Lines on the Common Prayer, occasioned by Mr Nelson's, etc.
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Lines on the Common Prayer,
occasioned by Mr Nelson's, &c.
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Lines on the common prayer occasioned by Mr. Nelson's et cetera
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A fuller copy of the lines on the Book of Common Prayer
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Forbes
Vol. 9, 1863—1866Paton
Vol. 3, 200Credits
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this item starts with “N.B.––I had sent a copy of the 8 lines (page [f.] 1847) to Mr. Bowdler, who wrote me the following return, June 12, 1762”.
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sent
| Person | Thomas Bowdler |
| Date | 12 Jun 1762 |
| Place | |
| Place |
received
| Person | Robert Forbes |
acknowledgements
Bowdler acknowledges the lines Forbes titled "A Propos" on page 1847, which Forbes states he “sent a copy” of to Bowdler.
compliments to
enclosed in
enclosures
Bowdler encloses a fuller copy of the lines on the Book of Common Prayer that Forbes had previously sent him.
requests
remediation
this could technically be considered a remediation of the poem recorded on page 1847 of Forbes's ninth volume.
in Forbes
Forbes states “I had sent a copy of the 8 line (page[f.] 1847) to Mr. Bowdler...”.
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N. B. I had sent a Copy of the 8
Lines, pag. 1847. to Mr Bowd-
ler, who wrote me the follow-
ing Return. June 12. 1762.
Your lines on the good Common
Prayer are very imperfect. After
the first six Lines, there is an
Omission of no less than twelve
Lines, &and then come the two con-
cluding Lines as in your Copy.
Take Snuff at the rest. That you
may understand these Words,the
better be it known to you, that
when Mr Nelson agreed to go to
the public Churches, it was on Condi-
tion he should be allowed to shew
his dissent as to some Prayers
which he did not like; &and accor-
dingly he did rise from his knees, &and 1864 (1864)
&and feel in his pocket for his Snuff-
Box; &and to this those Words al-
lude, &and thus explained they pretty
well point out the Date of them;
for this Transaction was not long
beforehis Death Mr Nelson’s XDeath
Prayer are very imperfect. After
the first six Lines, there is an
Omission of no less than twelve
Lines, &and then come the two con-
cluding Lines as in your Copy.
Take Snuff at the rest. That you
may understand these Words,
when Mr Nelson agreed to go to
the public Churches, it was on Condi-
tion he should be allowed to shew
his dissent as to some Prayers
which he did not like; &and accor-
dingly he did rise from his knees, &and 1864 (1864)
&and feel in his pocket for his Snuff-
Box; &and to this those Words al-
lude, &and thus explained they pretty
well point out the Date of them;
for this Transaction was not long
before
X
1865
(1865) 1
He died Jan. 16. 1714. aged 59.
Since G—George has abused our good Common Prayer,
And fixtfixed his vile Name in large Characters there,
I’ll absent from the Service so foully inverted,
For, how can I say an Amen to that Part,
Where the Words of my Mouth give the Lie to my Heart?
To pray an U—rUsurper may long rule the Throne,
And in Quiet enjoy what is none of his own:
To pray, after him, that his Race ^Son may succeed,
And after that Wretch a whole Train of his Breed:
To pray for the Rebels, that now rule the State,
That all their Sham-Plots may succeed as of late:
To
1866
(1866)
To pronounce those vain Words, qnwhen I mean not the thing!
Nor, sure, is the Sin of those wise Ones abated,
Who stand up, &and break off, when the Words are repeated;
For Christ’s Coat was seamless, qchwhich seems to require,
All Forms in his Church should be whole &and entire.
To join in one Part, &and take Snuff at the rest,
Is basely Dissembling with God at the best!
Citation
Forbes, Robert. “Lines on the common prayer occasioned by Mr. Nelson's et cetera.” The Lyon in Mourning,
vol. 9,
Adv.MS.32.6.24, fol. 14r–15v. The Lyon in Mourning Project,
edited by Leith Davis, https://lyoninmourning.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/
Appendix
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