| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - 1803 - 572 pages
...to be the ha-ppitsr extemporaneous production that he had ever heard : " The King to Oxford sent his troop of horse, For Tories own no. argument but Force ; With equal care, to Cambridge books he sent, For Whigs allow no force but argument." — The late Mr. Warton was... | |
| Mark Noble - Great Britain - 1806 - 446 pages
...extorted praise even from Johnson himself, in favour of a Cambridge man, The king to Oxford sent his troop of horse: For tories own no argument but force. With equal care, to Cambridge books he sent: For whigs allow no force but argument. WILLIAM BEVERIDGE, Bishop... | |
| Panorama - Epigrams, English - 1809 - 368 pages
...as well discerning How mnch that loyal body wanted teaming. THE ANSWER. THE King to Oxford sent his troop of horse, For Tories own no argument but force. With equal care to Cambridge, books he sent; For W higs allow no force but argument. ON THE LATE KING'S STATUE... | |
| Epigrams - 1812 - 156 pages
...discerning How much that loyal body wanted learning. XCIX. The Jlnxwen The King to Oxford sent his troop of horse ; For Tories own no argument but force. With equal care to Cambridge, books he sent ; For Whigs allow no force but argument. C. The skilful Painter. The... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1813 - 518 pages
...Society," 1772, 4to. 14. " Elogy and address," 1773, 4to. 15. A Latin version of Job, unfmished, 4to. We shall subjoin a well-known epigram by sir William...books he sent. For whigs admit no force but argument." But the following, by an Oxonian, which gave rise to that by sir William, is at least as good : " The... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1813 - 508 pages
...Society," 1772, 4to. 14. " Elogy and address," 1773, 4to. 15. A Latin version of Job, Unfinished, 4to. We shall subjoin a well-known epigram by sir William...but force ; With equal skill, to Cambridge books he gent, For whigs admit no force but argument." 4 But the following, by an Oxonian, which gave rise to... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - Biography - 1813 - 504 pages
...the critics have pronounced to be a good one: fc The king to Oxford sent a troop of horse, For tones own no argument but force ; With equal skill, to Cambridge books he sent, For whigs admit ao force but argument/' But the following, by an Oxonian, which gave rise to that by sir William, is... | |
| George Dyer - Cambridge (England) - 1814 - 566 pages
...following neat lines are well known. / The King to Cambridge sent a troop of horse, For Tories know no argument but force: With equal skill to Cambridge books he sent $ For Whigs allow no force, but argument. Sir W. bequeathed three gold medals, to be given yearly to three undergraduates;... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...much that loyal body wanted learning. Anttoered by Sir William Browne. THE king to Oxford sent his troop of horse, For Tories own no argument but force ; With equal care to Cambridge books he sent, For Whigs allow no force but argument. The Friendly Contest. WHILE... | |
| Almanacs, English - 1821 - 444 pages
...pronounced to be a good one : — The king to Oxford sent a troop of horse, For lories own no argument bat force; With equal skill, to Cambridge books he sent, For whigs admit no force but argument. We consider the following, however, by an Oxonian, which is said to have given rise to Sir William's,... | |
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