 | Actors - 1766 - 128 pages
...SEEING DUKE HUMPHREY AT ST. ALBANS. A plague on Egypt's arts I say ! Embalm the dead ! on senseless clay Rich wines and spices waste ! Like sturgeon,...brawn, shall I Bound in a precious pickle lie, Which I can never taste ? Let me embalm this flesh of mine With turtle fat, and Bourdeaux wine, And spoil th'... | |
 | Panorama - Epigrams, English - 1809 - 368 pages
...Plague on Egypt's arts, I say ! Embalm the dead ! on seuseless clay Rich winea and spices wast<> ! Like sturgeon, or like brawn shall I Bound in a precious pickle lie, Which I can never taste ? Let me embalm this flesh of mine With turtle fat, and Bourdeanx wine, And spoil th'... | |
 | Artists - 1812 - 474 pages
...at St. Allans, has humour. " A plague on Egypt's arts, I say, " Embalm the dead ! — on senseless clay " Rich wines and spices waste ! " Like sturgeon, or like brawn, shall I " Drown'd in a precious pickle lie, : " Which I can never taste ! " Let me embalm this flesh of mine... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1820 - 438 pages
...seeing t)uke Humphry at St. ^llban's. A plague on ^Egypt's arts, I say ! Embalm the dead ! on senseless clay / Rich wines and spices waste, Like sturgeon,...brawn, shall I Bound in a precious pickle lie, Which I can never taste ? Let me embalm this flesh of mine With turtle-fat and Bourdeaux wine, And spoil th'... | |
 | George Wentworth - English poetry - 1824 - 378 pages
...HUMPHREY, AT ST. ALBAN'S. By D. Garrick. A plague on Egypt's arts, I say ! Embalm the dead ! on senseless clay. Rich wines and spices waste ! Like sturgeon,...brawn, shall I Bound in a precious pickle lie, Which I can never taste ? Let me embalm this flesh of mine With turtle fat and Bourdeaux wine, And spoil th'... | |
 | Art - 1824 - 436 pages
...the cathedral of St. Albana :— 1. A plague of Egypt's arts I say ; Embalm the dead ! on senseless clay, Rich wines and spices waste; Like sturgeon,...brawn, shall I, Bound in a precious pickle lie, Which I can never taste. 2. l>t me embalm this flesh of mine With turtle-fat and Bonrdeaitx wine. Than good... | |
 | William Oxberry - Theater - 1824 - 402 pages
...St. Alban's, " A plague on Egypt's arts, I say,— Embalm r. ie dead — on senseless clay Rich wine and spices waste: Like sturgeon, or like brawn, shall I, Bound in a precious pickle li?, ', i Which I can never taste ! Let me embalm this flesh of min% With turtle fat, ami Bmirdeaux... | |
 | English wit & humor - 1825 - 204 pages
...of duke Humphrey. A plague on Egypt's arts, I say, Embalm the dead — on senseless clay Rich wine and spices waste ; Like sturgeon, or like brawn, shall I, Bound in a precious pickle lie, Which I can never taste ! . . <" Let we embalm this flesh of mine. With turtle fat and Bourdeaux wine, And... | |
 | John Bull - English wit and humor - 1825 - 782 pages
...HUJIPIIRET ! Л plnçuc on Kpypt's arts, I say, Lnibafin the ilcm!, — on senseless day .Rich wine ami spices waste ; Like sturgeon, or like brawn shall I, Bound in a precious pickle lie. Which J can neyer taste ! Let me embalm this flesh of mine, With turtle fat and JUourdeaux wine, And spoil... | |
 | Almanacs, English - 1826 - 360 pages
...BODY OF DUKE HUMPHREY. A plague on Egypt's arts, I say: Embalm the dead,—on senseless clay Rich wine and spices waste ; Like sturgeon, or like brawn shall I, Bound in a precious pickle lie, Which I can never taste! Let me embalm this flesh of mine, With turtle fat and Bourdeaux wine, And spoil the... | |
| |
A plague on Egypt's arts, I say ! Embalm the dead ! on senseless clay Rich wines and spices waste ! Like sturgeon, or like brawn, shall I Bound in a precious pickle, lie Which I can never taste ? Let me embalm this flesh of mine With turtle, fat, and... 
