 | Samuel Butler - 1861 - 394 Seiten
...to wrangle ; In which his parts were so accompliiiht. That right or wrong, he ne'er was aonplust ; But still his tongue ran on, the less Of weight it...No sooner could a hint appear. But up he started to pickeer, And made the stoutest yield to mercy. When be engag'd in controversy ; Not by the force of... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1805 - 440 Seiten
...wrangle ; 4 lii In which his parts were so accomplisht, That, right or wrong, he ne'er was non-pluslit ; But still his tongue ran on, the less Of weight it...with greater ease; And with its everlasting clack 445 Set all men's ears upon the rack. No sooner cou'da hint appear, Hut np he started to picqueer,... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Thomas Park - 1808 - 506 Seiten
...which his parts were so accomplish!, That, right or wrong, he ne'er was nonplnst . Bnt still his tongne ran on, the less Of weight it bore, with greater ease...And, with its everlasting clack, Set all men's ears npon the rackNo sooner conld a hint appear, Bnt np he started to picqneer", And made the stontest yield... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 Seiten
...ne'er was nonplust; Bui suli his tongue ran oil, the less Of weight it bore, with greater ease, Aad, with its everlasting clack, Set all men's ears upon the rack. No sooner could a bint appear, Bat up be started to picqueer, Aad made the stoutest yield to mercy, Wlien he engasr'd... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - 1810 - 384 Seiten
...those of the Animal World," Discourse I. London, 1766. 12mo. No. 247. faj Part III. Canton 3. ver. 443. Still his tongue ran on, the less Of weight it bore, with greater ease. £b_) This is a fine stroke of humor, after having admitted Ovid's Tale of Philomel without any objections... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1812 - 876 Seiten
...on, the less Of weight he bore, with greater ease; And with its everlasting clack, 445 Set all mens' ears upon the rack. No sooner could a hint appear, But up he started to picqueer, And made the stoutest yield to mercy, When he engag'd in controversy ; 450 Not by the force of carnal... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1819 - 390 Seiten
...to wrangle; In which his parts were so accomplish*i!, That, right or wrong, he ne'er was non-plns'd: But still his tongue ran on , the less Of weight it...could a hint appear, But up he started to picqueer, And made the stoutest yield to mercy, When he engag'd in controversy ; Not by the force of carnal reason... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 456 Seiten
...to wrangle ; In which his parts were so accomplisht, That, right or wrong, he ne'er was nonplust ; But still his tongue ran on, the less Of weight it...could a hint appear, But up he started to picqueer,* And made the stoutest yield to mercy, When he engag'd in controversy ; Not by the force of carnal reason,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 412 Seiten
...to wrangle ; In which his parts were so accomplisht, That, right or wrong, he ne'er was nonplust ; But still his tongue ran on, the less Of weight it...could a hint appear, But up he started to picqueer,* And made the stoutest yield to mercy, When he engag'd in controversy ; Not by the force of carnal reason,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 416 Seiten
...delight to wrang-le; In whieh his parts were so aeeomplish!, That, right or wrong, he ne'er was nonphtst; But still his tongue ran on, the less Of weight it...bore, with greater ease ; And, with its everlasting elaek, Set all men's ears upon the raek. No sooner eould a hint appear, But up he started to piequeer,*... | |
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But still his tongue ran on, the less Of weight it bore, with greater ease ; And, with its everlasting clack, Set all men's ears upon the rack. 
