All the talents' garland or, A few rockets let off at a celebrated ministry. Including Elijah's mantle, the Uti Possidetis, and other poems of the same author. By eminent political characters. The third edition, greatly enlarged [by E. A. Barrett] |
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PETTY-ANA.
When Pitt's immortal spirit fled from earth,
To happier realms, where truth like his had birth,
Granta's wise sons his noble place supply'd
With metaphysic dulness, pomp, and pride.
To happier realms, where truth like his had birth,
Granta's wise sons his noble place supply'd
With metaphysic dulness, pomp, and pride.
If the difference you'd hit,
Betwixt Petty and Pitt,
'Tis easily done, if they'll let ye;
In short, this is it,
The one was Great Pitt,
While the other, alas! is but—Petty!
Betwixt Petty and Pitt,
'Tis easily done, if they'll let ye;
In short, this is it,
The one was Great Pitt,
While the other, alas! is but—Petty!
Roscius, of histrionic fame,
Is ap'd by Master Betty;
And glorious Pitt's immortal name,
With equal truth by Petty.
Is ap'd by Master Betty;
And glorious Pitt's immortal name,
With equal truth by Petty.
Signor Dragonetti and Lord Henry Petty,
In my mind possess the same place;
For Lord Henry Petty and Signor Dragonetti
Excel all the world on the bass.
In my mind possess the same place;
For Lord Henry Petty and Signor Dragonetti
Excel all the world on the bass.
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We once had a Statesman, whose days and whose nights
Were devoted to war and finance;
But Petty's great soul seeks more peaceful delights,
In care-killing sing-song and dance.
Were devoted to war and finance;
But Petty's great soul seeks more peaceful delights,
In care-killing sing-song and dance.
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