Quotes from John Byrom

God bless the King, I mean the Faith's Defender;God bless—no harm in blessing—the Pretender;But who Pretender is, or who is King,God bless us all—that's quite another thing.

Some say, that Signor Bononcini,Compared to Handel's a mere ninny;Others aver, to him, that HandelIs scarcely fit to hold a candle.Strange! that such high dispute should be'Twixt Tweedledum and Tweedledee.

Some say, compared to Bononcini, That Mynheer Handel's but a ninny; Others aver, that he to Handel Is scarcely fit to hold a candle: Strange all this difference should be, 'Twixt Tweedle-dum and Tweedle-dee!