 | George Huddesford - English poetry - 1801 - 170 pages
...their school, And He swallow'd up the Chanty. CHORUS. JOHN WILKES he was for Middlesex, They chose him knight of the shire : And he made a fool of Alderman BULL, And call'd Parson UOUNK a liar. SONG. J.HO' Fortune may boast at her shrine That the world's adoration is paid, No idol... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - College stories - 1823 - 364 pages
...all listened out one stanza in patience— " John Wilkes he was for Middlesex, And they chose him the Knight of the Shire; And he made a fool of Alderman Bull, And called Parson Home a liar." " Hear how the old sinner squawls," quoth Chisney ; " confound him, we'll... | |
 | John Gibson Lockhart - 1824 - 100 pages
...listened out one stanza in patience — " John Wilkes he was for Middlesex. And they chose him the Knight of the Shire , And he made a fool of Alderman Bull, And called Parson Home a liar." ' Hear how the old sinner squalls,' quoth Chisney ; ' confound him, we'll... | |
 | Henry Angelo - England - 1830 - 564 pages
...foreigners ; with reference to whom, I remember Horne Tooke's saying to my father, COLMAN THE ELDER. A9 " Thank your stars, Signor Angelo, that you are not...celebrated writer, Mr. Tickle, contrived to draw Mr. Horne Tooke into a political conversation, though at this time he had vowed never to commit his opinions... | |
 | Blackwood William and sons - 1842 - 528 pages
...listened out one stanza in patience — " John Wilkes he was for Middlesex, And they chose him the Knight of the Shire ; And he made a fool of Alderman Bull, And call'd Parson Home a liar." " Hear how the old sinner sqnawls," quoth Chisney ; ~" confound him, we 'll soon stop his scrannel... | |
 | John Thomas Smith - Great Britain - 1845 - 328 pages
...Achievements of John Wilkes." The chorus runs thus :— John Wilkes he was for Middlesex, They chose him knight of the shire: And he made a fool of Alderman Bull, And called Parson Home a liar. " The Barber's Nuptials," which may be seen in the Elegant Extracts, and... | |
 | John Thomas Smith - Great Britain - 1845 - 324 pages
...Achievements of John Wilkes. The chorus runs thus : — John Wilkes he was for Middlssex, They chose him knight of the shire ; And he made a fool of Alderman Bull, Aud call'd Parson Home a liar. * Huddesford, after the death of Warton, chalked on the walls of the... | |
 | John Thomas Smith - Great Britain - 1861 - 328 pages
...Achievements of John Wilkes." The chorus ran thus : — " John Wilkes he was for Middlesex, They chose him knight of the shire ; And he made a fool of Alderman Bull, And call'd Parson Home a liar." ' The Barber's Nuptials/ which may be seen in the Elegant Extracts, and almost every other collection of... | |
 | John Thomas Smith - Great Britain - 1861 - 334 pages
...Achievements of John Wilkes." The chorus ran thus : — " John Wilkes he was for Middlesex, They chose him knight of the shire ; And he made a fool of Alderman Bull, And call'd Parson Home a liar." ' The Barber's Nuptials,' which may be seen in the Elegant Extracts, and almost every other collection of... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1864 - 580 pages
...[In the edition of 1801 the names are printed : — "John Wilkes he was for Middlesex, They chose him knight of the shire : And he made a fool of Alderman Bull, And call'd Parson Home a liar."] P. 97. Who is the subject of this song, who constructed the Pond-Head near Windsor Great Park? P. 124.... | |
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Salmagundi/ dedicated to Mr. Wyatt. Several of these I have often heard him most humorously sing, particularly those of " the renowned History and rare Achievements of John Wilkes." The chorus ran thus : — " John Wilkes he was for Middlesex, They chose... 
