| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 686 pages
...King's sake — do not swe»r. TO THE SAME, EXTEMPORE ; INTENDED TO ALLAT THE VIOLENCE OF PARTY -SPIRIT. GOD bless the king, I mean the faith's defender; God...blessing — the pretender; But who pretender is, or who is king, God bless us all — that's quite another thing. 242 2*3 Abjure the Pope, and take... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 682 pages
...EXTEMPORE; INTENDED TO ALLAY THE VIOLENCE OF PARTY-SPIRIT. doD bless the king, I mean the faith's defrnder; God bless — no harm in blessing — the pretender; But who pretender is, or who is king, God bless us all — that's quite another thing. ON THE NATUBALIIATIOW BILL. COME all... | |
| John Byrom - English poetry - 1814 - 512 pages
...King's sake, Do NOT SWEAR. TO THE SAME, EXTEMPORE, Intended to allay the Violence of Party-Spirit. GOD bless the king, I mean the faith's defender; God bless — (no harm in blessing)— the pretender j S But who pretender is, or who is king, God bless us all — that's quite another thing. ON THE NATURALIZATION... | |
| Archaeology - 1894 - 672 pages
...following were often used at mixed meetings with perfect safety : — Or again — 1 God I j|. •.- -. the king, I mean the faith's defender, God bless —...blessing — the Pretender ; But who Pretender is, or who is king — God bless us all — that's quite another thing.' Thanks to Sir Walter Scott, to... | |
| Richard Gooch - College verse - 1823 - 310 pages
...These truths, you'll wed, and scorn the Mora'. EPIGRAM, INTENDED TO ALLAY PARTY SPIRIT, BY DR. BYROM. God bless the King, I mean the faith's defender ;...blessing — the Pretender ; But who Pretender is, or who is King, God bless us all — that's quite another thing. *2 A LETTER FULL OF ADVICE, TO A FRIEND... | |
| Cambridge tart - English poetry - 1823 - 318 pages
...These truths, you'll wed, and scorn the 'Moral. EPIGRAM, INTENDED TO ALLAY PARTY SPIRIT, BY DR. BYROM. God bless the King, I mean the faith's defender ;...blessing — the Pretender ; But who Pretender is, or who is King, God bless us all — that's quite another thing. A LETTER FULL OF ADVICE, TO A FRIEND... | |
| Robert Chambers - Anecdotes - 1832 - 846 pages
...accepted as a dexterous hint at a Restoration. One of Dr Byrom's toasts was really a clever equivoque : ' God bless the king— I mean the Faith's Defender....God bless — no harm in blessing — the Pretender. Who that Pretender is, and who that king, God bless us all, is quite another thing.' This was set forth... | |
| Henry Bathurst - 1837 - 382 pages
...the House of Hanover. Another toast, " God bless the King, and down with the Pretender: but who the Pretender is, and who the King, — God bless us all, — that's quite another thing." " God bless the King, our Faith's defender ! " Blessing 's no harm, — God bless the Pretender! VOL.... | |
| British empire - 1847 - 812 pages
...following epigrammatic form of expressing his political opinions : — " God bless the King — I mean our faith's defender ! God bless (no harm In blessing) the Pretender ! But who Pretender is, or who is KingGod bless us all ! — that's quite another thing." Domestic habits and local usages... | |
| New general biographical dictionary - 1848 - 528 pages
...question. From the following epigram, it would seem that Byrom had been at one time a Jacobite : " God bless the king— I mean the faith's defender...blessing — the Pretender; But who pretender is, or who the king — God bless us all — is quite another thing." BYRON, (John,) the first lord Byron,... | |
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