Walter Savage Landor [1775-1864]
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This house, where once a lawyer dwelt,
Is now a smith's. Alas!
How rapidly the iron age
Succeeds the age of brass!
William Erskine [1769-1822]
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"I would," says Fox, "a tax devise
That shall not fall on me."
"Then tax receipts," Lord North replies,
"For those you never see."
Richard Brinsley Sheridan [1751-1816]
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You beat your pate, and fancy wit will come.
Knock as you please,—there's nobody at home.
Alexander Pope [1688-1744]