 Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, I had much rather. Had it been his brother, Still better than another. Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her. Had it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation....  Kenna's Kingdom: a Ramble Through Kingly Kensington - Page 97by Robert Weir Brown - 1881 - 80 pagesFull view - About this book
 | 680 pages
...rather ; Had it been his brother, Still better than another ; Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her ; Had it been the whole generation,...since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive, and is dead, There's no more to be said. t Some traditions of Fred still linger about Epsom. An obelisk (the flint... | |
 | 1822 - 496 pages
...rather : Had it been his brother, Still better than another ; Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her ; Had it been the whole generation,...But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive and is dead, — There's no more to be said. Many of the anecdotes scattered over the epitome of Parliamentary debates,... | |
 | William Pulleyn - 1829 - 302 pages
...much rather; Had it been his Brother, Still better than another ; Had it been his Sister, No one would have missed her ; Had it been the whole generation,...But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive and is dead, — There's no more to be said. IN STRATFORD-UPON-AVON CHURCH, Upon a rudely-sculptured monumeot, near... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1832 - 306 pages
...rather ; Had it been his broiher, Still better than another ; Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her ; Had it been the whole generation,...But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive and is dead, There's no more to be said. Georgeon Era. ,. -Adelphi-Ривг««- before Seven.— Surrey-Sadler's... | |
 | Art - 1832 - 592 pages
...Had it been Ilia brother. Still belter than another ; Had it been hu aiater, No one would have misled her ; Had it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation ; Bot lince -tía only Fred, Who «ai оНте, and it dead, There't no more to be aaid. The violent... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 266 pages
...Had it been his brother, Still better than another ; Had it been his sister, No one would have miss'd her ; Had it been the whole generation, Still better...since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive, and is dead, There's no more to be said !" Walpole says, his chief passion was women ; and that, like the taste... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1857 - 672 pages
...rather ; Had it been his brother, Still better than another ; Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her ; Had it been the whole generation,...But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive and is dead — There's no more to be said. Terse and expressive, this elegy, without respect of persons. Racy... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1869 - 664 pages
...rather ; Had it been his brother, Still better than another ; Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her ; Had it been the whole generation....since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive, and is dead, There's no more to be said. Some traditions of Fred still linger about Epsom. An obelisk (the flint... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1840 - 522 pages
...rather ; Had it been his brother, Still better than another ; Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her ; Had it been the whole generation,...alive and is dead — There is no more to be said." — E. 3 The Duke of Cumberland, by his friends styled the HeroofCuLV den, by his opponents nicknamed... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1840 - 618 pages
...rather ; Had it been his brother, Still better than another ; Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her ; Had it been the whole generation,...alive and is dead — There is no more to be said." — E. well ! " — he replied, " I feel something here, just as I did when I saw the two workmen fall... | |
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