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THE FALL OF MORTIMER. 23
Who perilh by confent of Perjury.
^ivl'ho. Delam. Nay, whilft thefe vile Poflcflbrs
wreck the Land,
Your Worth decays, and Glory runs to Ruin.
It can't lad long, they think, fo make the moft
on't.
Afllime your Right, or we muft all Tubmit :
Our Country, like Eftates held in Difpute,
Fertile in Woods. and Parks, the Pride of Wealth;
If he that's in PefleiTion thinks it (hort.
He cuts down all the Pomp of's Anceftors,
Which many Years their Diligence improved-
So worthy Men, the Prop of future Hopes,
By this Ufurper, Mortimer, are lopped •,
Their Fortunes torn by th' Roots from long Suc-
ceflion.
And fcatter'd to maintain Voluptuoufnefs.
King. Is't poiTible ! I always thought him ill :
But you decypher him a very Devil,
And fill my Thoughts with Horror of his Crimes.
Sir Iho. Delam. Each Magiftrate that ihould
adminifter
Juftice impartial, made by MortimsTy
Muft ruin others to preferve himfelf :
The Clergy and the Law are both his Creatures:
Places of Truft and Profit are all fold :
'Tis "pradifed from the miter'd holy Head
To the needy ftarving Verger of the Church :
You cannot ferv^e Heaven on Cufhions but you pay
for't,
Or blifter your numb'd Knees upon the Marble ;
Then from the fcarlct and the purple Gown,
Down to the very Cryer of the Court.
L. Mount. Well may the Nation groan while
fuch as thefe
Sit at the Helm j and what expe£l but Shipwreck?
King. Now by my Honour Fll no longer bear
The ignominious H.ivA of bafe Controul
I find
Who perilh by confent of Perjury.
^ivl'ho. Delam. Nay, whilft thefe vile Poflcflbrs
wreck the Land,
Your Worth decays, and Glory runs to Ruin.
It can't lad long, they think, fo make the moft
on't.
Afllime your Right, or we muft all Tubmit :
Our Country, like Eftates held in Difpute,
Fertile in Woods. and Parks, the Pride of Wealth;
If he that's in PefleiTion thinks it (hort.
He cuts down all the Pomp of's Anceftors,
Which many Years their Diligence improved-
So worthy Men, the Prop of future Hopes,
By this Ufurper, Mortimer, are lopped •,
Their Fortunes torn by th' Roots from long Suc-
ceflion.
And fcatter'd to maintain Voluptuoufnefs.
King. Is't poiTible ! I always thought him ill :
But you decypher him a very Devil,
And fill my Thoughts with Horror of his Crimes.
Sir Iho. Delam. Each Magiftrate that ihould
adminifter
Juftice impartial, made by MortimsTy
Muft ruin others to preferve himfelf :
The Clergy and the Law are both his Creatures:
Places of Truft and Profit are all fold :
'Tis "pradifed from the miter'd holy Head
To the needy ftarving Verger of the Church :
You cannot ferv^e Heaven on Cufhions but you pay
for't,
Or blifter your numb'd Knees upon the Marble ;
Then from the fcarlct and the purple Gown,
Down to the very Cryer of the Court.
L. Mount. Well may the Nation groan while
fuch as thefe
Sit at the Helm j and what expe£l but Shipwreck?
King. Now by my Honour Fll no longer bear
The ignominious H.ivA of bafe Controul
I find
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Description | An historical play. Dedicated to the Right Honourable John Earl of Bute |
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Shelfmark | Glen.164(5) |
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Description | Scottish songs and music of the 18th and early 19th centuries, including music for the Highland bagpipe. These are selected items from the collection of John Glen (1833 to 1904). Also includes a few manuscripts, some treatises, and other books on the subject. |
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Description | The Glen Collection and the Inglis Collection represent mainly 18th and 19th century Scottish music, including Scottish songs. The collections of Berlioz and Verdi collected by bibliographer Cecil Hopkinson contain contemporary and later editions of the works of the two composers Berlioz and Verdi. |
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