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The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations Preface

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On the strawberry, in Izaak Walton ‘<strong>The</strong> Compleat Angler’ (3rd ed., 1661) pt. 1, ch. 5<br />

2.271 Max Bygraves 1922—<br />

See Eric Sykes and Max Bygraves (7.193) in Volume II<br />

2.272 John Byrom 1692-1763<br />

I am content, I do not care,<br />

Wag as it will the world for me.<br />

‘Careless Content’<br />

Some say, that Signor Bononcini,<br />

Compared to Handel’s a mere ninny;<br />

Others aver, to him, that Handel<br />

Is scarcely fit to hold a candle.<br />

Strange! that such high dispute should be<br />

’Twixt Tweedledum and Tweedledee.<br />

‘Miscellaneous Poems’ (1773) ‘On the Feuds between Handel and Bononcini’<br />

Stones towards the earth descend;<br />

Rivers to the ocean roll;<br />

Ev’ry motion has some end;—<br />

What is thine, beloved soul?<br />

‘<strong>The</strong> Soul’s Tendency towards its True Centre’<br />

God bless the King, I mean the Faith’s Defender;<br />

God bless—no harm in blessing—the Pretender;<br />

But who Pretender is, or who is King,<br />

God bless us all—that’s quite another thing.<br />

‘Miscellaneous Poems’ (1773) vol. 1 ‘To an Officer in the Army, Extempore, Intended to allay the Violence<br />

<strong>of</strong> Party-Spirit’<br />

2.273 Lord Byron (George Gordon, Sixth Baron Byron) 1788-1824<br />

Proud Wellington, with eagle beak so curled,<br />

That nose, the hook where he suspends the world!<br />

‘<strong>The</strong> Age <strong>of</strong> Bronze’ (1823) st. 13<br />

For what were all these country patriots born?<br />

To hunt, and vote, and raise the price <strong>of</strong> corn?<br />

‘<strong>The</strong> Age <strong>of</strong> Bronze’ (1823) st. 14<br />

Year after year they voted cent per cent<br />

Blood, sweat, and tear-wrung millions—why? for rent!<br />

‘<strong>The</strong> Age <strong>of</strong> Bronze’ (1823) st. 14<br />

Did’st ever see a gondola?...<br />

It glides along the water looking blackly,

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