 | 680 str.
...!" and died almost immediately. The bitter Jacobite epitaph upon him was only too just : Here lie« Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, I had much rather ; Had it been his brother, Still better than another ; Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her ; Had it... | |
 | 1822 - 496 str.
...speak,and move, That thus has set my sotil on fire. ELEGY ON THE DEATH OF FREDERICK, PRINCE OB WALES. Here lies Fred, Who was alive and is dead. Had it...been his father, I had much rather : Had it been his brother, Still better than another ; Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her ; Had it... | |
 | William Pulleyn - 1829 - 302 str.
...time, This rose in her prime Shall rise up again by God's grace. ON FREDERIC, LATE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND. Here lies Fred, Who was alive and is dead. Had it...been his Father, I had much rather; Had it been his Brother, Still better than another ; Had it been his Sister, No one would have missed her ; Had it... | |
 | 1832 - 616 str.
...after his decease, the following proposed epitaph for his monument was anonymously circulated: — Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, 1 hnd much rather : Had it been hiï brother, Still better than another ; Had it been hie sister, No... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 266 str.
...March, 1751. Soon after his decease, the following anonymous lines were proposed for his epitaph : — " Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it...been his father, I had much rather ; Had it been his brother, Still better than another ; Had it been his sister, No one would have miss'd her ; Had it... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - 1857 - 672 str.
...the Second, and is pretty impartial on the whole in its estimate of the royal family one and all : Here lies Fred, Who was alive and is dead : Had it...been his father, I had much rather ; Had it been his brother, Still better than another ; Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her ; Had it... | |
 | John William Carleton - 1869 - 664 str.
...almost immediately. The bitter Jacobite epitaph upon him was only too just : Here lies Fred, V, h« was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, I had much rather ; Had it been his brother, Still better than another ; Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her ; Had it... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1840 - 618 str.
...indulged in frequent unfeeling and scurrilous personalities on every branch of the reigning family : Here lies Fred, Who was alive and is dead : Had it...been his father, I had much rather ; Had it been his brother, Still better than another ; Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her ; Had it... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1840 - 522 str.
...indulged in frequent unfeeling and scurrilous personalities on every branch of the reigning family : Here lies Fred, Who was alive and is dead : Had it...been his father, I had much rather ; Had it been his brother, Still better than another ; Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her ; Had it... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 488 str.
...expressions probably originated the following ballad, which was much in vogue at the period : — " Here lies Fred, Who was alive and is dead : Had it...been his father, I had much rather ; Had it been his brother, Still better than another ; Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her; Had it been... | |
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Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, I had much rather. Had it been his brother, Still better than another. Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her. Had it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation.... 
