To be ruled like a Frenchman the Briton is loth,
Yet in truth a direct-tory governs them both.
1798. First collected P. and D. W., 1877, ii. 166.
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ON MR. ROSS, USUALLY COGNOMINATED NOSY[953:1]
I fancy whenever I spy Nosy
Ross,
More great than a Lion is Rhy nose
ros.
1799. Now first published from an MS.