 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....  Spirit of the English Magazines - Sayfa 2231822Tam görünüm - Bu kitap hakkında
 | John Hunter (of Uxbridge.) - 1860 - 300 sayfa
...following amusing epitaph shows in what estimation the whole family was held by a contemporary : — "Here lies Fred, who was alive and is dead. Had It been bis father, 1 bad much rather. Had it been his brother, sull better than another. Had It been his Bister,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1861 - 554 sayfa
...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 'tia only Fred, Who was alive and is dead — There's no more to be said. Walpole's Memoirs of George... | |
 | Evan Daniel - 1863 - 298 sayfa
...the whole family was held by a contemporary : — "Here lies Fred, who was alive and is dead. Hod tt been his father, I had much rather. Had it been his...since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive, and is dead, There 's no more to be said." Caroline was a woman of considerable abilities and discretion. She had... | |
 | George Godfrey Cunningham - 1863 - 818 sayfa
...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 been his lather, 1 had much rather ; Had it been his brother, Still better than another ; Had it been his sister,... | |
 | Evan Daniel - 1863 - 374 sayfa
...following amusing epitaph shows in what estimation the whole family was held by a contemporary : — "Here lies Fred, who was alive and is dead. Had It been bis father, 1 had much rather. Had It been his brother, still better than another. Had It been his... | |
 | Sir Lascelles Wraxall - 1864 - 414 sayfa
...stinging epigram, in which the Tory feeling toward the Hanoverian race is so wonderfully depicted : — " Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it...it been his sister, No one would have missed her. * "Walpole's Letters," vol. ii. p. 248. 1751] MANNERS OF THE LAST CENTURY. 7 Had it been the whole... | |
 | Thomas Carlyle - 1864 - 658 sayfa
...first love, now growing gossipy and spiteful, poor Princess), are old friends : ' Here lies Prince Fred, ' Who was alive and is dead : ' Had it been...Father, ' I had much rather ; ' Had it been his Brother, ' Sooner than any other ; ' Had it been his Sister, ' There's no one would have missed her; ' Had it... | |
 | William Henry Smyth - 1864 - 370 sayfa
...EPITAPH. " Here lies Fred. Who was alive, and is dead. AVe had much rather It had been his father. Had it been his brother .Still better than another....it been his sister. No one would have missed her. If 'twere the whole generation, Still better for the nation. But, as 'tis only Fred, Once alive, and... | |
 | William Henry Smyth - 1864 - 368 sayfa
...poetical EPITAPH. " Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. We had much rather It had been his father. Had it been his brother Still better than another....it been his sister, No one would have missed her. If 'twere the whole generation, Still better for the nation. But, as 'tis only Fred, Once alive, and... | |
 | sir Frederick Charles Lascelles Wraxall (3rd bart.) - 1864 - 420 sayfa
...stinging epigram, in which the Tory feeling toward the Hanoverian race is so wonderfully depicted:— " Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, I had much rather. Ilad it been his brother, Still better than another. Had it been his sister, No one would have missed... | |
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