 | Mark Noble - 1806 - 446 pages
...at the same time a troop of horse to Oxford, to suppress some disturbances that had happened there. The king observing, with judicious eyes, The state of both his universities, To one he sends a regiment; For why? That learned body wanted loyalty. To th' other books he gave, as... | |
 | 1807 - 218 pages
...did. F A REGIMENT SENT TO OXFORD, ANI>A PRESENT OF BOOKS TO CAMBRIDGE, BY K. GEORGE L [BT Dn.TRAPr.] THE King observing, with judicious eyes, The state of both his universities, To one he sent a Regiment ; for why ? That learned body wanted loyalty : To the other he sent Books, as... | |
 | John Nichols - 1812 - 794 pages
...Knight * The following by an Oxonian, which gave rise to that by Sir William, is at least as good : " The King, observing with judicious eyes, The state...wanted loyalty : To Cambridge books, as very well cliscerjiiug How much that loyal body wanted learning." . •f If any Reader, after perusing this Dialogue,... | |
 | 1812 - 156 pages
...XCVIII. On a liegiment sent to Oxford, and a present of Books to Cambridge, by King George the First. The King observing, with judicious eyes, The state of both his Universities, To one he sent a regiment ; for why ? That learned body wanted loyalty : To th' other he sent books, as... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 504 pages
...argument/' But the following, by an Oxonian, which gave rise to that by sir William, is at least as good : " The king', observing with judicious eyes, The state...discerning, How much that loyal body wanted learning." Sir William Browne's will, an attested copy of which is now before us, is not the least singular of... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 518 pages
...argument." But the following, by an Oxonian, which gave rise to that by sir William, is at least as good : " The king, observing with judicious eyes, The state...very well discerning, How much that loyal body wanted learniHg." Sir William Browne's will, an attested copy of which is now before us, is not the least... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1813 - 508 pages
...least as good : " The king, observing with judicious eyes, The state of both his imivprsities, •, .To Oxford sent a troop of horse ; and why?, , , , That learned body wanted loyalty : . . • i . .-. To Cambri.ige books, as very well discerning, •. . How much that loyal body wanted... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...Regiment sent to Oxford, and a Present of Books to Cambridge, by King George I. 17J5- By Dr. TRAPP. THE king, observing with judicious eyes The state of both his universities, To one he sent a regiment ; for why? That learned body wanted loyalty. To th' other he sent books, as... | |
 | 1821 - 444 pages
...following, however, by an Oxonian, which is said to have given rise to Sir William's, to surpass it : The king, observing with judicious eyes, The state...Universities, To Oxford sent a troop of horse ; and why i That learned body wanted loyalty: To Cambridge books, as very well discerning How much that loyal... | |
 | Edmund Calamy - 1829 - 588 pages
...no force, but argument." The other, in a collection of "Satirical Epigrams," is thus given : — " The King observing with judicious eyes, The state of both his Universities, To one he sent a regiment ; for why ? That learned body wanted loyalty : To the other he sent books, as... | |
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The King, observing with judicious eyes, The state of both his universities, To Oxford sent a troop of horse ; and why ? That learned body wanted loyalty : To Cambridge books he sent, as well discerning How much that loyal body wanted learning. 
