbow chair ; But make a bi" ор'а throne your feat, I'll knee! before you there. One only thing can, keep you down, For your great foul too mean 5 You'd rot, to mount я bift-.op's throne, Pay bemagc f to the Queen. NELL AND JOHN. WHEN Nell, given... | |
 | Mark Noble - 1806 - 446 pagina’s
...I stood, Sir, patient at your feet, Before your elbow chair; But make a bishop's throne your seat, I'll kneel before you there. One only thing can keep you down, For your great soul too mean ; You'd not, to mount a bishop's throne, Pay homage to the queen. . . .. FlTZHERBERT... | |
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