MADAME ROLAND. 1754-1793 O liberty liberty! how many crimes are committed in thy name! (1793.) Macaulay, Mirabeau. Ed. Review, July, 1832. JAMES HURDIS. 1763-1801. Rise with the lark, and with the lark to bed. The Village Curate. GEORGE COLMAN, THE YOUNGER. 1762 1836. On their own merits modest men are dumb. Epilogue to the Heir at Law. And what 's impossible can't be, And never, never comes to pass. The Maid of the Moor. Three stories high, long, dull, and old, Ibid. Like two single gentlemen, rolled into one. Lodgings for Single Gentlemen. But when ill indeed, E'en dismissing the doctor don't always succeed. Colman.-Pinckney.-Lee. When taken To be well shaken. 427 The Newcastle Apothecary. Thank you, good sir, I owe you one. The Poor Gentleman. Act i. Sc. 2. Unfortunate Miss Bailey! Love laughs at Locksmiths. Act ii. Song. 'Tis a very fine thing to be father-in-law To a very magnificent three-tailed Bashaw ! Blue Beard. Act ii. Sc. 5. I had a soul above buttons. Sylvester Daggerwood, or New Hay at the Old Market. Sc. 1. CHARLES COTESWORTH PINCKNEY. 1746-1825. Millions for defence, but not one cent for tribute. When Ambassador to the French Republic, 1796. To the memory of the Man, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countryEulogy on Washington. Delivered by Gen. Lee, Dec. 26, 1799.1 Memoirs of Lee. men. 1 To the memory of the Man, first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his fellow-citizens. From the Resolutions presented to the House of Representatives, on the Death of General Washington, December, 1799. Marshall's Life of Washington. 428 Everett. — Barère. -Fouché. DAVID EVERETT. 1769- 1813. You'd scarce expect one of my age To speak in public on the stage; Don't view me with a critic's eye, But pass my imperfections by. Large streams from little fountains flow, Tall oaks from little acorns grow. Lines written for a School Declamation. BERTRAND BARÈRE. 1755-1841. The tree of liberty only grows when watered by the blood of tyrants.1 Speech in the Convention Nationale. 1792. JOSEPH FOUCHÉ. 1763-1820. It is more than a crime, it is a political fault ;2 words which I record because they have been repeated and attributed to others. Memoirs of Fouché. 1 L'arbre de la liberté ne croît qu'arrosé par le sang des tyrans. 2 Commonly quoted, "It is worse than a crime, it is a blunder," and attributed to Talleyrand. LADY NAIRNE. 1766-1845. There's nae sorrow there, John, In the land o' the leal. The Land o' the Leal. Gude nicht, and joy be wi' you a'. Gude Nicht, etc.1 O, we 're a' noddin', nid, nid, noddin'; O, we 're a' noddin' at our house at hame. We're A' Noddin'. A penniless lass wi' a lang pedigree. The Laird o' Cockpen. JOHN TOBIN. 1770-1804. The man that lays his hand upon a woman, Save in the way of kindness, is a wretch, Whom 't were gross flattery to name a coward. The Honeymoon. Act ii. Sc. 1. She's adorned Amply that in her husband's eye looks lovely,The truest mirror that an honest wife Can see her beauty in. Ibid. Act iii. Sc. 4. Sir Alexander Boswell composed a version of this song. JOHN FERRIAR. 1764-1815. ILLUSTRATIONS OF STERNE. The princeps copy, clad in blue and gold. Bibliomania. Line 6. Now cheaply bought - for thrice their weight in gold. Ibid. Line 65. Torn from their destined page (unworthy meed How pure the joy, when first my hands unfold SIR JAMES MACKINTOSH. 1765-1832. Diffused knowledge immortalizes itself. Vindicia Gallica. The commons, faithful to their system, remained in a wise and masterly inactivity. Ibid. Disciplined inaction. Causes of the Revolution of 1688. Ch. vii. The frivolous work of polished idleness. Dissertation on Ethical Philosophy. Remarks on Thomas Brown. |