 | James Henry Monk - 1833 - 466 pagina’s
...epigrams, though ingenious, must be confessed to be inferior in wit and satire to the original : " The King to Oxford sent a troop of horse, For Tories own no argument but force ; With equal skill to Cambridge books he sent, For Whigs admit no force but argument" Shortly afterwards the flames... | |
 | James Henry Monk - 1833 - 466 pagina’s
...epigrams, though ingenious, must be confessed to be inferior in wit and satire to the original : " The King to Oxford sent a troop of horse, For Tories own no argument but force ; With equal skill to Cambridge books he sent, For Whigs admit no force but argument." Shortly afterwards the flames... | |
 | Hartley Coleridge - 1833 - 764 pagina’s
...wanted learning." Retaliated by Sir W. Browne, founder of the prizes for odes and epigrams : — " The King to Oxford sent a troop of horse, For Tories own no argument but force ; With equal skill to Cambridge books he sent, For Whigs admit no force but argument." Bentley seems at this time... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 590 pagina’s
...' The king to Oxford sent his troop of Imrsr, For tones own no argument but force ; With equal care to Cambridge books he sent, For whigs allow no force but argument.' " Dr. Johnson did him the justice to say, it was one of the happiest extemporaneous productions he... | |
 | Richard Gooch - 1835 - 242 pagina’s
...The king to Oxford sent a troop of horse, For Tories know no argument but force: With equal grace, to Cambridge books he sent, For Whigs allow no force but argument. Not that Cambridge was behind Oxford in supporting the unfortunate Charles the First, to whom the several... | |
 | Englishmen - 1835 - 476 pagina’s
...The king to Oxford sent a troop of horse, For tories know no argument but force ; With equal care, to Cambridge books he sent, For whigs allow no force but argument. In this year, the kmg being desirous of visiting Hanover, appointed a committee of the privy council... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 366 pagina’s
...learning." Which, says Sir William, might well be answered thus :— " The king to Oxford sent his troop of horse, For Tories own no argument but force ; With equal care to Cambridge books he sent, For Whigs allow no force but argument." Mr. Johnson did him the justice... | |
 | Hartley Coleridge - 1836 - 774 pagina’s
...wanted learning." Retaliated by Sir W. Browne, founder of the prizes for odes and epigrams : — " The King to Oxford sent a troop of horse, For Tories own no argument but force ; With equal skill to Cambridge books he scnl, For Whigs admit no force but argument." Bentley seems at this time... | |
 | John Wilson Croker - 1836 - 656 pagina’s
...learning." Which, says Sir William, might well be answered thus : — " The king to Oxford sent his troop of horse, For Tories own no argument but force ; With equal care to Cambridge books he sent, For Whigs allow no force but argument." Mr. Johnson did him the justice... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - 1840 - 446 pagina’s
..." The king to Oxford sent a troop of horse, For tories know no argument but force ; With equal care to Cambridge books he sent, For whigs allow no force but argument." 1717. TRIAL OP OXFORD. 65 that the time was come when he might venture to throw himself fearlessly... | |
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The King to Oxford sent a troop of horse For Tories own no argument but force ; With equal care to Cambridge books he sent, For Whigs allow no force but argument. 
