 I'll be the Vicar of Bray, sir. When royal James possessed the crown, And popery came in fashion, The penal laws I hooted down, And read the Declaration ; The Church of Rome I found would fit Full well my constitution ; And I had been a Jesuit But for...  Reliquary of English Song: (Series 2) 1700-1800 - Pagina 27geredigeerd door - 1916Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1819 - 394 pagina’s
...William was our King declar'd, To ease the nation's grievance ; With this new wind about I steer'd, And swore to him allegiance : Old principles I did...joke, A jest was non-resistance. And this is law, &c. Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth. But as Captain Grose observes, this vicar has been modernized... | |
 | Roundelay - 1815 - 260 pagina’s
...William was onr king declar'J, To case the nation's grievance ; With this new wind about I steer'd, And swore to him allegiance ; Old principles I did...conscience at a distance ; Passive obedience was a joke, When gracious Anne became our queen, The church of England's glory, Another face of things were seen,... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pagina’s
...nation's grievance ; With this new wind about I stcer'd, And swore to him allegiance: Old principles 1 did revoke, Set conscience at a distance ; Passive obedience was a joke, A jest was non-rcsistarlcc. And this is law, Ike. When gracious Anne became our queen, The church of England's... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 470 pagina’s
...William, our deliverer, came To heal the nation's grievance, Another face of things was seen — I swore to him allegiance. Old principles I did revoke, Set conscience at a distance ; Passive obedience is a joke, A jest is nonresistance. And this is law, &c. When royal Anne became our queen, The Church... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1823 - 406 pagina’s
...William, our deliverer, came To heal the nation's grievance, Another face of things was seen — I swore to him allegiance. Old principles I did revoke, Set conscience at a distance ; Passive obedience is a joke, A jest is nonresistance. And this is law, &c. When royal Anne became our queen, The Church... | |
 | New elegant extracts - 1823 - 402 pagina’s
...William, our deliverer, came To heal the nation's grievance, Another face of things was seen — I swore to him allegiance. Old principles I did revoke, Set conscience at a distance ; Passive obedience is a joke, A jest is nonresistance. And this is law, &c. When royal Anne became our queen, The Church... | |
 | John Bull - 1825 - 782 pagina’s
...William was our king declar'd. To ease the nation's grievance ; With this new wind about I steer'd, And swore to him allegiance : Old principles I did...joke, A jest was non-resistance. And this is law, etc. When gracious Anne became our queen, The church of England's glory, Another face of things was seco.... | |
 | 1831 - 472 pagina’s
...(it Full well my constitution ; And had become a Jesuit, But for the Revolution, And this is law, &c. When William was our king declared. To ease the nation's grievance, With this new wind about I steer'd. And swore to him allegiance : Old principles I did revoke, Set conscience at a distance ;... | |
 | Peter Cooper - 1844 - 280 pagina’s
...says the poet; that is, provided always the wind comes from certain quarters.* And so, in 1712, we * " When William was our king declared, To ease the nation's grievance, With this new wind about I veered, And sworeto him allegiance." Vicar f>f Bray. have an unanimous—no, there was one dissentient,... | |
 | Peter Cooper - 1844 - 278 pagina’s
...says the poet; that is, provided always the wind comes from certain quarters.* And so, in 1712, we * " When William was our king declared, To ease the nation's grievance, With this new wind about I veered, And svvoreto him allegiance." Vicar of Bray. have an unanimous—no, there was one dissentient,... | |
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