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LITERATURE

... Liberalism. After showing tire feeloleroess of Whig legislation, and rejjoicing at the advent of tire Derby Adlminiotration to power, from Whinch lire expects noucla noore really liberal messures than fruom ony Whi.g governmsent, tire writer gives some valuable ...

LITERARY VARIETIES

... whioh overtakes the ordinary monuments of historical tradition or mere magni- flcences.-lbsd. WHIGS AND ToIPs.-Sach was the man (Lord Rockinghaps) whom the Whig party of 1765 selected from their ranks for their. leader. Such wits the man to whom they continued ...

OUR NEW PLENIPOTENTIARY'S SOLILOQUY

... think we've many who'd make a show If pitted, with Duel or Baron Titow. As for poor John Russell ! confound it, no! Why, the Whigs themselves, tho' they're rather slow In moral perception, and somewhat low In their standard of truth, can't forget the blow ...

A POPULAR REVIEW OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL WORK DURING THE REIGN OF QUEEN VICTORIA, IN TEN CHAPTERS

... the Liberal party, consisting C then mainly of Whigs, mixed with a few Radicals; C composed now of various sections of moderate Liberals, of a large body of Radicals, and a few of the nearly I extinct Whigs. t This brings us to the attempt to define the ...

A PINCH OF SNUFF!

... chance to sit, And sip their slop, and talk of it, What gives a sharpness to their wit ? A pinch of soufr! AVhat introduces Whig or Tory, A nd reconciles them in their story, When each is boasting in his glory? A pinch of snuff! What warms-without a c ...

THE TORIES' LOT IS NOT A HAPPY ONE

... Answered then the voice of Gosoihen, ij I will cure it, and my notion I Is that-I a Whig, and you r A Tory-I shall pull you through- a We shall be at once Whig-Tory-ous. o Other thoughts, alas! engross I Honest Tories for the loss t Of Randyand of ...

FRAGMENT OF AN HITHERTO UNPUBLISHED DRAMA

... mixture throw. Whig that in the coldest shade Of St. Stephen's chapel laid, Sweltered venomn now hast got, Boil thou first i' the charmed pot ? All. Double, double, toil and trouble, India burn and England bubble. 2nd IV. Toe of disappointed Whig, Bandage from ...

TAIT'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE

... paper accused of fallingt short of the measure as a perfect reformer ? Only be- cause it is, andI has always been, while the Whigs have been in power, too much of a direct supporterof ministers; instead of de- voting its energies solely to the support of ...

EXTRACTS FROM FUNNY FOLKS

... club can't avail them now, Though beastly overbearing ; We have Affirmed, and this is how- The sacred right of swearing, THE WHIG, No, hang it all, we couldn't stand, After that IriEh bill, sirs, We. the chief owners of the land (And Churob), this bitter ...

POETRY

... should fate capricious Deny you bread, Your rich good friend, grown avaricious, Will c ut you dead. 'Whene'er a statesman, Whig or Tory, Talks loud a&d long Of serving country for the glory With yearning strong Needing no Sovereign to regard him; Look ...

MAGAZINES FOR MARCH

... important result of the recent general election was the political dis- appearance of the Whig party. He says, As a re- tarding force the influence of the Whigs is broken. To persuade the Democracy they are not able, for they cannot speak its lanage. ...

THE PARLIAMENT OF SALISBURY PLAIN

... your projects pursue, And this noble Idea keep ever inview; Let but Nambers and Noise the ascendancy gain, And then both ~Whigs and Tories, on Sailsbury Plain, Will lie Down, down,-all of you down! lllackwood . ...