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Some say, that Seignior Bononchini
Compar'd to Handel's a mere Ninny;
Others aver, to him, that Handel
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Some say, that Seignior Bononchini
Compar'd to Handel's a mere Ninny;
Others aver, to him, that Handel
Is scarcely fit to hold a candle.
Strange! that such high Disputes shou'd be
'Twixt Tweedledum and Tweedledee.

by John Byrom Found in: Comparisons Quotes,
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His eyes
Were with his heart. and that was far away.

His eyes
Were with his heart. and that was far away.

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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God bless the King--I mean the faith's defender;
God bless (no harm in blessing) the pretender;
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God bless the King--I mean the faith's defender;
God bless (no harm in blessing) the pretender;
But who the pretender is, or who is King--
God bless us all--that's quite another thing.

by John Byrom Found in: Royalty Quotes,
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Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!

Ah, happy years, once more who would not be a boy!

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
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But time strips our illusions of their hue,
And one by one in turn some grand mistake
Casts off its bright skin yearly like a snake.

by John Byrom Found in: General Sayings,
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