Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, I had much rather. Had it been his brother, Still better than another. Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her. Had it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation.... A History of the Four Georges - Side 368av Justin McCarthy - 1890Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| 680 sider
...!" and died almost immediately. The bitter Jacobite epitaph upon him was only too just : Here lie« Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it been his...generation, Still better for the nation ; But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive, and is dead, There's no more to be said. t Some traditions of Fred still... | |
| 1822 - 496 sider
...speak,and move, That thus has set my sotil on fire. ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF FREDERICK, PRINCE OB WALES. Here lies Fred, Who was alive and is dead. Had it...generation, Still better for the nation ; But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive and is dead, — There's no more to be said. Many of the anecdotes scattered... | |
| William Pulleyn - 1829 - 302 sider
...time, This rose in her prime Shall rise up again by God's grace. ON FREDERIC, LATE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND. Here lies Fred, Who was alive and is dead. Had it...generation, Still better for the Nation ; But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive and is dead, — There's no more to be said. IN STRATFORD-UPON-AVON CHURCH,... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1832 - 306 sider
...Fred, Who was alive as is dead ; Had it been his father, 1 had much rather ; Had it been his broiher, Still better than another ; Had it been his sister,...generation, Still better for the nation ; But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive and is dead, There's no more to be said. Georgeon Era. ,. -Adelphi-Ривг««-... | |
| 1832 - 616 sider
...after his decease, the following proposed epitaph for his monument was anonymously circulated: — Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, 1 hnd much rather : Had it been hiï brother, Still better than another ; Had it been hie sister, No... | |
| 1832 - 592 sider
...Had it been Ilia brother. Still belter than another ; Had it been hu aiater, No one would have misled her ; Had it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation ; Bot lince -tía only Fred, Who «ai оНте, and it dead, There't no more to be aaid. The violent... | |
| Englishmen - 1836 - 266 sider
...March, 1751. Soon after his decease, the following anonymous lines were proposed for his epitaph : — " Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it...another ; Had it been his sister, No one would have miss'd her ; Had it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation ; But since 'tis only Fred,... | |
| Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1857 - 672 sider
...the Second, and is pretty impartial on the whole in its estimate of the royal family one and all : Here lies Fred, Who was alive and is dead : Had it...generation, Still better for the nation : But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive and is dead — There's no more to be said. Terse and expressive, this... | |
| John William Carleton - 1869 - 654 sider
...almost immediately. The bitter Jacobite epitaph upon him was only too just : Here lies Fred, V, h« was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, I...generation. Still better for the nation ; But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive, and is dead, There's no more to be said. Some traditions of Fred still... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1840 - 618 sider
...indulged in frequent unfeeling and scurrilous personalities on every branch of the reigning family : Here lies Fred, Who was alive and is dead : Had it...generation, Still better for the nation : But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive and is dead — There is no more to be said." — E. well ! " — he... | |
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