Memoir of the author. M'FingalSamuel G. Goodrich, 1820 |
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Página 85 - Now warm with ministerial ire, Fierce sallied forth our loyal "Squire, And on his striding steps attends His desperate clan of Tory friends. When sudden met his wrathful eye A pole ascending through the sky, Which numerous throngs of whiggish race Were raising in the market-place. Not higher school-boys' kites aspire, Or royal mast, or country spire; 10 Like spears at Brobdignagian tilting, Or Satan's walking-staff in Milton.
Página 4 - BBOWN, of the said district, hath deposited in this office the title of a book, the right whereof he claims as author, in the words following, to wit : " Sertorius : or, the Roman Patriot.
Página 10 - Squire should please, Successive on, like files of geese. And now the town was summon'd, greeting, To grand parading of Town-meeting; A show, that strangers might appal, As Rome's grave senate did the Gaul.
Página 108 - d on the ground his manly length. Like ancient oak o'erturn'd, he lay, Or tower to tempests fall'na prey, Or mountain sunk with all his pines, Or flow'r the plow to dust consigns, And more things else — but all men know 'em, If slightly versed in epic poem.
Página 137 - Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the Poet stood ; Loose his beard, and hoary hair Stream'd, like a meteor, to the troubled air And, with a Master's hand, and Prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre.
Página 106 - Of stones and clubs had braved th' alarms, Shrunk from these new Vulcanian arms. The spade so temper'd from the sledge, Nor keen nor solid harm'd its edge, Now met it, from his arm of might, Descending with steep force to smite; The blade snapp'd short — and from his hand, With rust embrown'd the glittering sand. Swift turn'd M'FiNGAL at the view, And call'd to aid th...
Página 113 - M'FiNGAL having grown The vilest Tory in the town, And now in full examination Convicted by his own confession, Finding no tokens of repentance, This Court proceeds to render sentence: That first the Mob a slip-knot single Tie round the neck of said...
Página 7 - O'erthrew provincials, foot and horse, Brought armies o'er, by sudden pressings. Of Hanoverians, Swiss and Hessians, Feasted with blood his Scottish clan, And hang'd all rebels to a man, Divided their estates and pelf, And took a goodly share himself.
Página 114 - Claudiau* sings) the Gods And earth-born Giants fell at odds, The stout Enceladus in malice Tore mountains up to throw at Pallas ; And while he held them o'er his head, The river, from their fountains fed, Pour'd down his back its copious tide.
Página 81 - And some, with tongue not low or weak, Were clam'ring fast, for leave to speak; The Moderator, with great vi'lence, The cushion thump'd with, "Silence, Silence!' The Constable to every prater Bawl'd out, "Pray hear the moderator;" Some call'd the vote, and some in turn Were screaming high, "Adjourn, Adjourn.