 | Dr. Doran (John) - Actors - 1888 - 570 pages
...season amounted to ^1350! 1 Dr. Doran exactly reverses the state of the case. Dr. Johnson gays : " The Whigs applauded every line in which liberty was mentioned, as a satire on the Tories ; and the Tories echoed every clap, to show that the satire was unfelt." ! Wrong.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1890 - 474 pages
...practised for " Cato." The danger was soon over. The whole nation was at that time on fire with faction. The Whigs applauded every line in which Liberty was mentioned, as a satire on the Tories ; and the Tories echoed every clap, to shew that the satire was unfelt. The story... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1893 - 152 pages
...practised for " Cato." The danger was soon over. The whole nation was at that time on fire with faction. The Whigs applauded every line in which Liberty was mentioned, as a satire on 30 the Tories ; and the Tories echoed every clap, to shew that the satire was unfelt. The... | |
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - English literature - 1894 - 688 pages
...Tories vied with each other in its praise, applying its incidents and sentiments to current politics. " The Whigs applauded every line in which liberty was mentioned, as a satire on the Tories ; and the Tories echoed every clap, to show that the satire was unfelt." It was... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - Great Britain - 1894 - 546 pages
...between Whigs and Tories three years later, when the tragedy of CATO was brought upon the stage. " The Whigs applauded every line in which Liberty was mentioned, as a satire on the Tories ; and the Tories echoed every clap, to show that the satire was unfelt." and charitable.... | |
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - English literature - 1899 - 822 pages
...Tories vied with each other in its praise, applying its incidents and sentiments to current politics. " The Whigs applauded every line in which liberty was mentioned, as a satire on the Tories ; and the Tories echoed every clap, to show that the satire was unfelt." It was... | |
 | Samuel Johnson, John Wight Duff - English poetry - 1900 - 318 pages
...practised for 'Cato.' The danger was soon over. The whole nation was at that time on fire with faction. The Whigs applauded every line in which liberty was mentioned, as a satire on the 5 Tories ; and the Tories echoed every clap, to showthat the satire was unfelt. The story... | |
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - 1905 - 770 pages
...Tories vied with each other in its praise, applying its incidents and sentiments to current politics. " The Whigs applauded every line in which liberty was mentioned, as a satire on the Tories; and the Tories echoed every clap, to show that the satire was unfelt." It was... | |
 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - English literature - 1906 - 764 pages
...Tories vied with each other in its praise, applying its incidents and sentiments to current politics. " The Whigs applauded every line in which liberty was mentioned, as a satire on the Tories; and the Tories echoed every clap, to show that the satire was unfelt." It was... | |
 | Kolachelam Rao S. - 1986 - 342 pages
...satire on the Tories, and the Tories echoed every clap to show that the satire was unfelt. The story of Bolingbroke is well known. He called Booth to his box and gave him fifty guineas for defending the cause of liberty so well against a perpetual dictator." " In connection with Barton Booth as Cato of... | |
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This, says Pope *, had been tried for the first time in favour of the Distrest Mother; and was now, with more efficacy, practised for Cato. The danger was soon over. The whole nation was at that time on fire with faction. The Whigs applauded every line... 
