The Western Antiquary, Volume 5

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William Henry Kearley Wright
Latimer & son, 1886
"Reprinted after revision and correction from the 'Weekly Mercury, '" Mar. 1881-May 1884.
 

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Halaman 11 - The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling, Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven ; And, as imagination bodies forth The forms of things unknown, the poet's pen Turns them to shapes, and gives to airy nothing A local habitation, and a name. Such tricks hath strong imagination, That, if it would but apprehend some joy, It comprehends some bringer of that joy ; Or, in the night, imagining some fear, How easy is a bush supposed a bear ! Hip.
Halaman 282 - Five things observe with care: Of whom you speak, to whom you speak, And how and when and where.
Halaman 263 - Rules to know when the Moveable Feasts and Holy-days begin. EASTER-DAY, on which the rest depend, is always the first Sunday after the full moon which happens upon or next after the twenty-first day of March, and if the full moon happens upon a Sunday, Easter Day is the Sunday after.
Halaman 95 - When you censure the age, Be cautious and sage, Lest the courtiers offended, should be ; If you mention vice or bribe, 'Tis so pat to all the tribe, Each cries — That was levelld at me.
Halaman 95 - The play, like many others, was plainly written only to divert, without any moral purpose, and is therefore not likely to do good; nor can it be conceived, without more speculation than life requires or admits, to be productive of much evil. Highwaymen and housebreakers seldom frequent the playhouse, or mingle in any elegant diversion; nor is it possible for any one to imagine that...
Halaman 246 - The Marrow of Historie, or an Epitome of all Historical Passages from the Creation, to the end of the last Macedonian War. First set out at large by Sir Walter Rawleigh, and now Abreviated by AR [Alexander Ross].
Halaman 58 - Our life is but a Winter's day — Some only breakfast and away. Others to dinner stay and are full fed, The oldest man but sups, and goes to bed. Large is his debt who lingers out the day : Who goes the soonest has the least to pay.
Halaman 246 - The History of the World: The Second Part, in six Books : Being a Continuation of the famous History of Sir Walter Raleigh, Knight: Beginning where he left ; viz. at the End of the Macedonian Kingdom, and deduced to these Later-Times : That is, from the Year of the World 3806, Or, 160 Years before Christ, till the end o/ the Year 1640, after Christ: by Alexander Ross.
Halaman 93 - Dr. Swift had been observing once to Mr. Gay, what an odd pretty sort of a thing a Newgate Pastoral might make. Gay was inclined to try at such a thing for some time ; but afterwards thought it would be better to write a comedy on the same plan. This was what gave rise to the Beggar's Opera.
Halaman 244 - Law, and are to be sold at his shop in Paules Church-yard, at the signe of the Foxe. 1608.

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