 A parliament member, a justice of peace, At home a poor scarecrow, at London an asse, If lowsie is Lucy, as some volke miscalle it, Then Lucy is lowsie, whatever befall it. He thinks himself great ; Yet an asse in his state, We allow, by his ears, but...  A London Encyclopaedia, Or Universal Dictionary of Science, Art, Literature ... - Page 135edited by - 1829Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Byerley - 1823 - 528 pages
...ballad, of which tradition has only preserved the first itanza, as follows : " A Parliamente Memher, a Justice of Peace, At home a poor scare-crow, at London an asse. If lowsie is Lucy, as some volke miseal it, Then Lucy is lowsie whatever hefall it; He thinks himself greate, Yet an asse in his state,... | |
 | Washington Irving - Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) - 1823 - 402 pages
...justice of peace, At home a poor scarecrow, at London an asse, If lowsie is Lucy, as some volke miscalte it, Then Lucy is lowsie, whatever befall it, He thinks himself great ; Yet an asse in his state, We allow by his ears but with asses to mate. If Lucy is lowsie, as some volke miscalle it, Then sing lowsie... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1824 - 804 pages
...wool-comber and the world • (a)The following is the only stanza cxtantof this lampoon : — A parliament member, a justice of peace, At home a poor scarecrow,...thinks himself great ; Yet an asse in his state, We allow by his ears but with asses to mate. If Lucy is lowsie, as some volke miscalle it, Then sing lowsie... | |
 | Augustine Skottowe - Dramatists, English - 1824 - 380 pages
...its author's indiscretion : " A parliament member, a justice of peace, At home a poor scare-crowe, at London an asse, If lowsie is Lucy, as some volke...Lucy is lowsie whatever befall it : He thinks himself greate, Yet an asse in his state We allowe by his ears but with asses to mate. If Lucy is lowsie, as... | |
 | Augustine Skottowe - 1824 - 708 pages
...its author's indiscretion : " A parliament member, a justice of peace, At home a poor scare-crowe, at London an asse, If lowsie is Lucy, as some volke...Lucy is lowsie whatever befall it : He thinks himself greate, Yet an asse in his state We allowe by his ears but with asses to mate. ' , If Lucy is lowsie,... | |
 | William Thomas Moncrieff - Health resorts - 1824 - 396 pages
...probably his first essay in poetry, and of which the following stanza is luckily preserved: " A Parliament member, a justice of peace,; .. At home a poor scare-crow, at London an asse, x • . ;If lowsie is LUCY as some volke miscalie it, Then LUCY is lowsie whatever befall it : He thinks... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 216 pages
...justice <vf peace, At home a poor acare-crowe , at London an asse, It' lowsie is Lucy, as some vofkc miscalle it, Then Lucy is. lowsie whatever befall it: He thinks himself greate, Tet an asse in his state We allowe by his ears but with asses to mate. If Lucy is lowsie ,... | |
 | John Platts - Biography - 1826 - 882 pages
...following is one of the stanzas : " A parliemente member, a justice of peace, At home a poor scare crowe, at London an asse, If lowsie is Lucy, as some volke...Lucy is lowsie whatever befall it ; He thinks himself greate, Yet an asse in his state We allowe by his ears but with asses to mate. If Lucy is lowsie, as... | |
 | William Smith (Topographer) - Warwickshire (England) - 1830 - 528 pages
...Shakspeare, however, it may assist us in appreciating the irritability of the baronet. A parliament member, a justice of peace. At home a poor scare-crow, at London an ass ; If lowise is Lucy, as some volk miscall it, Then Lucy is lowise whatever befal it ; He thinks... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1832 - 364 pages
...courteously communicated to me : — A parliamente member, a justice of peace, At home a poor scare-crowe, at London an asse, If lowsie is Lucy, as some volke...Lucy is lowsie whatever befall it : He thinks himself greate, Yet an asse in his state We allowe by his ears but with asses to mate. If Lucy is lowsie, as... | |
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