... Thine ear, if it should reach — and now rhymes wander Almost as far as Petersburgh and lend A dreadful impulse to each loud meander Of mur... ...rest, But such a godfather ‘s as good a card. Three of the Smiths were Peters; but the best Amongst them all, hard blows to inflict or ward,... ...s stubborn wall, While Juan is sent off with the despatch, For which all Petersburgh is on the watch. This special honour was conferr’d, because... ...stating His journey, we ‘ve so many tours of late: Suppose him then at Petersburgh; suppose That pleasant capital of painted snows; Suppose ... ... You ‘ll mount with our young hero the conveyance Which wafted him from Petersburgh: the best Barouche, which had the glory to display once ... ...egin accusals, Such as— ‘Unless Miss (Blank) meant to have chosen Poor Frederick, why did she accord perusals To his billets? Why waltz with h... ...d hatch’d, As I ‘ll tell Aurea at to morrow’s rout: And after all poor Frederick may do better— Pray did you see her answer to his letter?’ ...

...racterised as ‘a superstitious dog;’ but after hearing such a criticism on Frederick the Great, with whom he was then on bad terms, he ex- claimed, ‘A... ...rson super-induced: and I took particular notice of his upper servant, Mr. Peters, a decent grave man, in purple clothes, and a large white wig, like ...