 | Edmund Burke - History - 1773 - 590 pages
...friend refign'd This foother of the human mind. On the ROYAL MARRIAGE ACT. QUOTH Dick to Top, —This Au appears ^»- Abfurd, as I'm alive : To take the Crown...eighteen years, The Wife at twenty-five. The myft'ry how ihall we explain ? For, fore, as * Dowdefwell faid, Thus early if they're fit to reign They muft be... | |
 | Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - English poetry - 1790 - 308 pages
...no more. On the ROYAL MARRIAGE ACT. QUOTH Dick to Tom,— This Ad appears Abfurd, as I'm alive : jo take the Crown at eighteen years, The Wife at twenty-five, The myft'ry how mail we explain ? For, fure, as * Dowdefwell faid, Thus early if they're fit to reign They muft be... | |
 | Robert Burns, Hester Lynch Piozzi - English poetry - 1790 - 308 pages
...no more. On the ROYAL MARRIAGE ACT. QUOTH Dick to Tom,— This Ad appears Abfurd, as I'm alive : jo take the Crown at eighteen years, The Wife at twenty-five, The myft'ry how mail we explain ? For, fure, as * Dowdefwell faid, Thus early if they're fit to reign They muft be... | |
 | English wit and humor - 1794 - 428 pages
...great the odds for Hell, 'gainft Heav'n ! ON THE ROYAL MARRIAGE ACT. QUOTH Ned to Will— this aft appears Abfurd, as I'm alive : To take the crown at...eighteen years, The wife at twenty-five. The myft'ry how fhall we explain ? For fure, as Dowdefwell * faid, Thus early if they're fit to reign, They muft be... | |
 | History - 1800 - 576 pages
...refign'd This foother of the human mi'::!, • On tbe ROTAL MARRIAGE ACT. QUOTH Dick to Tom— This Aft appears Abfurd, as I'm alive: To take the Crown at...eighteen years, The Wife at twenty-five, The myft'ry how (hall we explain ? For, fure,, as * Dowdefwell faid, '[ Thus early if they're fit to reign They muft... | |
 | History - 1809 - 574 pages
...foother of the human mind. Oii tbe ROTA L MAERIAGE ACT. • QUOTH Dick to Tom— This Aft appears Abluid, as I'm alive : To take the Crown at eighteen years, The Wife at twenty-five. The myfl'ry how fliall we explain ? For, fure, as * Dowdefwell faid, Thus early if they're fit to rcigH... | |
 | English literature - 1818 - 596 pages
...across-ttick'a worse. 0»THE ROYAL MARRIAGE ACT. Quoth Dick to Tom, " this act appears •- Absurd, as I'm alive ; "To take the crown at eighteen years, " The wife at twenty-five. "Themyst'ry bow shalljwe explain, " For sure, as Dowdeswell said ; "Thus early ifthcy'rofitto reign,... | |
 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1813 - 716 pages
...the following Lines appeared in of the daily papers: Quoth Dick to Tom,— This Act appears Absurd as I'm alive ; To take the Crown at eighteen years, The Wife at twenty. fiVe. The myst'ry bow shall we explain ? For, sure, as Dowdeswell said, Thus early if they... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Autographs - 1823 - 432 pages
...1603. Harleum MSS. 7003. ON THE ROYAL MARRIAGE ACT. Quoth Dick to Tom — " This act appears Absurd, as I'm alive, To take the crown at eighteen years, The wife at twenty-five ! ' The myst'ry, how shall we explain ? For sure as Dowdeswell* said — Thus early if they're fit to reign,... | |
 | George Croly - Great Britain - 1830 - 568 pages
...jeux d 'esprit was — THE ROYAL MARRIAGE ACT. Says Dick to Tom, " This Act appears The oddest thing alive ; To take the crown at eighteen years, The wife at twenty-five. The thing a puzzle must remain ; For, as old Dowdeswell* said, ' So early if one's fit to reign, One must... | |
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I'm alive, To take the Crown at eighteen years, The wife at twenty-five ! The mystery how shall we explain, For sure as Dowdeswell said, * Thus early if they're fit to reign They must be fit to wed ! Quoth Tom to Dick, thou art a fool, And little know"st... 
