 | 1876 - 904 páginas
...soldiers to Oxford, in consequence of some disturbance about that time. The Oxford epigram ran thus : — "The King observing, with judicious eyes, The state of both his Universities, To one he sends a regiment ; for why ? That learned body wanted lui/nlly. To th' other books he gave, as well... | |
 | Between whiles - 1877 - 448 páginas
...their own company as those coxcombs who are on the best terms with themselves. COLTON. Tory Epigram. THE king*, observing with judicious eyes the state of both his universities, to Oxford sent a troop of horse : and why ? that learned body wanted loyalty. to Cambridge books he sent,... | |
 | Edward Ellis Morris - 1877 - 284 páginas
...happened to be sending a present of books to the sister University. An Oxford epigram was written — The king observing, with judicious eyes, The state of both his universities, To Oxford sent a troop of horse ; and why? That learned body wanted loyalty ; To Cambridge books he sent,... | |
 | William Munk, Royal College of Physicians of London - 1878 - 458 páginas
...library was removed to Cambridge. The event was commemorated by Dr. Trapp in-the following lines :— The king, observing with judicious eyes, The state...as well discerning How much that loyal body wanted learning. Browne, stung by the reflection on his own Alma Mater, replied thus : The king to Oxford... | |
 | William Munk, Royal College of Physicians of London - 1878 - 490 páginas
...library was removed to Cambridge. The event was commemorated by Dr. Trapp in the following lines : — The king, observing with judicious eyes, The state...as well discerning How much that loyal body wanted learning. Browne, stung by the reflection on his own Alma Mater, replied thus : The king to Oxford... | |
 | English epigrams - 1878 - 464 páginas
...CCXLVIII. ON A REGIMENT BEING SENT TO OXFORD, AND A PRESENT OF BOOKS TO CAMBRIDGE, BY GEORGE I. (1715). The King, observing with judicious eyes, The state of both his universities, To Oxford sent a troop of horse ; and why ? That learned body wanted loyalty : To Cambridge books he sent,... | |
 | John Thomas Scharf - 1879 - 594 páginas
...This distribution of the royal favors trave rieo to tho following epigram by a Tory wit : " The kinK, observing with Judicious eyes The state of both his universities. To one he sent a troop of horse — for why? — That learncKl body wanted loyalty. To the other he sent l>ooks, as... | |
 | Benjamin Hall Kennedy - 1879 - 668 páginas
...it arouses : as in Liv. iv. 3, quod spiratis, quod 1 The English originals are : JACOBITE EPIGRAM. The king, observing with judicious eyes The state of both his universities, To Oxford sent a troop of horse : for why ? That learned body wanted loyalty. To Cambridge books he sent,... | |
 | Walter Hamilton - 1879 - 344 páginas
...universities ; To Oxford sent a troop of horse ; for why ? That learned body wanted loyalty. To Cambridge he sent books, as well discerning How much that loyal body wanted learning." Mason seized the opportunity to sing the praises of Cambridge, adverting in his poem to... | |
 | Charles Churchill, Thomas Parnell, Thomas Tickell - 1880 - 724 páginas
...King to the University of Cambridge, on which the follow ing epigram, by an Oxonian, was circulated: The king, observing with judicious eyes, The state of both his Universities, To Oxford sent a troop of horse ; and why ? That learned body wanted loyalty: To Cambridge books, as very... | |
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THE King observing with judicious eyes The state of both his universities, To one he sent a regiment : for why ? That learned body wanted loyalty. To th' other he sent books, as well discerning How much that loyal body wanted learning. 
