 | 1835 - 290 pages
...readeth it correctly. Drawl. (Reading.) " Verses on Sir Thomas Lucy, of Charlcotte. (Si.YUOOTS IrcmUa.) " A Parliament member ; a justice of peace ; " At home a poor scarecrow ; in London an ass!" — 1 Omna. (Laughing.) Ha, ha, ha! (SLYEOOTS scampers off.) Sir T. (In a violent... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1838 - 744 pages
...like Lucy :" but let us listen to the commencement of this once important libel : — " A parlemente \(O P volkc miscalle it, Then Lucy is lowsie whatever befall it : He thinks himself greate, Yet an asse in... | |
 | John Ward - 1839 - 344 pages
...then ? he had a wife, Took pains enough to find him horns Should last him all his life !" SONG. 1. A parliament member, a justice of peace, At home a poor scarecrow, in London an asse, If lowsie is Lucy, as some volke miscalle it, Then Lucy is lowsie, whatever befalle... | |
 | John Ward - 1839 - 356 pages
...then ? he had a wife, Took pains enough to find him horns Should last hinf all his life !" SONG. 1. A parliament member, a justice of peace, At home a poor scarecrow, in London an asse, If lowsie is Lucy, as some volke miscalle it, Then Lucy is lowsie, whatever befalle... | |
 | William Howitt - 1840 - 560 pages
...dealt gently with the young man in the first instance ; and it was not until the ugly verses, of — A parliament member, a justice of peace, At home a poor scarecrow, at London an asse, etc. were fixed on his gate by the vindictive pride of the embryo poet, that he began to threaten him... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1841 - 316 pages
...courteously communicated to me : — A parliamente member, a justice of peace, At home a poor scare-crowe, at London an asse, If lowsie is Lucy, as some volke...Lucy is lowsie whatever befall it : He thinks himself greate, Yet an asse in his state We allowe by his ears but with asses to mate. If Lncy is lowsie, as... | |
 | William Howitt - 1842 - 474 pages
...dealt gently with the young man in the first instance ; and it was not until the ugly verses, of — A parliament member, a justice of peace, At home a poor scarecrow, at London an aase, etc. were fixed on his gate by the vindictive pride of the embryo poet, that he began to threaten... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 458 pages
...affixed to the park-gate at Charlecot* " The following is the only stanza extant of this lampoon : — "A parliament member, a justice of peace, At home...state, We allow, by his ears, but with asses to mate! This flagitious attack upon the dignity of the Knight so incensed him, that he applied to a lawyer... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1843 - 400 pages
...following is the only stanza extant of this lampoon : — A parliament member, a justice of peace, At nome a poor scarecrow, at London an asse, If lowsie is...state, We allow by his ears but with asses to mate. If Lucjr is lowsie as some volke miscall it, Then sing lowsie Lucy whatever befall it. ** The luce is... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1843 - 566 pages
...follows : — '* A parliament? member, a justice of peace, At home a poor scare-crowe, at London an awe ; If lowsie is Lucy, as some volke miscalle it, Then...Lucy is lowsie, whatever befall It. He thinks himself Create, Yet an asse in his state We allowe by his ears but with asftes to mate. If Lucy is lowsie,... | |
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Yet an asse in his state , We allow by his ears but with asses to mate. If Lucy is lowsie , as some volke miscalle it , Then sing lowsie Lucy whatever befall it. 
