 | Franklin Verzelius Newton Painter - English literature - 1894 - 688 pages
...time one of his keenest satires, entitled, " Mac Flecknoe." Flecknoe, who had governed long, and — " In prose and verse was owned, without dispute, Through all the realms of Nonsense, absolute," at length decides to settle the succession of the state, — " And, pondering, which of all his sons... | |
 | Kenyon West - Literary Criticism - 1895 - 614 pages
...things are subject to decay, And, when Fate summons, monarchs must obey. This Flecknoe found, who, like Augustus, young Was called to empire and had governed...absolute. This aged prince, now flourishing in peace. And blest with issue of a large increase, Worn out with business, did at length debate To settle the succession... | |
 | Kenyon West - Poets laureate - 1895 - 588 pages
...things are subject to decay. And, when Fate summons, monarchs must obey. This Flecknoe found, who, like Augustus, young Was called to empire and had governed...absolute. This aged prince, now flourishing in peace. And blest with issue of a large increase. Worn out with business, did at length debate To settle the succession... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1895 - 530 pages
...are subject to decay, And, when P'ate summons, monarchs must obey. This Flecknoe 1 found, who, like Augustus, young Was called to empire and had governed...absolute. This aged prince, now flourishing in peace And blest with issue of a large increase, Worn out with business, did at length debate To settle the succession... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1896 - 520 pages
...things are subject to decay, And, when Fate summons, monarchs must obey. This Flecknoe1 found, who, like Augustus, young Was called to empire and had governed...absolute. This aged prince, now flourishing in peace And blest with issue of a large increase, Worn out with business, did at length debate To settle the succession... | |
 | Cecil Headlam - English literature - 1897 - 348 pages
...who, like Augustus, young Was call'd to empire, and had governed long ; In prose and verse, was own'd without dispute, Through all the realms of Nonsense,...absolute. This aged prince, now flourishing in peace, And bless'd with issue of a large increase ; Worn out with business did at length debate To settle the... | |
 | Cecil Headlam - English literature - 1897 - 346 pages
...who, like Augustus, young Was call'd to empire, and had governed long ; In prose and verse, was own'd without dispute, Through all the realms of Nonsense,...absolute. This aged prince, now flourishing in peace, And bless' d with issue of a large increase ; Worn out with business did at length debate To settle the... | |
 | John Clark Ridpath - Literature - 1898 - 554 pages
...things are subject to decay, And when Fate summons, monarchs must obey; This Flecknoe found, who, like Augustus young Was called to empire, and had governed...flourishing in peace, And blessed with issue of a large increast- , Worn out with business did at length debate To settle the succession of the State ; And... | |
 | Elizabeth Lee - English literature - 1898 - 258 pages
...the son of Flecknoe. Richard Fleckno (d. 1678), an Irish poet of little worth, according to Dryden, In prose and verse was owned without dispute Through all the realms of Nonsense absolute. Lamb quotes some lines from Fleckno at the beginning of his essay, A Quaker's Meeting. 206 ENGLISH... | |
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Through all the realms of Nonsense absolute. This aged prince, now flourishing in peace, And blest with issue of a large increase, Worn out with business, did at length debate To settle the succession of the state... 
