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" Happy the man who, void of cares and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains A Splendid Shilling: he nor hears with pain New oysters cried, nor sighs for cheerful ale; But with his friends, when nightly mists arise, To Juniper's Magpie or... "
Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical Prefaces - Page 209
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Select Works of the British Poets: In a Chronological Series from Ben Jonson ...

John Aikin - 1843 - 826 pages
...heavenly Miuo ! Thinn unallcmpted yet, in prow or rhyme," A ibilliog, breechec, and chimerai dire. HAPPY ILL to be neat, still to be drest. As you were leather purse retains A Splendid Shilling : he nor hears with pain New oysters cried, nor sighs for...
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Littell's Living Age, Volume 42

1854 - 698 pages
...the same plan. We quote an example of the modern performance for the sake of comparison : — " Happy the man, who, void of cares and strife, In silken...leathern purse retains A splendid shilling ! he nor h rs *ith pain New oysters cry'd, nor sighs for cheerful ale, Bat with his friends when nightly mists...
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Littell's Living Age, Volume 15

1847 - 642 pages
...character. Thus Philips, in " The Splendid Shilling," makes great havoc of the style of Milton. ' Happy the man, who, void of cares and strife. In silken or in leathern purse retains A spleudid shilling : he nor bears with pain New oysters cried, nor sighs for cheerful ale But with his...
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Specimens of the British Poets

Thomas Campbell - 1844 - 848 pages
...Muse ! Things unattemptcd yet, in prose or rhyme," A Shilling, Breeches, and Chimeras dire. HAPPĪ the man, who void of cares and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains Л Splendid Shilling : he nor hears with pain New oysters cried, nor sighs for cheerful ale : But with...
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Men and women; or, Manorial rights, by the author of 'The adventures of ...

Catharine Crowe - 1844 - 376 pages
...eagerness to get out, they're apt to pull other folks in." CHAPTER XLIIL " Happy the man who, void of care and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains A splendid shilling." THE SPLENDID SHILLIKG. " Ktie. Gentlemen, I don't beat my drums here to ensnare or inveigle any man...
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Wit and Humour, Selected from the English Poets

Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 416 pages
...heavenly muse, Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme?' JL shilling, breeches, and chimeras dire. Happy the man, who, void of cares and strife, In silken...his friends, when nightly mists arise, To Juniper's Magpye, or Town-hall repairs : Where, mindful of the nymph, whose wanton eye Transfix' J his soul,...
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Anthologia oxoniensis

William Linwood - 1846 - 372 pages
...Per pol inanes insidiœ sunt hœ, puto, Habentque in urbe hac Thessalœ veneficœ. WBJ XXXI. HAPPY the man, who, void of cares and strife, In silken...splendid shilling. He nor hears with pain New oysters cried, nor sighs for cheerful ale : But with his friends, when nightly mists arise, To Juniper's Magpie,...
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Anthologia oxoniensis

William Linwood - 1846 - 340 pages
...паз, puto, Habentque in urbe hac Thessalœ venéficas. XXIX. XXXI. Ще Sbplenīrto filling. HAPPY the man, who, void of cares and strife, In silken...splendid shilling. He nor hears with pain New oysters cried, nor sighs for cheerful ale : But with his friends, when nightly mists arise, To Juniper's Magpie,...
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Anthologia oxoniensis

William Linwood - 1846 - 344 pages
...insidiae sunt hae, puto, Habentque in urbe hac Thessalae veneficae. XXXI. Ш)e jbplenuto Shilling. HAPPY the man, who, void of cares and strife, In silken...purse retains . A splendid shilling. He nor hears Avith pain New oysters cried, nor sighs for cheerful ale : But with his friends, when nightly mists...
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Wit and Humor

Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 292 pages
...muse, Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme ;" ji shilling, breeches, and chimeras dire. m Happy the man, who, void of cares and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains New oysters cry'd, nor sighs for cheerful ale ; But with his friends, when nightly mists arise, To...
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