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A
TRANSLATION, IN VERSE,
OF
THE MOTTOS
OF
THE ENGLISH NOBILITY
AND
SIXTEEN PEERS OF SCOTLAND,
IN THE YEAR 1800.
By amicus.
— " Si quid novisti rectius istis,
" Candidus imperti ; si non, his utere mecum."
If any man will make a better
Translation, to the very letter.
Of these quotations here to wit.
Why let him do it ; I *I1 submit.
If not— then he may read with me ;
And pass his judgment candidly.
LONDON :
PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR;
AND SOLD BY ROBERT TRIPHOOK,
OLD BOND STREET.
^ 1822.
Xontion :
PlllMfcU UV J. MOVES, OUUVlLLli SlRiiUT.
GIFT
t1 AtN
TO THE PUBLIC.
This little work was written for my
amusement, and made its appears^nce in
the Morning Herald during the course of
the year 1801 ; subject, however, to the
curtailment necessary to its insertion in
a daily paper.
Some of the noble peers have deceased
since that period ; but the recollection of
them is sufficiently strong to warrant the
justness of the translation.
I profess always to give the literal
English of each motto ; and, occasionally,
a hint or two at the author's meaning.
A.
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MOTTOS
ENGLISH PEERS.
1. DUKE OF NORFOLK.
Sola virtus invicta.
*' Great is the force of virtue/' duke ;
And so did think th' Apostle Luke I
But still mankind 's not over nice.
Virtue may prove a sort of vice :
No mortal of the name of Howard
Can be, in vice or virtue, cov^^ard.
2. DUKE OF SOMERSET.
Foy pour devoir.
'* I pledge ray solemn faith for duty ; "
Which declaration ought to suit ye : —
Unless, indeed, (and that may be,)
When some men do see more than me I
3. DUKE OF RICHMOND.
En la rosejejieuris.
My ancestors with wisdom chose,
'' That I should flourish in the rose : ''
Mistakes ivill happen ; is 't a wonder
If some for in, should read it under?
4. DUKE OF GRAFTON.
Et decus et pretium recti.
This is a motto of great might ;
" The recompense of what is right,
" And ornament ; " though not by barter
Of a blue riband and the garter !
5. DUKE OF BEAUFORT.
Mutare vel timere sperno.
" I am no changeling ; no, not I ;
'* Nor ever was from infancy :
" That such is fact. Til lay a bet ;
** Who dares to cope with Somerset?"
6. DUKE OF ST. ALBANS.
Auspicium melioris avi.
This matter boldly I allege,
*' Of more auspicious times a pledge ; "
But let it not, in point of view.
Be any cross bar, sir, to you ;
Here stand I foremost in the list.
With the grand falcon on my fist !
7, DUKE OF LEEDS.
Pax in hello.
When war and all its horrors cease.
We then securely dwell in peace ;
But this our mode surpasseth far,
** To hold forth peace by waging war ! "
8. DUKE OF BEDFORD.
Che sara sara.
That which the fate of man decrees.
We mortals cannot check with ease ;
" What must be, must be ;" that 's my song
So ministers must still be wrong !
9. DUKE GF DEVONSHIRE.
Cavendo tutus.
" To act with prudence is my wish ;
" Hence am I called Cavendish : "
Yet, matters are not always right ;
Deuce take that young Toxophilite !
10. DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH.
Dieu defend le droit.
" While God defends the rights of man/'
We fear not all that earth can plan:
There is not one, not one in ten, sir.
So warmly cloathed in a spencer!
11. DUKE OF RUTLAND
Pour y parvenir.
" Success " must grow beneath the banners
Of youth, accomplishment, and manners.
12. DUKE OF BRANDON.
Through.
Perhaps in me it is a flaw.
To translate " through " by cross-cut saw ;
Yet, Fm allow'd to feel some pain.
When touched as 't were against the grain.
13. DUKE OF ANCASTER.
Loyaute ni oblige.
" 'Twas loyalty did me compel"
To act as I in motto tell :
Sure this is faithful, firm, and hearty ;
And not unworthy of a Bertie !
14. DUKE OF PORTLAND.
Craignez honte.
Why should I " fear disgrace or shame/'
Who never knew them, e'en by name ?
Unless — it may be that I err'd
In politics for having stirr'd !
15. DUKE OF MANCHESTER.
Disponendo me, non mutando me.
" Alter'd in station you may find me|"
" But not in disposition ; " mind me :
I still am to the wherry true —
Some call me rowing Montague.
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16. DUKE OF DORSET,
Aut nunquam tentes, aut perfice.
** Go through with what you undertake,
*' Or never a beginning make : "
The truth of this all men must see ;
'Tis even hack'd by infancy
17. DUKE OF BRIDGEWATER.
(Sic, donec^
Of this you cannot have your fill ;
The mere translation 's " thus, until : "
By means of ih^ first half his name,
And of the second half o' th' same.
He 's built an everlasting fame.
18. DUKE OF NEWCASTLE.
Loyuuti nUa honte.
Fair" loyalty," how many join her !
She 's even courted by the minor :
And must entitled be to charms.
When boys thus take her in their arms.
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19. DUKE OF NORTHUMBERLAND.
Espcrance en Dieu.
" In Providence I put my trust ; "
Who made me, that I might be just ;
I thankful am, and e'er shall be.
Since he hath ta'en good care of me.
20. MARQUESS OF WINCHESTER.
Aimez Lot/aute.
" To loyalty thyself attach;"
'Mongst the new peers thou 'It be next batch
But recollect, become not free ;
Nor think you then can rival me.
Who 2im first marquess by decree.
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21. MARQUESS OF BUCKINGHAM.
Templa quam dilecta.
" Oi temples" there 's a pretty show,
And bridges in the grounds at Stowe ;
One temple is (Fm not in fun)
More like the tem'ple of the sun :
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The matter *s then as crystal clear,
" That they to me must be most dear.'*^
To keep all these in good repair.
Demands a wealthy teller's care.
22. MARQUESS OF LANSDOWN.
Ut apes geometriam.
The difference between the bees,
" And of the human heart.
Is simply this : thei/ nature please,
" We study only art/'
23. MARQUESS OF STAFFORD.
Frangas, nonjlectes.
" By dint of violence you break
" A staff, a walking-stick, or stake :
" Handle them well, they need no mending ;
" But become pliant from the bending."
24. MARQUESS TOWNSHEND.
Hac generi incrementa fides.
A man in wisdom truly saith,
" Success in life depends on faith : "
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Holds he this forth our minds to lure ?
Or means it as a caricature?
If so — the humourist we '11 throttle.
Or break his head with double bottle.
25, MARQUESS OF SALISBURY,
Sero, sed serio.
My dignity 's too great to turn jest ;
** Late am I," readers, " but in earnest ;"
So let not this give any pain.
This notice from the chamberlain !
26. MARQUESS OF BATH.
J'fli bonne cause.
** I have a good and solid cause"
For keeping up the English laws ;
And till you better can arrange 'em.
See no necessity to change 'em :
These arguments if you can beat.
Come, and attack me at Longleat.
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27. MARQUESS OF ABERCORN.
Sola nob Hit as virtus.
I say aloud, it cannot hurt you,
" Nobility itself is virtue ; "
I also say it can't hurt me,
" Virtue alone 's nobility : "
'Tween this moot point I sit on thorn;
I, upright Marquess Abercorn ! ! !
28. MARQUESS CORNWALLIS.
Virtus vincit invidiam.
" Virtue, with valour here united, charms ;
" And green-eyed envy of its sting disarms."
29. MARQUESS OF HERTFORD,
Fide et amore.
What is true " love zdth faith ? '^ a ruler !
And what is " love " zcithout ? a cooler 1
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30. MARQUESS OF BUTE,
Avito viret honore.
" Our ancestors, in wealthy mood,
** Long flourished before the flood ; "
And one of them, who dealt in bark,
For Noah built his famous ark !
31. EARL OF SHREWSBURY.
Prit a accomplir.
You find me firm, obedient, steady.
And ever ** to accomplish ready : "
To pay my tradesmen I Ve the will ;
1 hate long credit and a bill !
32. EARL OF DERBY.
Sans changer.
" I 've always proved staunch and true,
'* To that which once I had in view ;
** And some there are who will agree
" To this my boast of constancy : "
In public and in private station,
Such man 's an honour to his nation.
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33. EARL OF PEMBROKE.
Unje servirai.
This motto is expressive glib ;
And yet perhaps contains a fib !
I '11 hold a wager, and say Done,
He 's not " subservient long to one : "
At least, if so with him, 't is rather
Unlike the conduct of his father !
34. EARL OF SUFFOLK.
Non quo, sed quo modo.
We, who best judges are of things.
Should not submit to leading-strings :
I therefore mind not kings and queens.
Nor study mortals ; " but the means !"
35. EARL OF EXETER.
Cor ununtj via una.
Gentle, concise ; " one heart, one way ; "
Is this a Saiiit Cecilia, pray ?
How altered we 're become of late !
Now we can't slumber but in state :
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Hymen, beware thy flaming torch.
Nor this great load of velvet scorch ;
Nor, as thou 'rt over-zealous, singe
The more enormous mass of fringe.
How horrid to our ears it sounds.
One bed should cost three thousand pounds !
The very thought our marrow pinches.
And stagnates all our blood by inches.
36. EARL OF NORTHAMPTON.
Je ne cherche gii'un.
This business soon is said and done,
*' I only have to look for one : "
He is indeed a prudent wight.
Who longeth not for second sight !
37. EARL OF DENBIGH.
Crescit sub pondere virtus.
There is to virtue (as in Fielding)
Attached a certain pitch of yielding :
" Press ^cr with all the pow'r of fate,
" She '11 rise superior to the weight,"
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38 EARL OF WESTMORLAND,
Ne vilefano.
Morality is on the wane ;
Dost thou consider this, good Fane'?
Lest rectitude be at a stand
Within the bounds of Westmorland!
No person should in duty faulter ;
" Go to the church ; respect the altar."
39. EARL OF PETERBOROUGH.
Nee placidd contenta quiete est.
** Some persons are more pleas'd by riot,
" Than with content, with peace, and quiet."
40. EARL OF STAMFORD.
A ma puissance,
*' Much may be done " (to say I 'm free)
" By means of my authority ;"
But more perhaps in Chester county,
By virtue of a little bounty !
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41. EARL OF WINCHELSEA.
Nil conscire sibi.
When I put on the royal shirt.
It cannot do me any hurt ;
But, on the contrary, it will
Pay well for me my laundress' bill :
Therefore in this " I 'm not to blame ;"
Others there are who do the same.
Come, and I '11 show ye, compeers all.
The elegance of bat and ball ;
With eye in keen direction rolling,
I 'm master of the art of bowling :
And, from the way I tip each wicket.
Am doctor of the laws at cricket.
42. EARL OF CHESTERFIELD.
A Deo et Rege.
I sometimes get an envious lift
" From Providence and kingly gift ; "
Except, when in that point I err.
And gain it from the minister :
To journey up and down I 'm able ; "\
Free of expense, quite comfortable ; /
And eke to rule the royal stable ! '
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43. EARL OF THANET.
Ales tolat propriis.
It is a circumstance well known,
*' That the bird flies unto its own ; '*
Much fearing to encounter dangers.
If that it flew to utter strangers :
Hence the old adage, " Birds of a feather
" Do generally flock together."
To aid a stranger, or a friend,
He doth with equal promptness bend ;
To do a good or generous thing.
He 's ever like the bird, on wing:
These facts, with gratitude we 've seen ;
And have ourselves eye-witness been.
44. EARL OF SANDWICH.
Post tot iiaufragia portum.
'* After so many storms at sea,
^' We made the port with tenfold glee ;
'* No tempest, shipwreck, lightning, thunder,
" Could keep our hopes of safety under :
*' At last, through merit, not by wiles,
" We harhour'd in the Sandwich Isles,'*
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45. EARL OF ESSEX.
Fide et fortitudine.
" With faith and firmness" for my guide,
I Ve turned various ills aside ;
For now and then I gat a scalding
By courtesy, when I was Maiden,
Now here with heart both light and merry.
You find me lord of Cashiobury :
Where I would fain the axe make limber.
By a few slices at the timber ;
But, that the trees so love entail.
They wave their veto on a sale !
46. EARL OF CARDIGAN.
En grace affie.
A maxim, pleasing to the eye.
Of courtly men; " On grace rely :"
This oily truth, explain who can ?
James Brudenell, Earl of Cardigan !
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47. EARL OF CARLISLE.
Volo, non valeo,
" I have the will, but am not able :"
Once did I love the hazard table ;
Then, with the Storers and red heels,
I kick'd up many hundred reels :
But now discretion keeps me clear ;
And the world sees me all the Peer,
48. EARL OF DONG ASTER,
Duke of Buccleuch.
Amo.
The " loves '* are various ; so is honey :
Some " love" prof usion ; others, money!
49. EARL OF SHAFTESBURY,
Lote serve.
So faithfully I do " serve love,"
I scarcely hand or foot can move :
Methods differ ; is mine a rash one.
Of serving this successful passion ?
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50. EARL OF BERKELEY-
Dieu avec nous.
When " God is with us," high 's our name.
Do I not well preserve my game '^
Nay, surely, sirs, 'tis very pleasant.
Partridge to have at will, and pheasant !
51. EARL OF ABINGDON.
Virtus arietejbrtior.
" Virtue is stronger ('t is no sham)
" Than was the ancient batt'ring-ram : '*
This ram made breaches in each wall ;
But, before virtue, all things fall.
52. EARL OF GAINSBOROUGH,
Tout bien ou rien.
'Tis natural that an Englishman
Should tri/ to get whatever he can ;
'* For we are all, said Buonaparte,
'* Shopkeepers in our head and heart : "
To gain onr portion of what 's good.
Is matter clearly understood ;
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But things might have been better done.
Than roundly thus claim " All or none:^*
This proves the words both good and hearty.
Of (as he *s here call'd) Buonaparty.
53. EARL OF PLYMOUTH.
Je me fie en Dieu.
I mostly contemplate the sky,
*' Holding my faith sincere on high : "
And greatly wonder those are found.
Who do so much regard the ground !
54. EARL OF SCARBOROUGH.
Murus areuSf conscientia sana.
" A conscience whole," may safely pass
For what is term'd '* a wall of brass ; "
Though 't may require some little gilding.
To give a face unto the building !
55. EARL OF ROCHFORD.
Spes durat avorum.
*' My predecessors form'd a plan,
" To make of me a hopeful man : "
Whether they met with due success,
I leave for abler heads to guess !
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56. EARL OF ALBEMARLE.
Ne cede malis.
" Give not too much misfortune heed ; "
But bolder on fresh ground proceed :
Nor suffer ill success to snarl
The temper of an Albemarle !
57. EARL OF COVENTRY.
Candide et constanter.
Who says that ^* constancy and candour'
Are not protections against slander ?
'Twas this exemplify'd, that won
The bowels of my eldest son :
Not but that he, for so said Fame,
Was equally with me to blame !
58. EARL OF JERSEY,
Fidei coticula crux.
" The cross is (to our joy and grief)
" The very essence of beHef;"
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And yet, throughout this life of pain.
How crosses cross us ! all 's in vain :
I oft did this my lady tell ;
But she 's, poor soul, an infidel !
59. EARL PAULETT.
Gardezfoi.
" Guard well thy faith ; " shun vice, as they do
call it ;
Be thankful for this hint on virtue, Paulett :
On slippVy footing thou dost stand enough
Twixt man and woman, who are both in buff.
60. EARL OF CHOLMONDELEY.
Cassis tutissima virtus.
" Virtue^ can vice in ev'ry shape unmask *
And doth protect its wearer like " a casque:"
Most welcome always ; happy when well met ;
She seldom fits more aptly than in '* helmet.*'
He who denies this truth must have a head
Made of hard iron, or of molten lead.
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61. EARL OF OXFORD.
Virtute etjide.
" Virtue and faith ; " a good support :
Particularly at the court !
62. EARL FERRERS.
Honor virtutis pramium.
" True honour is, in every sense,
** Virtue's reward and recompense."
My predecessors, the earls Ferrers,
Like other men were full of errors :
'Tis therefore right that now we cast
Oblivion's veil o'er what is past ;
And forward look, with cheerful rhyme.
To present good, and better time.
63. EARL OF DARTMOUTH.
Gaudet tentamine virtus.
** Virtue rejoiceth in the trial,"
A solid truth 'gainst all denial ;
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Nor will she any quarter beg,
Though you should break her arm and leg
A broken limb well set 'comes stronger ;
And sometimes lasts a man the longer !
64. EARL OF TANKERVILLE.
De ton vouloir servir le Roy.
" To serve the king from pure good willy*
The motto is of Tankerville ;
It is a sentimental tenet
Of the illustrious house of Bennet :
May each, to him succeeding, son,
Act always as the father 's done.
Perhaps you '11 think 'tis here no matter.
That he 's an independent batter ;
And, at the famous game of cricket.
Keeps the best guard before his wicket :
When matched against the playing men.
He beats nine of them out of ten ;
Making, if at the work he labours.
More runs and notches than his neighbours.
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65, EARL OF AYLESFORD.
Aperto vivere voto.
'Tis Aylesford's maxim (do not smile) >
" To live at all times free from guile ; *'
(That is, as far as human sight
Points out to mortals what is right ;)
And prove that he 's in ev'rj/ inch
Worthy the name he bears, of Finch :
Indeed, 'mongst all, I know of no men
So proper to command the yeomen !
66. EARL OF BRISTOL.
Je nouhlierai jamais.
As long as my whole life shall last,
" I never will forget " the past ;
How comes it then ('tis rather pleasant)
That I reflect not on the present 1^
The matter 's clear as sound of drum ;
I chiefly think on what 's to come.
I love Madeira, Claret, Sherry ;
And sometimes make a little merry
With a few chosen friends at Derry :
Where, what I tell you is no thumper.
We now and then do Jill a bumper.
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67. EARL COWPER.
Tuum est.
Was ever motto shorter known.
And more concise ? " It is your own ! "
Since that 's the case, good mortal elf.
E'en keep your motto to yourself.
68. EARL STANHOPE.
A Deo et Rege,
** From Heaven and the best of kings/*
I might have hop'd for some good things ;
But that I wish'd to learn, and see
The use o^ popularity :
I did then stand up for the people,
Who swore I was their very steeple ;
But now, curse this unsteady flock,
It seems I 'm but their weathercock.
69. EARL OF HARBOROUGH.
Hostis honori invidia.
*' Envy is always" (fie upon her)
*' A bitter enemy to honour ; "
Except, when you can turn the table.
And render it right ; honourable !
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70. EARL OF MACCLESFIELD.
Sapere aude.
This maxim keep before your eyes,
" Not only to be bold, but wise ; "
Be " bold " and ask, but do 't with grace ;
Be " wise,'' and you shall have a place :
You may succeed in some one thing.
And get appointment 'bout the king !
To gain a share, spare no expense
Of that true wisdom, common sense ;
Which, of all Nature's gifts the fairest,
Of human blessings is the rarest.
71. EARL OF POMFRET.
Hora e sempre.
" There 's always time," or I 'm a sinner.
To take an hour or so at dinner :
He who requireth less than one,
Will choke himself before he 's done.
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72. EARL GRAHAM, Duke of Montrose.
N^ouhliex.
" Forget not" these things as I say 'em,
Duke of Montrose ; Earl, Baron Graham :
Men, throughout life, do best succeed.
Who have their birthright north of Tweed.
73. EARL KERR, Duke of Roxburgh.
Tro Christo et Patria.
'* My Saviour, and my country too,
" Are never absent from my view : **
I 'm well content upon the whole ;
Duke, earl, and baron ; groom o* the stole.
74. EARL WALDEGRAVE.
Calum non animum.
When men o'er various countries range,
" 'Tis climate, not the mind," they change ;
And most assert such kind of notion,
" Who sail across th' Atlantic Ocean : "
Unless, perchance, they break their neck j
Which gives to general rule a check !
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If men do travel, is it strange
" That they their inclinations change ? "
Though some insist, nay, even sw^ear.
That they " change nothing but the air !
While we to distant kingdoms roam,
** What is 't we chiefly change ? our home ! "
And throw away a little trash.
By sometimes changing of our cash.
75. EARL OF ASHBURNHAM.
Le Roi et VEtat.
" For our good king and for the state,"
He is a sterling advocate :
This motto 's worthy, as "'tis clear.
Of a most independent Peer.
76. EARL OF EFFINGHAM.
Virtus mille scuta.
" Virtue doth, in the shape of shield,
" Protections by the thousand yield."
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She came to me, I never stole her ;
I to the Queen who am comptroller :
Nor must I in one item vary.
But also add to 't secretary I
" Virtue vs^ill go to any length ;
" She 11 pierce a thousand shields of strength
A single shield, if strong and tough.
For any one man is enough ;
As now-a-days no more we 're told
Of Ajax, and his seven-fold :
But the town talk of loaves 2ind Jishes,
Savours more strongly of Ulysses !
77. EARL OF HARRINGTON.
A Deo et Rege.
" 'Twas under Heaven that the king "
Gave me a regiment ; no bad thing :
Indeed, my friends did all agree
That 'twas a good stand up for me !
78. EARL OF PORTSMOUTH.
En suivant la vcrite.
The way to beat misfortune hollow.
Is " truth in all her steps to follow ;'*
But be thou careful, old or young.
To keep a bridle on thy tongue :
Discretion's rules must not be broken ;
Nor headlong truth at all times spoken.
79. EARL BROOKE AND WARWICK.
Vix ea nostra voco.
Though " I scarce call these things our own,"
Whom they belong to is not known :
Such words that my forefathers took,
I must, and yet I cannot brook !
Fetch me a lighted candle, Dick,
That I may see to them — War wick.
80. EARL OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE.
Auctor pretiosafacit.
That this, our motto, is no sounder.
Blame me not, readers, but the " founder ;"
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He, to himself, took '* all the merit,'*
And left us little else than spirit :
Would he had had a kinder eye.
Unto his after progeny !
81. EARL FITZWILLIAM.
Appetitus rationi parent.
" Let reason rule the stomach ; " right.
When that you have no appetite ;
But if he 's hungry, how much meat
Will you prescribe a man to eat^
For bread enough to help digestion.
Is now, it seems, quite out of the question I
82. EARL OF POWIS.
Fortitudine et prudentia.
That which is rough, uncouth, and rude,
You must assail " with fortitude;"
*' Prudence" will help thee to get over
Malice, close lurking under cover :
To have both these good luck to know is ;
Where shall we meet with them ? in Powis,
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83. EARL OF EGREMONT.
Au hon droit.
What gives a man '' good right" more clear.
Than thirty thousand pounds ^yearl
So many thousand weight of right.
Is argument in all men's sight 1
84. EARL HARCOURT.
ie hon temps viendra,
" Good times will come ; '' some consolation.
Though distant, to a suffering nation !
Would they were come, that more might tune 'em
In joyful song and dance at Nuneham !
85. EARL OF GUILFORD.
Animo etjide.
" On faith and courage " safe I ride ;
Two charming points which won the bride.
And being join'd with wit to boot,
Nothing could fail me : — coute qui coute I
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86. EARL OF HARDWICKE.
Nee cupias nee metuas.
"As for desire," I nothing covet ;
*' Respecting fear/' I am above it :
I colonel am of many souls.
And keeper of the Cambridge Rolls;
And might, but that I cannot stutter"^,
Be lord lieutenant of their butter I
87. EARL OF DARLINGTON.
Nee temere nee timide.
I act not " with improper haste ;*'
Nor time " in useless fearing" waste :
Thus am I free myself from pain ;
And little do, I hope, in vain.
88. EARL FAUCONBERG.
Bonne et belle assez.
** To be both good and handsome too,"
Is a thing rare ; the lot of few :
• The butter at Cambridge is sold by the yard.
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" Good'* we should be ; but 'tis a pufF
Boldly to say " we We good enough ; "
And as to " handsome" that 's opinion ;
Nor holds with two the same dominion.
I " good enough " am thought at court.
To give his majesty support;
And there attend with grace and ease.
While the king puts on his chemise :
In this employment of the state.
No man on earth is more au-fait.
89. EARL OF ILCHESTER,
Faire sans dire.
This matter, which a paradox is,
Needs explanation from the Foxes;
Who have been us'd to more strange ways,
Than the swift hunter of these days :
How to explain this seeming fact,^
'* A silejit, yet a speaking act ! "
There is but one thing it can be,
And that 's an act of charity.
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90. EARL DELAWAR.
Jour de ma tie.
" The day of my life" was the day of my birth ;
Being one, it of course was the other :
" The day of my life " was the day of my worth ;
When I saw and look'd thanks to my mother.
91. EARL OF RADNOR.
Patria cara^ carior liberlas.
** My country's cause is dear to me ;
" But more so English liberty : "
What I love best I need not tell;
'Tis known to all mankind so well!
92. EARL SPENCER.
Dieu defend le droit.
With active and incessant zeal,
I labour for the public weal ;
And work at it both day and night :
" Almighty God defend the right ! "
My countrymen, I fain would save ye.
By means of a tremendous navy.
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If the French come with hungry looks.
In search of rare and matchless books,
I then shall be on tenter-hooks !
For France, as well as Grande Bretagne,
Is now become a Bibliomane !
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93. EARL OF CHATHAM.
Benigno Numine.
I would not, if I thought them wrong.
Adhere to ministerial throng ;
Nor, 'gainst my conscience, e'en submit
To the vast powers of William Pitt :
Our best, our firmest hope and guide.
Is " Heaven " on old England's side ;
By virtue of this great alliance.
We '11 bid our enemies defiance.
94. EARL BATHURST.
Tien tajbi.
" Preserve thy faith ; " what charming words !
More useful than the sharpest swords.
My loyalty — I would not sell her,
Though to he four-times-told a teller!
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95. EARL OF HILSBOROUGH.
Ne tenteSf out perjice.
if you ascend the hill of strife.
Or journey down the vale of life ;
Whether you climb th' adventurous steep,
Or boldly o'er the ocean szceep,
Or calmly on its surface creep,
'Tis perseverance proves the man.
" Perfect, or never try, your plan."
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96. EARL OF AYLESBURY.
Fuimus.
Whatever ancient deeds relate.
And records of our former state ;
One circumstance is clearly seen
And verify 'd ; that " zee have been : "
We noz0 are treasurer to the Queen,
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97. EARL OF CLARENDON.
Fidei coticula crux.
The cross is," we with pleasure own,
The proof of faith, and true touchstone."
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A free and independent man
Minds not the opposition clan ;
Nor doth regard the well Jilfd trenches,
Or cheers of ministerial benches :
On he goes straight, and speaks his mind,
As he may best occasion find.
98. EARL OF ABERGAVENNY.
Ne vile velis.
This motto, in its double state,
Is classic, neat, and accurate.
The first part of his lordship's song.
Is to " abstain, quite clear, from wrong;"
The second part, on second sight.
Is " to seek out for what is right:"
The whole may thus be understood,
*' Try always to do something good,**
99. EARL OF LEICESTER.
Inferrum pro libertate ruehant.
Our ancestors," like furious cattle.
For liberty rush'd on to battle ; *'
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Willing to lose thousands of lives
For that on which a Briton thrives :
Auspicious days ! how much we need 'em
Should we not also cherish freedom ?
Of places — I have 'cery few ;
How many ? let me see, hut two I
And those such poor ones, as with ease
Will scarce afford both bread and cheese :
And yet, they say, that courtly mice
Do find cheese-parings very nice!
100. EARL OF UXBRIDGE.
Per il suo contrario.
" By the reverse of it : " topsy-turvy ?
This, for a motto, 's rather scurvy !
We should have thought that Master Bailey
Would have selection made more gaily !
But it proves what we often see.
Men act from " contrariety J'
101. EARL OF LONSDALE.
Magistratus indicat virum.
Of this device I like the plan,
" The magistrate doth show the man f '*
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It marks his power in the county.
His wealth, his influence, his bounty :
Where Providence hath giv'n such means,
Good will should not be in its teens ;
But shoiv itself with all its vigour.
To counteract misfortune's rigour.
102. EARL OF NORWICH.
Duke of Gordon.
Animo, non astutid.
" By courage, strength, and perseverance,"
We have, at last, made way and clearance ;
We Ve had no gentle course, no running
'* With art and underhanded cunning :'*
Therefore grudge not the joys we feel
From the fair produce of our seal.
103. EARL TALBOT.
Humani nihil alienum.
Whatever be my size and stature,
" / 've all my share of human nature : "
When I can joy to others give,
'Tis the chief end for which I live.
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104. EARL GROSVENOR.
Nohilitatis virtus^ non stemma character.
'* Virtue stands here, not pedigree,
" The mark of true nobility ;"
We do, with an unfeigned voice.
Congratulate his lordship's choice ;
It is by no means every one.
Who motto takes as he hath done :
And what more useful can we see.
Than 'practice joined with theory ?
Who better claims a great renown ?
He 's master now of half the town ;
And, in th' event of sudden pressure.
Perhaps as well off too in Cheshire !
As to the funds, 'twould make us stare,
Could we but know what he holds there !
105. EARL BEAULIEU.
Spectemur agendo.
*' Let us be now (as we have always been)
" Judg*d from our conduct, by our actions seen ;"
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We want no moon, so beauteous to the sight.
To veil our deeds with any softened light ;
j^/l that we do, in open day is done,
Cheer'd by the bright refulgence of the sun.
106. EARL CAMDEN.
Judicium pariuniy aut leges terra.
" Our country's laws o'er my opinion
*' Hold sovereign sway, and firm dominion ;
" I do respect too, in the sequel,
" The judgment of each peer, my equal "
In the Exchequer I 've a voice /
And a small household at my choice :
For 'tis but right that, at my age,
I should enjoi/ some patronage.
I am a teller, one of four,
'Tis fortunate there are no more ;
And business might perhaps be done
jIs well, if there was only one :
Here modesty preventeth me
From hinting who that one should be*.
* When this was written, we were not aware of the noble
marquess's intention to give up a considerable part of the great
emoluments arising from his office. We think his loitlship is
entitled to the thanks and praises of every man in the kingdom.
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107. EARL STRANGE, Duke of Athol.
Furth Fortune^ and Jill the fetters.
These words might suit, or not, my betters ;
But that, though taken in a hurry.
They long have join'd the name of Murray.
If I this motto wish'd to change,
In England they would think it strange ;
And I must careful be in Scotland,
What I do there — it is a hot land ;
Men's heads are warm indeed : this nation
Did never relish innovation ! ! I
108. EARL OF MOUNT EDGCUMBE.
Au fort plaisir de Dieu.
" Let resignation due be given
'* To the almighty will of Heaven : "
for this disinterested and generous conduct towards the public,
in a moment of such general distress. And we have only to
regret that his lordship's brethren in the Exchequer, as well as
all other persons holding lucrative places, have not thought it
advisable to follow so great and glorious an example. — A.
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This creed I dictate to the quorum,
Because I 'm custos rutulorum ;
And, 'tis their duty, under me.
With strictest vigilance to see
That the whole county thus agree.
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109. EARL FORTESCUE.
Forte scutum salus ducum.
" A shield that 's strong protects the leader ;
Good argument for special pleader !
Butj if the shield be cut in two.
What then becomes of Fortescue ?
" A good strong shield secures the bearer ;
That is — as long as he 's the wearer;
But should he break or lose his shield.
He then must fight without, or yield :
This to a man who M worn the buckler.
Would show that he was out of luck, sir.
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110. EARL OF DIGBY.
Deo, non fortuna.
Those who possess one grain of sense,
" In Heaven put their confidence ;"
And he is little less than fool.
Who lets himself be " Fortune's tool."
111. EARL OF BEVERLEY.
Esperance en Dieu.
No power on earth in any shape I own,
*' But hold obedience to my God alone ;
" In him I trust ; '' truth solid as 'tis plain ;
And what might be expected from Lovmne,
112. EARL OF DORCHESTER,
Tu ne cede malis.
" Take not, I pray, bad luck to heart,"
For such is not a soldier's part ;
Firmly push on ; 'twill soon give way,
And yield to thee a brighter day.
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113. EARL OF MANSFIELD.
Uni aquus virtuti.
In virtue's force I put my trust,
" And unto her alone am just : "
Our motto thus explained and read.
No more upon it need be said.
114. EARL OF CARNARVON.
Unje servirai.
" One I will serve," and that with truth ;
Who can do more ? not I forsooth !
115. EARL OF LIVERPOOL.
Palma non sine pulvere.
" I Ve gain'd the palm,'* (I knew I must,)
" Though not without a cloud of dust;"
But what is dust, or even dirt.
To conquer, and remain unhurt 1^
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Some said that I grew rather touchy.
Before I did acquire the duchy ;
But woe to him who falsehood tells
'Gainst th' immaculate clerk of the Pells !
No rascals, with a vile protector.
Shall dare to come where I 'm collector ;
Nor vice, by whomsoever sent.
Show face where I am president.
Of places, it is understood
That I hold four — and all four good:
My sort, too, when the pain 's in 's head.
Takes stro7ig mint tea, and goes to bed I
116. EARL OF ST. VINCENT.
Thus.
Wen " thus" it is ; and " thus'' should be:
All men, for once, must thus agree.
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117. VISCOUNT HEREFORD.
Basis virtutum constaniia,
*' Firm constancy, in ev'ry station,
'* Of virtues is the strong foundation:"
No wonder thus I speak in high counts.
Being head master of the viscounts !
118. VISCOUNT BOLINGBROKE.
Nee quarere nee spernere honorem.
What can be plainer to our eyes ?
*' Honour, nor seek for, nor despise : ''
This at ambition is a stroke;
And not a bad one, Bolingbroke.
119. VISCOUNT FALMOUTH.
Patience passe science.
'* Patience, in some degree, is greater
" Than all the sciences of nature :"
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Of modesty this is the plan ;
Could hetter fall from mouth of man ?
In these mild matters is Boscawen
A pensioner — and very knowing.
120. VISCOUNT TORRINGTON.
Tuebor.
" I shall defend it ; " and at large.
Of my two cannons by discharge :
So he 's the wisest man of all.
Who keeps the farthest from each ball.
I bring supporters of some weight,
To th' exigencies of the state !
121. VISCOUNT LEINSTER,
Duke of Leinster.
Crom a boo.
** I burn/' but at my own desire ;
" I burn," and yet am not on fire :
From birth, from nature, 'tis our lot
To be so peppery, and so hot ;
That we consume not, one in ten,
Byjire ; as do most other men.
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122. VISCOUNT WENTWORTH.
Pense d Men.
** Think well of it ; " sincere advice I
I shall adopt it in a trice :
Reflection yet becometh me ;
Consider, sir, my dignity !
No jokes on me» no wit, no baiting ;
At least whilst I am lord in waiting.
123. VISCOUNT COURTENAY.
Vbi lapsuSf quid feci !
*' Where have I fall'n? what have I done?"
My worthy father's only son !
Have I done aught that is not right "?
Such words are always in my sight.
I, whose descent with echo rings.
Of Latin emperors, 3Xid foreign kings!
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124. VISCOUNT DUDLEY AND WARD.
Comme je fus.
" Titles, and greater wealth in fee,
" No alteration make in me :
(Immovable humility !)
And yet, if you approach me nigher,
J think you 11 find me somewhat higher.
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125. VISCOUNT MAYNARD.
Manusjusta nardus.
How to apply " \hi^ precious ointment!^*
It is not sold here by appointment :
" A hand that 'sjust/* is neat and clean ;
What ! justice empty-handed seen ?
126. VISCOUNT HAMPDEN.
Stat lege corona.
*' Without the law, what is a crown ? '*
It is, and it is not renown :
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" Without a crown, what is the law ? "
In the indictment 'tis ^.Jiaw :
To union I fain would win ye ;
Crown with the law ; with law, a guinea.
And yet, with all its useful breath.
The law will pound a man to death !
127. VISCOUNT SACKVILLE.
Aut nunquam tentes, aut perfice.
An act commenced, it seems a riddle
To break it off again i' th' middle !
Ne'er let your enterprise diminish ;
" Begin, continue well, and finish."
128. VISCOUNT SYDNEY.
Droit et avant.
There is a " right'' attached to Sydney,
And unto others of his kidney —
That of " advancing " into place ;
They do it with so good a grace !
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129. VISCOUNT HOOD.
Venlis secundis.
What can the most expert and able.
Unless " the winds be favourable ? "
Still, something may be done withal.
On board the Greenwich Hospital;
Where I care not how much winds vary.
As I 'm laid up in ordinary !
130. VISCOUNT NEWARK.
Pie repone te.
The more exalted is our station.
The more we Ve need of resignation ;
For when death comes, great persons find
They have the most to leave behind:
With good strong health, or sickness by us ;
" Let us be calm, resigned, and pious."
131. VISCOUNT DUNCAN.
Secundus dubiisque rectus. Disce paii.
When things are in a prosperous state,
*% I never am too much elate ;
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** Nor do I all those horrors see,
** In what men call adversity :
" In both extremes I take rni/ station,
" And do my utmost for the nation.
" To suffer, learn, in some degree ; "
Then buffet thou the Northern Sea !
There we have try'd, but not done much,
By hard contentiou with the Dutch :
These sturdy folks, in all our wars,
Too much resemble British tars.
In former times, and in rough weather.
For three whole days and nights together.
We had to thank the great Van Tromp,
For many a gallant bang and thump :
Of later days, we owe De Winter
For no small share of ball and splinter.
But, courage ! we must stand the test ;
And of bad bargains make the best.
132. BARON LE DESPENCER.
Pro Magna Charta.
Of all the kings to count upon.
Give me our benefactor, John ;
Who did so well exchange and barter
Our slavery for Magna Charta.
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Tis true he did it 'gainst his will ;
But what of that? he did it still!
And that which lessens Johnny's merit.
Adds but the more unto our spirit.
Oh ! 'twas a glorious day indeed.
Our barons had on Runymede 1
Which prov'd to us for ever after.
Our main support — our beam and rafter.
133. BARON DE CLIFFORD.
Le Roi le veut.
" The king will have it so : " the king ?
That renders it another thing !
I 'm an old baron ; but obey :
Unto my king T can't say nay.
134. BARON AUDLEY,
Je le tiens
Touch it, and keep it fast :
I do;
*' I hold it" to the very last,
Teas'd was I once, by many a dun ;
But now, more houses have than one i
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135. BARON CLINTON AND SAYK
Tout vient de Dieu.
" All we possess on earth is given
" To us, a boon direct from Heaven : "
^s peer, I Ve nothing more to sai/ ;
This is, with me, a minor day,
I '11 hold a wager, and cry " Done,"
That after the age of twenty-one.
No person will Lord Clinton see
Again in the minority /
136. BARON GREY DE RUTHYN.
Foy en tout.
** Free from all sham, and poor evasions,
" He holds his faith on all occasions."
This, in a young man, is most winning.
And promises a good beginning :
Should he with equal prudence steer
His middle course of life's career.
He will, at last, with age when bending.
Make probably as good an ending.
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137. BARON STOURTON.
Loyal je serai durant ma vie.
** My loyalty is firm and fast ;
" And shall be, long as life doth last : "
Beyond that time 'tis hard to answer ;
Some persons may, perhaps ! — I can% sir.
138. BARON WILLOUGHBY DE BROKE.
Virtue vaunceth.
*' In virtue we were always reckoned
" Amongst the iJerj/^Vs^ ; or second:*'
'Twas this, I think, did recommend me ;
And made our virtuous king befriend me.
Most of our great and lordly men,
Claim audiences now and then ;
But I enjoy them, free from fear.
Twenty or thirty times a year :
My salary, how snug it sounds,
Eight hundred or a thousand pounds !
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139. BARON ST. JOHN.
Data fata secutus.
" Where destiny doth show her face,
" I follow with an easy pace ;
" And hope, too, with becoming grace :
As men of sense, it is most fit
That we repine not ; but submit.
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140. BARON PETRE.
Sans Dieu rien.
** Nothing in this world can be given,
" Without superior aid from Heaven."
How smoothly glides along in metre.
This sentiment from Baron Petre !
141. BARON SAYE AND SELE.
Fortem posce animum.
" Most evils will give way, we find,
" If we with vigour nerve the mind : "
Of this we strong conviction feel ;
And to it sign, and sai/, and seaL
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142. BARON ARUNDEL.
Deo date.
** Let grateful thanks and praise be given
" To the Almighty God of heaven,
*' For all the blessings we Ve received
" When we Ve been happy, while aggrieved :
For, though it seems a contradiction.
We sometimes profit by affliction.
143. BARON CLIFTON, Eakl of Darnley.
Hespke fineiti.
Think on the past ; '* regard the end ; "
This is the counsel of a friend :
But men in high life are so nice.
They will not listen to advice ;
All we can on this subject say.
Is time consumed and thrown away ;
If we persist, and strenuous urge.
To them 'tis like a funeral dirge.
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144. BARON DORMER.
Cio que Dio vnolCf lo voglio.
" No will on earth to me is given,
" But that which is the will of Heaven:'
Mankind is now become so hateful,
And to our Maker so ungrateful.
That I do seldom see, for one,
The will of Heaven freely done !
145. BARON TEYNHAM,
Spes mea in Deo.
In God alone I place reliance ;
And hold all evils at defiance.
146. BARON BYRON.
Crede Byron.
This motto 's pithy, sound, and brief;
" Give Byron credit and belief:"
Shall we be call'd then hard as iron.
If we withhold them from Lord Byron?
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Were it not better first to say
How he deserves them, ay or nay ?
Before we give to him the merit
Of what he claims with so much spirit !
147. BARON CRAVEN.
Virtus in actione consist it.
" Virtue to small effect we see,
" When view'd but in the theory ;
" But how, how different the fact is,
*' When she 's in full and ample practice !
'' The more she 's seen, and heard, and known,
*' The more we all her empire own."
148. BARON CLIFFORD.
Semper paratus.
That man the best through life will fare,
^* Who for what happens doth prepare ; "
He 's active, prompt, yet cool, and steady ;
And for all circumstances ready.
No sudden evils much can vex him ;
Nor any great good luck perplex him.
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149. BARON GOWER.
FrangaSf nonfiectes.
No man on earth, or foe or friend.
Can make me in my notions " bend;"
Not Hercules himself, no giant.
Shall render me " suhmissive, pliant :"
I do not mean to say, of course.
By this " that I defy all force ;"
My neck, (for here truth must be spoken,)
May, like all other men's, be broken.
Some/ei^ there are, perhaps, my betters.
But not amongst the men of letters :
There I 've one rival in the state,
And that one — an associate:
By this appointment we do clear
About ten thousand pounds a year.
150. BARON BOYLE.
Honor virtutis pramium.
This seems a proper soldier's card ;
" Honour is valour's great reward : "
Perils and dangers ne'er can foil.
Or evea throw a bar on Boyle.
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151. BARON HAY, Earl of Kinnoull.
Menovate animos.
Fortune sometimes her pranks will play.
And force a man to dance the hai/ ;
She '11 push and goad, and make him hie on.
Though he the heart have of a lion :
When that 's the case, 'tis a good rule
To take th' advice of Lord Kinnoull :
" Renew our courage, rouse our mind,
" And soon shall we a diff'rence find ;
" Bad luck to good at last must yield,
'* And leave it master of the field."
152. BARON MIDDLETON.
Virite sans peur.
In old, in middle age, and youth.
Most advantageous is " the truth ; "
And that, too, when it doth appear
" Quite unaccompanied by fear."
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153. BARON ONSLOW.
Festina lentt.
Observe this motto well, and know
Its worth and brevity ; " on, slow : "
No person acting in a hurry.
Could regulate the county Surrey.
154. BARON ROMNEY
Non sibi, sed Pat rite.
'* My chief delight, and all my zeal,
" Are centred in my country's weal :
If any man can truer speak.
Let him stand forth, Trojan or Greek ;
And I will prove unto the letter.
His heart than mine cannot be better.
155. BARON CADOGAN.
Qui invidet, minor est.
Woe to the man, who in his breast
Admits of " envy," as a guest I *
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Envy once there, on ani/ terms,
Turns his whole inside into worms :
Can any thing on earth be worse
Than such an inward-moving curse ?
156. BARON WALPOLE.
Fari qua sentiat.
" My sentiments I do declare
*' Most publicly ; in open air : "
Whoever therefore thinks me wrong,
Let him compose another song !
To silence I have no pretension ;
I neither hold a place nor pension.
How many characters we find.
Who free and loudly speak their mind!
As often do we persons see.
Well paid for taciturnity/ 1
157. BARON KING.
Labor ipse, voluptas.
" Labour itself to me is pleasure ;
*' And that above^the common measure :
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Is it so strange, unheard a thing,
When we Ve example in a King ?
Shall I or not of untruth savour.
If I do pleasure call a labour'^'
For when once carry'd to excess,
'Tis a laborious thing, I guess !
158. BARON HOBART.
Auctor pretiosafacit.
Talking of " t^alue" and " the founder,'
I Ve got some arguments yet sounder:
I hold, with all its dues and fees.
The Irish clerkship of the Pleas ;
Besides my share of Eastern wealth.
Acquired without the loss of health 1
And last, though not the least of all.
The sterling thanks from Leadenhall.
159, BARON MONSON.
Fret pour mon Pays.
*' To serve my country I am willing,
" And not receive one single shilling ;
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" He, who for services takes pelf,
" Serves less his country than himself: "
Let others, from design or chance.
Come forward ; and the like advance !
160. BARON MONTFORD.
Non inferiora secutus.
" The aims I Ve always had in view,
" Like those of my forefathers too,
** Have been aspiring, great, and good ; "
But not by fortune understood :
Or else, from some auspicious plan,
I might have been a richer man !
16L BARON CHED WORTH.
Justus ct propositi tenax.
*^ When I determination vow,
" You cannot check it ani/ hozt) !
'* But always keep this fact in sight,
" That if I 'm obstinate — 1 ^m right J^
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162. BARON PONSONBY,
Earl of Besborough.
Pro regCy lege, grege.
Readers, this motto we shall teach.
In three distinctive parts of speech.
The first, which is the greatest thing.
We must acknowledge " is the kingy
The second, when without 2ijlaw,
Is what should constitute " the law,''
The third, the greatest body of all,
Is that which we " the people " call :
These, from their number, mass, and weight.
Might sometimes overwhelm a state ;
But government, with watchful eyes.
Takes care to guard against surprise!
163. BARON STAWELL.
JEw parole je vis.
" I live in my word,'' 'tis the literal meaning ;
I live in my place, by its perquisites gleaning :
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" I live in my honour, ^^ dear next to my wife ;
I live in my place, as I hold it for life :
So man;^ things dear, you will not think me
wrong,
That in wishing to live, I do wish to live long.
164. BARON SONDES.
Esto, quod esse videris.
*' Be what thou seemest : " charming motto !
Written perhaps within some grotto !
By which we would select a station.
Adapted most for contemplation.
As human kind with fraud doth teem,
And men are seldom what they seem ;
The less we on this subject say.
The better for the present day.
165. BARON GRANTHAM.
Quails (lb incepto.
" Time immemorial ; " that 's the page
Placed before young men under age :
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Adhering to the wholesome rules
Of ancestors, and the old schools ;
They follow up with due decorum,
The steps their fathers trod before 'em.
166. BARON SCARSDALE.
Rect^ et suaviter.
How pleasant could we often meet.
What is at once both " right and sweet ! "
But men are sometimes apt to titter.
When, 'stead of sweet, we champ the bitter ;
And in the right we can't be long.
Because we are so prone to wrong.
167. BARON BOSTON.
Honor fidelitatis pramium.
It doth on all occasions suit me.
To be most active in my duty ;
And to discharge it, as you see,
With great, exact, ^'fidelity:'*
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This, with my sure dependence on her.
Conducts me to the " place of honour"
My royal master takes no harm.
When that his shirt is nice and warm !
168. BARON PELHAM.
Vincit amor Patria.
He who hath virtues need not tell 'em •
This is the case with Baron Pelham :
Of proper feeling he 's good store,
*' No one can love his country more ;"
Nor could he otherwise betray her.
Who of her customs is surveyor.
169. BARON HOLLAND.
Faire sans dire.
A peer, and " free from ostentation ! "
Such is an honour to the nation :
Integrity asjirm as rocks ;
And yet, in character, a Fox !
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J 70. BARON LOVEL AND HOLLAND,
Earl of Egmont.
Sub cruce Candida.
To each man's lot it doth not fall,
That he can equally/ perceive all.
How to decide we 're at a loss.
As to the colour of" this cross;"
Though our device, which should be right.
States positive that it was " zehite : "
What the wood was, the lords in ermine
Will, in their wisdom, best determine ;
If to do this they are unable.
Should we then call them lords in sable '?
171. BARON VERNON.
Ver non semper viret.
" Spring flourishes but once a i/ear ;
" Vernon doth always gay appear : "
And wheresoever he is seen.
Is an acknowledged evergreen.
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172. BARON DUCIE.
Perseverando.
When " perseverance *' is in hand.
It suits the air, the sea, the land ;
And doth the elements command :
He serv'd his country well for ]/ears,
Amidst the ocean's briny tears ;
Put ship about, with helm a lee,
And steer'd into Port Barony,
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173. BARON SUNDRIDGE,
Duke of Argyle.
Vix ea nostra voco.
If" those things scarce belong to us,"
Why then about them all this fuss ?
If they indeed are " scarce our own,"
Why make such an idea known ?
That man must be in wisdom young,
Who on uncertainty lets loose his tongue !
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174. BARON HAWKE.
Strike.
Old England's foes I fain would *' strike/'
And who they are to me 's alike;
With joy and pleasure would I venture
To " strike " them to the veri/ centre :
But when " they strike " the contest 's done ;
Mercy and Britons' hearts are one.
175. BARON BROWNLOW.
Opera illiuSy mea sunt.
** My ancestors left me a sample
" Of rectitude, in good example :"
Can I do better, tell me, readers.
Than follow such praiseworthy leaders ?
176. BARON RIVERS.
Mquum servare meniem.
When evil, or when good success.
Doth mar thine aims, or fortune bless
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Whether it fall in gentle shower.
Or reason too much overpower ;
Or if, when pouring down like rivers,
All opposition to it shivers :
Still shalt thou consolation find.
From *' equanimity of mind."
A man, possessing a good place.
Should bear lifers checks with decent grace ;
And, if he post of honour fills,
Superior be to common ills :
He ought to feel, too, something bolder,
So often near the royal shoulder !
111. BARON HARROWBY.
Servata fides cineri.
" I 've kept the promise made," ye guess, sirs,
*' Unto our noble predecessors ;
" And may I cover'd be with gashes,
" When I forget their sacred ashes !"
Respecting " promises," ne'er make 'em ;
And thea you stand no chance to break 'em :
Nothing than promise, sooner spoken ;
Nothing, like china, sooner broken.
This, to discretion, is a guider ;
On reason too a sort of rider !
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178. BARON FOLEY.
Ut prosim.
" That he may profit" well and wholly,
Is a good motto for Lord Foley :
It proves in him, though but a youth.
Sense, virtue, inodesty, and truth.
179. BARON THURLOW.
Justiti(£ soror fides.
" Faith is to justice a twin sister ;"
Who can say that I have e'er miss'd her ?
Or that I did not always stand
Between these ladies, hand in hand ?
For life I hold the teller's nod;
You can't exchequer me, by !
180. BARON LOUGHBOROUGH.
Illaso lumine solem.
** He whose am'fiition soars on high,
" May thus mount up above the sky ;
'* And, before all his work is done,
'* Examine too, unhurt, the sun,"
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Not so did Phaeton of old.
Whose hapless story Ovid told ;
He wish'd to rule before his turn,
But lack'd the skill of Wedderburn.
181. BARON DYNEVOR.
Secret et hardi.
This matter thus is plainly told.
To be at once " secret and bold:"
That a man 's " bold" we will suppose ;
But what means '* secret'^ under the rose?
Those who act there, I may say 't drily,
Are not so bold — for thei/ act sHIt/.
182. BARON WALSINGHAM.
Excitari, non hebescere.
'* Sloth and supineness never sway
" The genius or the mind of Grei/;
" Exertion is, not feebleness, '^
" His best criterion, we do guess : "
Activity/, in certain cases,
Consists in getting hold of places.
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The object of most men's pursuits,
Is to accomplish the first fruits;
But some there are, who, to that store.
Addition make oi one-tenth more.
183. BARON BAGOT.
Antiquum ohtinens.
What use '' antiquity" to Bagot?
He cares not for 't a single fagot ;
His ancestors indeed did court her,
So at expense must he support her ;
And yet it seems, however slim.
She, in some sort, supporteth him.
184. BARON SOUTHAMPTON.
Et decus et pretium recti.
"Of ornament, the means and sense ;
*' Of rectitude, the recompense : "
A motto neat, and suits Southampton,
Better than lecturing from Bampton.
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185. BARON ASHBURTON.
Studiis et rebus honestis.
*' Labour and honesty agree
" With youth and assiduity ; "
They are, in fact, the very joy
And pleasure of this rising boy :
Whether or not he '11 change his plan.
We shall discover when a man !
Too young he is to commence dunning ;
But not so to approve of punning.
186. BARON GRANTLEY.
Avi numerantur avorum.
" A train of ancestors " would stand
From Piccadilly to the Strand ;
So numerous, that to count them right.
Reckon you must as quick as sight :
Much used to counting, and well thought on
Was the late Speaker, Fletcher Norton !
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187. BARON RODNEY.
Non generant nquila columbas.
" Eagles do not engender doves ;
" Nor doth fell discord breed the loves
Of Rodney would you knowledge gain.
Make application unto Spain !
The ocean still, 'midst all its waves.
Of Rodney's recollection raves:
And calls to mind, in boisterous fury,
Rodney and his empanneVdjury.
188. BARON RAWDON, Earl of Moira.
JEt nos quoque tela sparsimus.
** We too assert our country's cause,"
Nor seek for gain, or court applause ;
Principle and rectitude our laws.
What we profess is strictly true ;
We Ve a good government in view :
And, 'fore we die, we hope at least
T' extend our influence o'er the East.
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There we shall prove to great extent.
How much on England's good we 're bent ;
And that we hope to serve her more,
Than we have ever done before.
189. BARON CAMELFORD,
Per ardua liberi.
" When once for freedom I do stir me,
" No difficulties can deter me : "
Manslaughter 's nothing in my eye ;
*Tis but one sort of destiny.
At which mankind should not repine !
Fate will'd the Jeec?— the act was mine!
190. BARON CARTERET.
Loyal devoir.
" If duteous loyalty in Thynne/'
Is not enough our hearts to win ;
Let malice and ill nature fret.
Put to the blush by Carteret !
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191. BARON ELIOT.
Occurrent nubes.
** The clouds will meet/' and meet together ;
A sign of rain, and stormy weather :
But such-like things, the hardy tinners
No more object to than their dinners.
Clouds in the county ! that should grieve her !
What says Lord Eliot, the receiver ?
Thinks he, we are secure and snug
From what is term'd the Cornish hug !
Or shall we beaten be so thin.
As to resemble plates of tin ?
192. BARON BULKELEY.
Nee temerl nee timide.
** Fearful I 'm not," though rather tasty ;
'* Nor am I rash," yet somewhat hasty :
But you must recollect, in Wales
When the rain falls, it often hails.
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193. BARON GREY DE WILTON.
Virtuti non armisjido.
This motto turns upon points three ;
On virtue, arms, and bravery ;
And giving each in its detail.
Let wise men judge which will prevail.
1.
" In valour, its effects and charms,
" I trust ; more than the force of arms : "
And yet the force of arms, 'tis said.
Beats many a gallant, able head.
2.
** There is no reason why I must
" To virtue and to valour trust ;
*' Before the strength of arms is try'd,
" When it preponderates on our side : "
And yet, what use an host of men.
If they war tactics do not ken ?
Or, if they fail the day to win.
From want of proper discipline !
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" As I *m a peaceful man, of course
" I trust to virtue more than force ; ''
That is, I would from merit claim ;
Rather than ostentatious fame.
194. BARON SOMERS.
Prodesse quam conspici.
By means of land and of the stocks,
I do defy hard Fortune's knocks ;
Which proves, without the aid of phosphorus,
" That we 've through life been very prosperous"
^was necessary in this queer age,
A wealthi/ man should have a peerage ;
Here then I sit 'mongst the new comers,
In style and title, Baron Somers :
So that I 'm in all points of view
" Successful; and conspicuous too.'*
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195. BARON BORINGDON.
Fideli certa merces.
" He who is faithful, honest, just,
" True to his word and to his trust,
*' Shall, if from these he never swerves,
" Meet the reward which he deserves/'
196. BARON BERWICK.
Qui uti scitj ei bona.
*' Of good things give that man his fill,
" Who makes good use of them, no ill : "
Kind-hearted goodness flows in fountain.
From Berwick's Hillj a Shropshire mountain !
Indeed, I 'm apt to think, for bounty.
That this doth equal any county.
197. BARON SHERBORNE.
Servabo Jidem.
" The faith I shall preserve and keep ''
As carefully as flocks of sheep ;
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Which graze at will on Sherborne's Downs,
Protected from the butcher's frowns :
Where is the wonder, pray, if Dutton
Be most uncommon fond of mutton ?
198. BARON MONTAGU.
Amo.
When a young man with arms between
Two smart young ladies, thus is seen ;
'Tis natural that they cry, shame, oh !
Unless he now and then says " amo : "
I did forget, I speak a dead,
When living language should be said !
Here 's " love" again, another way;
" Love " seems the " order of the day ; "
And, if we judge the matter right,
'Tis also '' order of the night."
The thing uncommon, is to see
Two females, who so well agree ;
And who, each on his arms a hand,
In one continual union stand.
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199. BARON DOUGLAS,
Duke of Queensberry*
Forzvard.
Care and attention to the ladies.
Sometimes a profitable trade is ;
And no man yet e'er had, 'tis true,
Than he with ladies more to do :
Whence, he the "forward" held to view.
Much us*d upon the turf to win.
The knowing ones took not him in :
On one so in experience arch,
Twas difficult to steal a March /
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200. BARON TYRONE,
Marquess of Waterford.
Tandem sit surculus arbor.
These words with truth and aptness flow ;
** At length the shoot a tree may grow : "
With skill 'twas planted, on my word.
In the rich soil of Waterford,
So tall it is become of late,
As to appear a tree of state ;
Of that rare sort calFd marguisate !
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201. BARON CARLETON,
Earl of Shannon.
Vivit postfunera virtus.
** Virtue lives long, long after death ; ''
Exert then in her cause thy breath :
That she for thee may lay up store.
When thou, weak man, shalt be no more.
202. BARON DELAVAL.
Dieu me conduise.
" Heaven hath been my instructor ;
'* Guide through hfe, and sole conductor :
Else had my senses frenzied wild.
For loss of this my favourite child !
203. BARON SUFFIELD.
^guanimiter.
" To tjie calm sway of patience yield ;."
A broad, extensive, open field :
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Through which you may, nor find it strange.
To your heart's free contentment range.
Mildness doth most persuasive here
Smooth all the features of our peer.
204. BARON DORCHESTER.
Quondam his vicimus armis.
" The arrow^ spear, and sword can tell,
" How we our foes were us'd to fell ; "
Before, to make the battle louder.
The introduction of gunpowder ;
A mild invention, deeply sunk
In the pacific mind of a monk !
205. BARON HEATHFIELD.
Fort iter et recti.
*' True courage on the dexter side
** Here stands, the soldier's chosen guide ;
" And on the other, the sinister,
'* Is rectitude, its faithful sister."
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Th' effect of these, and at some length.
Is graven on that rock of strength ;
Where Spain, with all its pomp and pow'r.
Is foird unto this very hour!! !
206. BARON KENYON.
Magnanimiter crucem sustine.
" With fortitude support the cross ; "
Nor fear of worldly things the loss :
'Twill prove, and in a great degree.
Thy worth ; thy " magnanimity,'^
^om.Q few hy justice do obtain
A trifling, or a moderate gain :
But, thanks to feuds and mortal strife.
Crosses make up two -thirds of life.
From long experience, I give aid
And counsel to the Board of Trade :
Am careful too, as man of taste.
That our plantations lie not waste!
207. BARON BRAYBROOKE.
Ne vile veils,
" Ne'er let mean thoughts, base actions, find
" Place in thy head, thy heart, or mind ;
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'* But keep all three in the best mood,
*' To practise what is just and good : "
Then shall thy path through life be glorious ;
Nor need'st thou fear a world censorious.
208. BARON AMHERST.
Victoria Concordia crescit.
If thou wouldst triumph o'er thy foes.
And thus ensure a long repose ;
Let not dissension play its pranks
'Mongst officers, or in the ranks :
'Tis '* concord " which doth, in the main,
" Most victories and battles gain."
This solid truth was all in all
To the late Lord of Montreal ;
He had, O Concord ! much to thank thee ;
And by thine aid beat many a Yankee.
209. BARON MALMESBURY.
Ubigue patriam reminisci. Je 7nai?itiendrai.
** Where'er I go, wherever stand,
" My country's cause I have in hand ;
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" And hope that we may sometimes see
" Good spring from my diplomacy : "
I wish, with all my heart and soul,
I could hostilities control.
I hold uncommon things but legal ;
Such as the Prussian crown and eagle :
And am entitled, amongst others.
Unto more mottos than my brothers !
That which I Ve able been to gain,
" I shall take care of, and '* maintain"
210. BARON FISHERWICK.
Marquess of Donegal.
Invitum sequitur honor.
** Honour follows against his will ; "
Of this, then, he can't have his fill :
Because he hath, and that so soon,
Refus'd t' accept the proffered boon.
We think he might have been more nice,
When that he first took this device ;
As to quotations, there are plenty
Better than this, to one full twenty 1
But some for titles are so hot ho, -
They care not what, so they *ve a m,otto ! ! !
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211. BARON FIFE.
Virtute et opera.
'' On slothfulness put thou a bridle ;
" Be active, ready, seldom idle :
'* Firtue enforces what is right ;
" And industry clears up the sight."
Beshrew mine heart, good Baron Fife,
Thou 'st hit this matter to the life ;
Need we then add, great Thane Macduff,
Well hast thou spoken? '' holdj enough'.**
212. BARON VERULAM.
Mediocria jirma.
Honours are gaudy, but not lasting ;
Nor suit a man when he is fasting :
*' Tis moderation which we feel
" To be the best, though plainest meal."
213. BARON DOUGLAS, of Douglas,
Jamais arritre.
Douglas of Douglas, 'tis no hack word ;
" He 's never, nether, never backward:**
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What may we, pray, infer from hence.
That he leaps foremost every fence ?
If so — 'twere prudence, were it not, sir.
To call upon the aid of Hotspur ?
214. BARON GAGE.
Courage sans peur.
What can in this, or any age,
Man's better pledge be than his gage ?
*' Of courage full ; quite void of fear : "
Old family complaints, 'tis clear ! ! !
215. BARON GRENVILLE.
Templa quam dilecta f
I boast not " temples'* by the dozen,
Like my beloved trusty cousin ;
But am possess'd, i^flwft God, of two.
Conspicuous in their point of view :
If I esteem and " love them," then,
'Tis acting but for other men.
That public business now 's well done,
I need not drop more hints than one.
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216. BARON DOUGLAS,
Earl of Morton.
Lock sicker,
*' Be thou secure ; " do nought in vain
The Queen must have a chamberlain ;
And / can fill as well with grace.
As any other man, that place!
'Tis right to be " secure" and staunch;
It doth become our ancient branch.
217. BARON AUCKLAND.
Si sit prudentia.
** What prudence dictates," that we follow.
And, if well gilded, easy swallow :
When lackered, which is not the thing,
We turn it to an underling.
Of Greenwich Hospital director.
And, as its auditor, protector,
I do the best within my sight,
That its concerns shall all go right.
I am too, in this king of nations.
Lord of its trade and vast plantations*
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At the Post Office firm I stand ;
Partaking there the chief command :
And, with a numerous band in tail.
Am deep intrenched in coach of mail.
** Can prudence tread on surer grounds'*
Than for each year eight thousand pounds ?
This may be call'd, without a weed in,
The earthly Paradise of Eden! 1!
218. BARON UPPER OSSORY.
Fortis sub forte faiiscet.
Though strong in sinew, bone, and muscle,
You with the strength of giant tustle ;
Yet this by no means will avail thee.
Should Hercules himself assail thee t
** Thus force to greater must give way;"
A thing which happens every day.
219. BARON CLIVE.
Audacter et sincerl.
" Boldness and resolution, free
*' To act on each emergency ;
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*' Supported by (as all men see)
" A candid, fair sincerity : "
This motto keeps, and well, alive
The noble sentiments of Clive.
220. BARON MULGRAVE.
Virtute quies.
The path to vice is most alluring ;
But much too difficult in curing :
He who 's once entered at the post,
Will find he reckons without host.
On " Virtue's" steps I 'm strongly bent;
And, as her votary, well content :
That cause best, surely, stands the test.
Which ^' will ensure us peace and rest."
221. BARON LYTTLETON
Renovato nomine.
When death is past, its horrors done.
Some swell to the size of little tun :
For, of our kinsmen when bereft.
With joy we seize whsit fortune 's left.
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" By the revival of a name,"
I have acquired greater fame ;
And in addition too, (thank fate,)
An imencumber'd, good estate.
For such a thing I 'd give my best coat ;
As yfQ[\ as having changed a Westcote :
And vrould, for value of its stitches.
Into the bargain throzc my breeches.
222. BARON MENDIP.
Non hac sine Numine.
" These things are not obtained or given,
" Without the gracious will of Heaven : "
The more we do advance in years,
The more undoubted this appears ;
Each w^ondrous work of God^s creation
Fills all our minds with admiration.
223. BARON BRADFORD.
Nee temere nee timide.
" Nor rash, nor fearful ; " both bad themes
'Tis wisdom to avoid extremes.
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I would not, from vexatious strife^
Abridge of any man the life ;
Nor will I e'er submit to be
Insulted with impunity :
Prepar'd thus for what may befall.
On a good footing I 'm with all.
224. BARON SELSEY.
Memor et fidelis.
" Mindful you find me, faithful too ; "
And in the strongest point of view :
For I take special care when worn.
That the King's robes shall not look torn.
225. BARON DUNDAS,
Essayez.
This word, how apt it strikes the eye.
As emblem, of our nature ! " try '^'
For certainly, without denial.
Our sojourn here is but a " trialJ*
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226. BARON CURZON.
Let Curzon hold what Curzon held.
This, in its present situation.
From me requires no translation ;
I do confess my stock of gleaning.
Inadequate unto its meaning :
Perhaps his Lordship will explain
What commoners cannot attain !
227. BARON YARBOROUGH.
Vincit amor Pairia.
" Love for his country here is strong ; '*
It is a sort o^ family song :
And, pray, what can there better be
For a device, than loyaliy^^
228. BARON STUART, Earl of Moray.
Salus per crucem redemptorem.
** Salvation cometh from the cross ; "
Let there of me be no exemption ;
What then can be of life the loss ?
Tis equity, and ** of redemption ! "
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229. BARON STEWART,
Earl of Galloway.
Virescit vulnere virtus.
*' Thou mayst, perhaps, sometimes succeed,
" In thinking to make virtue bleed :
'* But she through all thy rage is seen,
" Spite of thy blasts, an evergreen,"
'Tis right that men of noble port
Do hold employment 'bout the court ;
Thus then, whatever be the weather,
I see my king a month together :
This is a privilege, 'tis true,
Granted indeed to very few.
230. BARON SALTERSFORD,
Earl of Courtown.
Fat rite infelicijidelis.
If that my country wretched feels.
Why should I help to clog her wheels ?
I '11 do my best, I say 't aloud.
To extricate her from each cloud."
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I court not towiij and gaudy splendour ;
Nor rectitude, would I offend her :
If I can stop the flood of ill.
Stop it, and ybr^Z it too, / will.
231. BARON MACARTNEY.
Mens conscia recti.
My embassies, I hope, will tell
That I have serv'd my country well ;
I Ve always us'd my best assistance,
And ne'er regarded time or distance :
To prove that I am England's friend,
I 've nearly been to the world's end.
Tried and approved in others' sight ;
" Conscious myself I V/z acting rigid ; "
I wish what 's wrong to turn aside.
And in this point am eagle-eyed.
232. BARON DAUNAY, Viscount Downe.
Timet pudorem.
When a man says *' he feareth shame,"
Perhaps in this he 's not to blame ;
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For, spite of all our pains and cares,
It may come on us unawares :
*' Shame" might thus on a brave mQ,n frown.
But stands no chance to throw him down.
233. BARON BRODRICK,
Viscount Middleton.
A cuspide corona.
'Tis a pretty good step " from a lance to a crown ;"
Comes this from the sting, or the^oz;^^ of renown?
For ambition may fairly be stated to bring
Not only its object, but with it some sting.
Of danger he fears not the thought, or the sight;
Supported each side by a cap-a-pee knight.
234. BARON BRIDPORT.
Veniis secundis.
" Fill but, kind Fate, with prosp'rous gales,
" Once morey our wide-expanded sails :
** Then will we leave the rest to chance,
•' For such another brush with France!"
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235. BARON ROUS.
Je vive en eapoir.
*' I live in hope," and hope to live :
Plainer translation who can give ?
That which affords us halm and healing,
Must naturally rouse our feeling.
236. BARON CALTHORPE.
Gradu diver so ^ via una.
** It is by different steps," they say,
** That numerous persons go one way."
A peer new made, wastes not his breath
In talking of the zc'ai/ of death ;
Nor, by the same rule, is he given
To thinking on the way to heaven :
For, as he is a new made peer.
He must^rs^ taste Elysium here.
In what direction can we know.
Or find this way frequented so ?
Perhaps it is, I have some notion,
The way to what is call'd promotion ;
And we may fairly state the case
Of peerage, pension, or o( place :
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To all these three, there now-a-days
Are means of access ; diff'rent ways
The first ingredient, and the best.
Is to command good interest :
The second, you must not be taper,
'Bui freely circulate Bank paper :
The third and last, which some do try.
Is that yclept servility ;
But this to practise, doth in fact
Require a most peculiar tact:
The which, as I am not au-fait,
I leave for abler heads to state.
237. BARON GWYDIR.
Animus non officit aquus.
" An equal mind, and one that 's just,
" Can never do much wrong, I trust."
Most men in my shoes would be vain,
Of England the great chamberlain ;
Deputed by my lady-zeife,
Who holds this hojiourfor her life I
That I kept peace on Hastings' trial,
Admits, I think, of no denial ;
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Spectators every luhere did see
Order and regularity :
There was not in the hall a spider.
But was contented with Lord Gwydir.
238. BARON DE DUNSTANVILLE.
Fro Rege et Populo.
" For king and all his royal stock,
" I 'm advocate ; and for the flock ; "
For though myself a lord of court,
I do regard the lower sort :
It would not suit the name of Basset,
To be on such occasions tacit.
239. BARON HAREWOOD.
In solo Deo salus.
*' In God, and God alone, we find
" That there is safety for mankind ;
*' And men shall know, of ev'ry nation,
" From him alone comes their salvation,*
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240. BARON ROLLE.
Nex Rege, nee Populo ; sed utroque.
This motto is well meant, no doubt;
But quoted rather round about :
The one we lateli^ had before us,
Was much more pithy and decorous.
If you stand forth " for our good king**
And *' for the people/* as the same thing ;
Why thus reject them one by one,
(As this quotation here hath done,)
And then resume them by 2i friction?
Doth not this look like contradiction^^-
According to an ancient song,
The king himself can do no wrong;
Is it, then, right to be so ready
To join the king with what *s unsteady ?
For the good people, altogether.
Are light as any cork, or feather !
Yet — 'tis the boast of England's fame,
** The king and people are the same.**
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241. BARON CAWDOR,
Be mindful.
" Be mindful ; be your own true friend ;
" Be mindful of your latter end ;"
And always holding this in view.
Be upright in zchate^er you do :
Then will your mind be calm, sedate ;
Nor fear the adverse strokes of fate.
When the French came, I did my best
T' oppose this most unwelcome guest;
And, God be prais'd, the hostile throng
Tarried not in our country long :
My sovereign conferr'd on me,
As a reward, peer's dignity.
242. BARON WELLESLEY.
Porro unum est necessarium.
I seldom in my maxims vary ;
*' One thing yet more is necessary : "
And one thing more is, if have 't he can.
Not much for an ambitious man.
I Ve served my country many a year.
On all occasions, far and near ;
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And when on the most distant coast,
Flatter myself I serv'd her most.
Had I been something less profuse,
It might, perhaps, have been of use !
But, all intent on England's glory,
I thought not of th' expense before me ;
And, for to prove my country great,
Did rather live too much in state.
243. BARON CARRINGTON.
Tenax in fide.
These words are short, but most capacious ;
" I truly am o? faith tenacious : "
Such men as these dispel our fears ;
And prove most independent peers.
What pity 'tis so few are found.
Who tread this most admired ground !
And that, too, where so much we need ^em,
A nation, as 'tis caWd, oi freedom! ! !
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244. BARON BAYNING.
Stai^e super vias aiitiquas.
What a queer motto now-a-days,
" To stand upon the ancient ways !"
" To follow our ancestors," is meet :
But young men think it obsolete ;
And would much sooner phi/sic take.
Than aught do iox forefathers' sake.
We should not now and then repine.
To take a little medicine ;
Perhaps good arttimonial wine !
Or we can rub with gold some pills.
By means of our Exchequer bills !
245. BARON GLASTONBURY.
Uni aquus virtuti.
Howe'er seducing vice appears,
" To virtue I 'm all eyes and ears ;
*' And, seated on her modest throne,
" I bow to her, and her alone."
I know not whether that my father
To trade and planting did lean rather !
But this I know, 'tis good employment ,
And doth procure me some enjoyment.
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246. BARON BOLTON.
Aimez loi/nutL
England is sure in masquerade,
There are so mam/ lords of trade !
She makes the world with reason stare,
Having plantations every where :
'Tis right that men should well agree,
" To love and cherish loyalty."
As Governor of the Isle of Wight,
I there keep up an active sight ;
And, as Vice-admiral of the same.
Do proper honour to my fame :
In the great county palatine
Of Lancaster, a place is mine ;
Where I 'm at once, 'tis worth remark,
Registrar, examiner , oxidi first clerk.
247. BARON MINTO.
Suaviter etfort'iter.
" Mildness in front, firmness in the rear ; "
Of evils, what have we to fear?
Supported thus on both our sides.
Can erring men have better guides ?
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Diplomacy we hold our forte,
Well practised in the foreign court.
When we succeed not in our aim,
'Tis not ourselves who are to blame ;
But cross events, strange circumstances,
The better get of our — finances:
For England, open and by stealth,
Doth compass much by means of wealth.
248. BARON WODEHOUSE.
Agincourt.
The sight of this word, *' Agincourt"
Brings matter up of great import ;
And serves to fill our present rhyme
With recollection of past time :
I mean the battle of this name.
Which crowned in France fifth Henry* s fame.
All the full details of this story.
Historians have laid before ye ;
And told ye why ('tis truth, we know,)
Ij)rd Wodehouse bears his motto so.
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249. BARON NORTHWICK.
Par ternis suppar.
'* The two" (a thing which should not be)
" Are here call'd equal to the three,
" Almost ; in true antiquity :"
If so, then was it not absurd
To introduce at all the thirds
Or, when once taken as 2i finish,
To try, and thus its use diminish ?
But some men think that lions many
Are better than not to have any.
Three hons, to a house if near,
Might make a man rush out with fear :
But that these are, which here we see.
From Isaac Heard's menagerie ! ! !
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250. BARON LILFORD.
Parta tueri.
"As long as life to me shall last,
" That which I have, I will hold fast ;
And afterwards, I speak for one.
Let others do as I have done :
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Thus, there will always something be
For our inheritors to see.
As to all wealth and worldly stuff.
Those who succeed look sharp enough.
25L BARON RIBBLESDALE.
Retinens vestigia fama.
" In the same steps exact I tread,
" As my forefathers, long since dead ; '*
To please their great, though cold remains,
I serve my country, and take pains ;
To screen her from all harm, all dangers.
Are Lister* s hmid and heart no strangers.
252. BARON PERTH.
Gang warily.
" Gang warily ; " ay, that I do ;
And, if a Scotsman, so wmildyou :
Had I not done so, much I fear
I 'd not been now an English peer!
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253. BARON SEAFORTH.
LuceOf Hon uro.
Proficiency I make, and see
Forth in the union all agree ;
Taking in this, m.jjoij(ful turn,
*' I shine with splendour, but not bum,'*
254. BARON NELSON.
Palmam, qui meruit, ferat.
*' Let skill, let enterprise, and spirit,
** Bear, as they ought, the palm of merit:"
Think how he acted ! in what style
He led the heroes of the Nile !
Who one and all of them ^o fought well.
Each man seemed something more than mortal.
265. BARON ELDON.
Sed sine labe decus.
" His whole career, while plain John Scott,
'* Was without blemish, stain, or blot ; '*
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In government 'twas therefore well done.
Thus to create him Baron Eidon;
And place him, where he sits with ease,
Chief Justice of the Common Pleas,
256. BARON FITZGIBBON,
Earl of Clare.
Nil admirari.
Fortune, to her own fancy, ranges ;
And in this world makes many changes ►
" Let not, then, wonder or surprise,
'* In any shape, aflPect our eyes,"
When that we see new peers and faces,
And other men get into .places :
For, as quick passeth off the thunder,.
So do nine days end ev'ry tvonder,
A man in office duty feels ;
In Ireland I do hold the seals :
With Justice on my dexter hand.
And Equity at her command,
Supported by the Law I stand.
And yet the learned men agree,
(For their opinions will be free,)
There 's difference 'twixt Law and Equity
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SCOTS PEERS.
1. MARQUESS OF TWEEDALE.
Spare nought,
*' Spare nought;*' be wise, let nothing slip
Between thy cup and nether lip :
Exertion all the soul refines ;
Make hay while hotly Phoebus shines ;
Lest thou in thine attempts hejlu?ig,
And all thy produce turn to dung.
2. EARL OF EGLINTOUN.
Gardez bien.
** Take special care ; " beware of flummery.
Which ne'er yet suited a Montgomery ;
Our consequence 'twas once befitting.
That we drank dozens at a sitting ;
But now (wine 's dearer grown, 'tis true,)
We 're satisfy'd with very few !
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3. EARL OF CASSILIS.
Avise la Jin.
** Regard the end : " advice most winning.
To those who 've made a good beginning I
But some there are, not quite prepared,
Whom sach a warning might have scardU!
4. EARL OF STRATHMORE.
In te, Dominef speravi.
*' In thee, O Lord, 1 put my trust ;
" And have done from the very first : "
I therefore early am resigned
To what 's the lot of human kind ;
And, cheerful in my evVy station.
Meet life's events with resignation.
5. EARL OF DUMFRIES.
God $end grace.
" May the Almighty send down grace
" On us, and upon all our race : "
That while we hold this mortal frame.
We may preserve a spotless name.
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6. EARL OF ELGIN.
Fuimus.
" We have been " useful, more or less.
Unto old England; so I guess :
Else we Ve indeed long journeys taken
For nothing — but to be tvell shaken.
As often as I see my crescent.
It calls to mind thoughts effervescent ;
Proves that the great and mighty Turk
Knew I 'd well done my country's work ;
Or he would not have giv'n to me
This splendid mark of dignity.
In public, and in private too.
To be of service was my view ;
I did import a choice collection,
Which I thought would not meet rejection
*Tis natural that what is rare
Should find a prompt reception here.
An honest man the truth ne^er garbles ;
What think you of the Elgin marbles ?
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7. EARL OF DALHOUSIE.
Ora et labor a.
Let prayers, thanks, to the Supreme,
Thy constant be, and daily theme.
For the great blessings to man given,
By an all-wise, indulgent Heaven.
Remember, too, with cheerful heart.
And active mind, to play thi/ part ;
Let industry become thy guide.
And each bad way be thrown aside :
Thus wilt thou to thy best fulfil.
On earth, our great Creator's will."
8. EARL OF NORTHESK.
Tdche sans tache.
Who can perform a " deed o^fame"
And not incur the " chance of hlarae ? "
For, 'tis the risk commanders run.
Before they Ve quite each battle done :
Some dire mischance may bid defiance
To the best plans of human science.
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" His life in naval service spent ;
'* Always on glorious honour bent;'
His actions, both by night and day,
Prove that his motto truth doth say.
9. EARL OF ABOYNE.
Stant cater a tigno.
This for a motto strange doth seem ;
" The rest do stand upon a beam : "
This beam, then, should be rather strong,
If it supports a numerous throng !
Whether men, women, dogs, or cats ;
Apes, birds, or monkeys ; mice, or rats ;
Or of small creatures, only gnats !
We have no clew to find out, here.
What these things on this same beam were ;
And if we do more closely pry.
We may a mote have in each ej/e.
Our predecessors, well we ken.
Than us were larger, heavier men :
They would have made a devilish rumpus.
If placed in such a narrow compass !
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10. EARL OF BREADALBANE,
Follow me.
Let those who like it '* follow mej^
Wherever they occasion see :
And let all those who 're not inclined
To do the same thing, stay behind.
I should, indeed, be weak and silly.
To msh to lead men, '' loill I nill IJ'
11. EARL OF STAIR,
Firm.
" Firm" as an adamantine rock,
I 'm equal to bear any shock :
I sometimes make the lads of air,
By my great proofs oifrmness, stare !
12. EARL OF GLASGOW.
Dominus providebit.
" The Lord, he will provide for all ;
" The rich, the poor, the greq^t, and small :
" That is, all those who 're good and just;
" Who put in him alone their trust."
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13. BARON CATHCAKT.
I hope to speed.
Readers, this is a truth I tell ;
'* I hope to speed ; " I sped me well ;
'Twould be ungrateful, in mine eyes,
Said I, or thought I, otherwise.
My regiment, without a strife.
Guards me with honour for my life ;
This may last long ; I 've try'd the test
Of the cold climes, which suit me best :
In Scotland I 'm of some import.
As I hold there a sort of court ;
And, though not in a naval station.
Am the vice-admiral of that nation.
Where'er I go I like plain dealing ;
To serve my king, is my jfirst feeling :
Through life I Ve always acted rightly ;
No one can speak of me, then, lightly.
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14. BARON SOMERVILLE.
Fear God in life.
Those who have fear'd Almighty God
Whilst life was in full vigour.
Shall smile at death's terrific nod,
And baffle all its rigour.
15. BARON TORPHICHEN.
Spero meliora.
" I hope for better times and seasons ; "
For which I have substantial reasons :
1^\\Q present ones are Z>«c? enough j
They 're scarcely worth a pinch of smtff.
Few persons the true difrence see
'Twixt other snuff'^nd our Rappee!
The times they are so hard and bad.
There are no snacks, no picking;
No loaves dcndjlshes to be had
For poor men ; or Torphichen !
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16. BARON NAPIER.
Ready f ay ready,
I am at all times " ready, ay ready ;"
Quick-sighted, wary, prompt, yet steady ;
And never overcharged, or heady :
Good qualities are scarce and rare;
I therefore think I have my sJiare.
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