John Bartlett (18201905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
Henry Carey. (16871743)
1 God save our gracious king! Long live our noble king! God save the king!
God save the King.
2 Aldeborontiphoscophornio! Where left you Chrononhotonthologos?
Chrononhotonthologos. Act i. Sc. 1.
3 His cogitative faculties immersed In cogibundity of cogitation.
Chrononhotonthologos. Act i. Sc. 1.
4 Let the singing singers With vocal voices, most vociferous, In sweet vociferation out-vociferize Even sound itself.
Chrononhotonthologos. Act i. Sc. 1.
5 To thee, and gentle Rigdom Funnidos, Our gratulations flow in streams unbounded.
Chrononhotonthologos. Act i. Sc. 3.
6 Go call a coach, and let a coach be called; And let the man who calleth be the caller; And in his calling let him nothing call But Coach! Coach! Coach! Oh for a coach, ye gods!
Chrononhotonthologos. Act ii. Sc. 4.
7 Genteel in personage, Conduct, and equipage; Noble by heritage, Generous and free.
The Contrivances. Act i. Sc. 2.
8 What a monstrous tail our cat has got!
The Dragon of Wantley. Act ii. Sc. 1.
9 Of all the girls that are so smart, There s none like pretty Sally. 1
Sally in our Alley.
10 Of all the days that s in the week I dearly love but one day, And that s the day that comes betwixt A Saturday and Monday.
Sally in our Alley.
Note 1. Of all the girls that eer was seen, There s none so fine as Nelly.Jonathan Swift : Ballad on Miss Nelly Bennet. [back ]