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" Of mimic'd statesmen and their merry king. No wit to flatter left of all his store! No fool to laugh at, which he valued more. There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends, And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends. "
The British Plutarch: Containing the Lives of the Most Eminent Divines ... - Page 308
by Francis Wrangham - 1816
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The ambulator; or, The stranger's companion in a tour round London ...

John Bew - 1807 - 408 pages
...bower of wanton Shrewsbury and Love. Or just as gay, at couDcil, in a ring Of mimic statesmen, arid their merry King. No wit to flatter left of all his...friends, And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends! COBHAM, a village in Surry, 19 miles from London, in the road to Guildford. Here is a seat built by...
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Anecdotes of Literature and Scarce Books, Volume 1

William Beloe - Bibliographical literature - 1807 - 464 pages
...Shrewsbury and Love ; M Or just as gay at Council in a ring " Of mimick'd Statesmen and their merry King, a No wit to flatter, left of all his store ! " No fool..." And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends." . There is a copy, in the Museum also, of the Old English translation of these Memoirs of the English...
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The poetical works of Alexander Pope. With his last corrections, additions ...

Alexander Pope - English poetry - 1807 - 316 pages
...Or just as gay at council, in a ring Of mimic statesmen and their merry king. S10 No wit to natter, left of all his store ! No fool to laugh at, which...friends, And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends ! His grace's fate sage Cutler could foresee, 815 And well (he thought) advis'd him, " Live like me."...
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The poets of Great Britain complete from Chaucer to Churchill, Volume 40

John Bell - 1807 - 562 pages
...their merry king. 310 No wit to flatter, left of all his store I Ko fool to laugh at, which he valu'd more : There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends, And fame, this lotd of useless thousands ends ! His Grace's fate sage Cutler could foresee, 315 And well (he thought)...
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London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British ..., Volume 5

David Hughson - London (England) - 1808 - 576 pages
...proud alcove, The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and Love. Or just as gay, at council, in a ring Of mimic statesmen, and their merry king. No wit to flatter...friends, And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends ? CIRCUIT OF LONDON. 443 fias a handsome church and town hall, with a charity school for twenty boys,...
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London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British ..., Volume 5

David Hughson - London (England) - 1808 - 566 pages
...alcove, - i The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and Love. Or just as gay, at council, in a ring Of mimic statesmen, and their merry king. No wit to flatter...friends. And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends i has lias a handsome church and town hall, with a charity school for twenty boys, who are taught and...
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La Belle Assemblée, Volume 5

1808 - 408 pages
...The bow'r of wanton Shrewsbury and love • Or just as gav, at council in a ring Of mimic stat(smei), and their merry king, No wit to flatter left of all...And fame — this lord of useless thousands ends. His (¡race's fate sage Cutler could foresee, And well (he thought) advis'd him, " Live like me." As...
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The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays: Which are Acted at the ...

Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 410 pages
...alcove, " The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and love; " Or just as gay in council, in the ring " Of mimick'd statesmen, and their merry king. " No wit to flatter...which he valued more ; " There, victor of his health, his fortune, friends, " And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends," DRAMATIS PERSONS. DRURY LANE....
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Rule a Wife and Have a Wife: A Comedy in Five Acts

John Fletcher, David Garrick - 1808 - 410 pages
..." The bower of wanton Shrewsbury and love ; " Or just as gay in council, in the ring " Of mimick'd statesmen, and their merry king. " No wit to flatter...which he valued more ; " There, victor of his health, his fortune, friends, " And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends," DRAMATIS PERSONS. DON JOHN...
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The Works of John Dryden: Now First Collected ...

John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 476 pages
...mimicked sratesraen, and a merry king; No wit to fla'.ter lett of all his store, No fool to lant;h at, which he valued more; There, victor of his health,...friends, And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends J Note XIX. . Balaam.— P. 234. The Earl of Huntington. A coarse reason is given by Luttrel, in his...
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