 | 1861 - 858 pages
...Muse ! Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme ? A shilling, Breeches and Chimeras dire.' " Happy the man who, void of cares and strife, In silken or...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... | |
 | 1861 - 300 pages
...turn, Who maggots were before. . THE SPLENDID SHILLING. JOHN PHILIPS. APPY the man who, void of eares and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains...Splendid Shilling ! he nor hears with pain New oysters eried, nor sighs for eheerful ale ; But with his friends, when nightly mists arise, To Juniper's Magpie,... | |
 | 1863 - 362 pages
...is a parody on the style of Milton, has always been very popular] HAPPY the man, who, void of care and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains...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,... | |
 | 1863 - 478 pages
...is a parody on the style of Milton, has always been very popular.] HAPPY the man, who, void of care and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains...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,... | |
 | Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd - 1863 - 446 pages
...an amusing parody of the style of Milton : it sets out thus : — Happy the man, who. void of care and strife, In silken or in leathern purse, retains...Splendid Shilling: he nor hears with pain, New oysters cried, nor sighs for cheerful ale. Our shortening space forbids our offering our readers any account... | |
 | English poems - 1863 - 364 pages
...is a parody on the style of Milton, has, always been very popular.] HAPPY the man, who, void of care and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains...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,... | |
 | John Cooper Grocott - 1863 - 562 pages
...Sir Gregory, I have business. FIELDING.— The Good-natured Man, Act IV. Scene 1. SHILLING. —Happy the man, who, void of cares and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains A splendid shilling. J. PHILLIPS. — The Splendid Shilling. SHINES. — He needs no foil, but shines by his own proper... | |
 | Marlborough coll - 1885 - 464 pages
...John Philips ; which is a close parody of Milton. Some fuw Hues we subjoin — he commences : Happy the man, who, void of cares and strife In silken or...splendid shilling ! he nor hears with pain New oysters cried, nor sighs for cheerful ale. and continues : But I, whom griping penury surrounds And hunger,... | |
 | Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd - 1865 - 432 pages
...an amusing parody of the style of Milton : it sets out thus : — Happy the man, who, void of care and strife, In silken or in leathern purse, retains...Splendid Shilling : he nor hears with pain, New oysters cried, nor sighs for cheerful ale. Our shortening space forbids our offering our readers any account... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1867 - 752 pages
...no deserts, and no griefs they find ; Peace rules the day when reason rules the mind. Collins. Happy the man who, void of cares and strife, In silken or in leathern purse retains A good old shilling. John Phillipt, Splendid Shilling. Man's rich with little, were his judgment true... | |
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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... 
