 | William Cobbett - Great Britain - 1833 - 844 pages
...the words so often applied to a celebrated pillar in the city were equally applicable to it: — " Where London's column, pointing to the skies. Like a tall bully, lifts its head— and lies." (Hear). No fact was more notorious than that no such statement bad been made. If there had been a name... | |
 | James Burgh - Elocution - 1804 - 308 pages
...Affected piety. Craft. Earnest. XXXVI, CHARACTERS. From Mr. Poff, MORAL ESSATS. (Ei>ift. III.) W HERE London's column, pointing to the skies, Like a tall bully, lifts its head, and lies, There dwelt a citizen of sober fame, A plain, good man, and Balaam was his name ; Religious, punctual,... | |
 | James Burgh - 1804 - 312 pages
...Affected |>iety. Craft. Earnest. XXXVI, CHARACTERS. From Mr. Puffs MORAL ESSAYS. (Epift. III.) W HERE London's column, pointing to the skies, Like a tall bully, lifts its head, and /z«,~* There dwelt a citizen of sober fame, A plain, good man, and Balaam was his name ; Religious,... | |
 | Women - 1822 - 634 pages
...the post-man. The direction according to the terms of the wager consisted of these lines from Pope. " Where London's column pointing to the skies, Like a tall bully lifts his head and lies, There dwelt a citizen of sober fame, A plain good man, and Balaam was liis name."... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - 1807 - 780 pages
...so as even to give a recorded foundation for thé latiré oi Pope, Where London's pillar, towering to the skies, Like a tall bully, lifts its head, and lies, the best blood of this countrj', and of Ireland, was shed by the party to the cry, and the counter party.... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Norris Brewer, Joseph Nightingale - London (England) - 1810 - 762 pages
...years, it has become a sort of fashion, to quote the lines of Pope, when speaking of the Mo-? nument, " Where London's Column, pointing to the skies, " Like a tall bully lifts its head, and lies f yet there are many circumstances on record which strongly com* bine in establishing a belief that... | |
 | Great Britain. Parliament - Great Britain - 1812 - 680 pages
...in this manner would have been a fit person to have written the inscription on the Monument, which ' Pointing' to the skies, ' Like a tall bully, lifts its head, and /<>.<.' I anticipate, Sir, that we shall have the support of the noble lord opposite (lord CasUereagh),... | |
 | 1816 - 612 pages
...ought not to have been thus perpetuated. To this falsity Pope alludes in these curious lines : — "Where London's column, pointing to the skies, Like a tall bully lifts its head, and tin." EDUCATION OP THE TEMPER. Before parents adopt either the epi•urean or stoical doctrines iu... | |
 | 1821 - 970 pages
...expunge his qualifying expression, and subscribe with us to the truth of Pope's well known couplet, " Where London's column, pointing to the skies, Like a tall bully, lifts its head, and lies." He will act prudently also in re-modelling a passage at page 309, about" high churchmen in a rage;"... | |
 | 1823 - 494 pages
...postman. The direction, according to the terms of the wager, consisted of these lines from POPE : — " Where London's column, pointing to the skies, Like a tall bully lifts its head and lies, There dwelt a citizen of sober fame, A plain good man, and BALAAM was his name." This letter came safe... | |
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Where London's column, pointing to the skies Like a tall bully, lifts its head and lies. 
