 | 1720 - 302 pages
...Richard's dedication known ? Our ftreets no more with tides of ale fhall float,. Nor coblers feaft three years upon one vote. Next morn, twelve miles led o'er th' unbounded plain, Where the cloak'd fhepherd guides his fleecy train. No leafy bow'rs a noonday fhelter lend, Nor from the chilly dews... | |
 | John Gay - 1745 - 272 pages
...Sir Richard's dedication known ? Our ftreets no more with tides of ale fhall float, Nor coblers feaft three years upon one vote. Next morn, twelve miles led o'er th' unbounded plain, Where the clok'd fhepherd guides his fleecy train. No leafy bow'rs a noonday fhelter lend, Nor from the chilly... | |
 | John Gay - 1770 - 214 pages
...Sir Richard's dedication known I Our ftree's no more with tides of ale fhall float, Nor coblers feaft three years upon one vote. Next morn, twelve miles led o'er th' unbounded plain' Where the cloak'd fhepherd guid.es his fleeey train ; No leafy bow'rs a noon-day faelter lend, Nor from the chilly dews... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 372 pages
...Sir Richard's dedication known? Our ftreets no more with tides of ale mall float, Nor coblers feaft three years upon one vote. Next morn, twelve miles led o'er th' unbounded plain, Where the cloak'd fliepherd guides his fleecy train. No leafy bowers a noon-day flielter lend, Nor from the chilly dews... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 508 pages
...Sir Richard's indication known i Our ftreets no more with tide« of ale fhall float, Nor coblersfeail three years upon one vote. Next morn, twelve miles led o'er th' unbounded plain, Where the cloak'd fhepherd guide« his fleecy train. No !c»fy bowers a noon-day ihclter lend, Nor from the chilly dews... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1809 - 410 pages
...referred to Steele'g Political Writings, p. 23, et seq. f In a " Journey to Exeter, 1716," Gay says, " Of all our race of mayors shall Snow alone " Be by Sir Richard's dedication known ?" $ " The Honour and Prerogative of the Queen's Majesty vindicated and defended against the unexampled... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 pages
...dainty trout our knife divides. Sad melancholy every visage wears ; What ! no election come in seven long years ! Of all our race of mayors, shall Snow...streets no more with tides of ale shall float, Nor coblers feast three years upon one vote. Next morn, twelve miles led o'er th' unbounded plain, Where... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 596 pages
...by sir Richard's dedication known t Our streets no more with tides of ale »ball Aoat, Nor coblers feast three years upon one vote. Next morn, twelve miles led o'er tb' unbound« plain, Where the cloak'd shepherd guides his fleecy trail No leafy bowers a noon-day... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 272 pages
...dainty trout our knife divides. Sad melancholy every visage wears ; What, no election come in seven long years ! Of all our race of mayors, shall Snow alone Be by Sir Richard's1 dedication known ? Our streets no more with tides of ale shall float, Nor cobblers feast... | |
 | Henry Moody (curator of the Winchester mus.) - 1846 - 444 pages
...election come in seven long years? Of all our mayors shall Snow alone Be by Sir Richard's (Steele) dedication known ? Our streets no more with tides of ale shall float, Nor cobblers feast six years upon a vote. The same character the borough maintained till the last, as at the Lent Assizes... | |
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O'er our parch'd tongue the rich metheglin glides, And the red dainty trout our knife divides. Sad melancholy ev'ry visage wears; What, no election come in seven long years! Of all our race of Mayors, shall Snow alone Be by Sir Richard's dedication known... 
