 | Edmund Burke - History - 1773 - 590 pages
...HORACE WALPOLE, an feeing the Dutchefi of Queenflury 'walk at the Princeft Dtrwager of Wales' s Funeral. TO many a Kitty Love his car , Would for a Day engage ; But Prior's Kitty, ever fair, Obtain'd it for an Âge. An EPITAPH on the Monument of the late Worthy and Reverend Mr. BEIGHTON, ofEgham,... | |
 | John Almon - English literature - 1786 - 338 pages
...SEEING THE DUCHESS OF QUEEN SBTJRY VS .MX AT THE PRINCESS DOWAGER OF WALES'* IUNERAL. BY THE SAME. TO many a Kitty, Love his car • Would for a day...Prior's Kitty, ever fair, Obtained it for an age. EPIGRAM ON ADMIRAL VERNOJi's PRESIDING OVER THI HERRING FISHERY, 1750. BY THE SAME. LONG in the fenate... | |
 | John Almon - English literature - 1786 - 528 pages
...IMPROMPTU ON SEEING THB DUCHESS OF QUEENSEURY WALK AT THE PRINCESS DOWAGER OF WALES'S VUNERAL. BY THE SAME. TO many a Kitty, Love his car Would for a. day engage ; Bj»t Prior's Kitty, ever fair, Obtained it for an age. EPIGRAM jt»N ADMIRAL VERNON'S PRESIDING... | |
 | English wit and humor - 1794 - 428 pages
...HORACE WALPOLE, ON SEEING THE DUTCHESS OF QUEENSBDRY WALK AT THI PRINCESS DOWAGER OF WALES's FUNERAL. AO many a Kitty Love his car Would for a day engage, But Prior's Kitty, ever fair, Obtain'd it for an age. ON THE LATE MR. ROBERT LLOYD. WHEN A PRISONER IN THE FLEET. WlT, wifdom, pity,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - English literature - 1806 - 492 pages
...author " ON SEEING THE DUCHESS OF QUEENSBERRY WALK AT THE FUNERAL OK THK PRINCESS DOWAGEH OK WALES. " To many a Kitty, Love his car Would for a day engage ; But Prior's Kitty, ever fair ! ObtainM it for an age." 1 She was the j^'cat grand.daughter of lord-chancellor Clarendon, and great... | |
 | Mark Noble - Great Britain - 1806 - 446 pages
...for the neatness of the turn, and the gallantry of the compliment, was much repeated at the time : To many a Kitty, Love, his car Would for a day engage ; But PRIOR'S KITTY, ever young, Obtain'd it for an age. MARY OSBORNE, Countess of Dundonel, with her brother, PEREGRINE HYDE,... | |
 | History - 1809 - 574 pages
...feeing tbe Ducbefs tf S>ueeiißury tjualk at tbe Princefs Dcivager of H 'ales' s Funeral. TO rna«»ya Kitty Love his car Would for a Day engage ; But Prior's Kitty, ever fair, Obtain'd it for an Jgr. An EPITAPH en tbe Monument of the late fforliy and Reverend Mr. BEIGMTON, of... | |
 | Henrietta Hobart Howard Countess of Suffolk - 1824 - 478 pages
...toilet the following doggrel lines, which he thought, to use one of his own expressions, genteel : " To many a Kitty Love his car Would for a day engage : But Prior's Kitty, ever fair, Retains it for an age." A forgotten poet too, of the name of Whitehead, celebrated her octogenary charms;... | |
 | Henrietta Hobart Howard Countess of Suffolk - Great Britain - 1824 - 486 pages
...toilet the following doggrel lines, which he thought, to use one of his own expressions, genteel : " To many a Kitty Love his car Would for a day engage : But Prior's Kitty, ever fair, Retains it for an age." A forgotten poet too, of the name of Whitehead, celebrated her octogenary charms;... | |
 | William Hone - 1832 - 874 pages
...for the neatness of the turn, and the gallanlry of the compliment, was much repeated at the time: — rver young, Obtain'd it for an age. Yet Mr. Chambers, in allusion to the restra;nt she was under for... | |
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To many a Kitty, Love his car Will for a day engage, But Prior's Kitty, ever fair, Obtained it for an age ! And she is old enough to be pleased with the compliment. 
