Hudibras: Poem, Band 1Suttaby, Evance, & Fox, & Crosby, 1812 - 410 Seiten |
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... authority which were not in existence when Dr. Grey published his edition of our poet , will , it is con fidently hoped , not only be found extremely ueful to facilitate the understanding of our author , by freeing his a ADVERTISEMENT. ...
... authority which were not in existence when Dr. Grey published his edition of our poet , will , it is con fidently hoped , not only be found extremely ueful to facilitate the understanding of our author , by freeing his a ADVERTISEMENT. ...
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... poet to his new patron : at last an appoint- ment was made , and the place of meeting was appointed to be the Roe - buck . Mr. Butler and his friend attend- ed accordingly , and the Duke joined them , but by an unlucky incident this ...
... poet to his new patron : at last an appoint- ment was made , and the place of meeting was appointed to be the Roe - buck . Mr. Butler and his friend attend- ed accordingly , and the Duke joined them , but by an unlucky incident this ...
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... poet himself , knew how to set a just value on the genius and talents of others , and often privately relieved those necessities of our poet , which his modesty would have led him to conceal . That he had other generous friends , to ...
... poet himself , knew how to set a just value on the genius and talents of others , and often privately relieved those necessities of our poet , which his modesty would have led him to conceal . That he had other generous friends , to ...
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... poet himself , has the following lines on the same subject , in his prologue to Constantine the Great : " All you who have male issue , born Under the starving sign of Capricorn , Prevent the malice of their stars in time , And warn ...
... poet himself , has the following lines on the same subject , in his prologue to Constantine the Great : " All you who have male issue , born Under the starving sign of Capricorn , Prevent the malice of their stars in time , And warn ...
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... poet's fate is here in emblem shown , He ask'd for bread , and he receiv'd a stone . ” * Another French critic , Dissertation sur la Poesie Anglois , speaking of Butler , says , " the English have a poet whose reputation is equal to ...
... poet's fate is here in emblem shown , He ask'd for bread , and he receiv'd a stone . ” * Another French critic , Dissertation sur la Poesie Anglois , speaking of Butler , says , " the English have a poet whose reputation is equal to ...
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Æneid alludes Anabaptists ancient arms army astrologers b'ing bear bear-baiting beard beast better blood blows body Butler called CANTO cause Cerdon Charles church Colonel common conscience court Cromwell death devil divine dogs Don Quixote ears Echard enemy ev'ry eyes fanatics fear fight following lines friends give Grey says hand hast head heaven honour horse House of Peers humour John Birkenhead justice King King's Knight lady learned lived Lord Magnano marriage means moon Napier's bones ne'er never o'er oath observes Oliver Cromwell opinion Paracelsus Parliament party person poem poet Pope Joan pow'r Presbyterian pretended prince prisoner Puritans Quoth Hudibras Ralpho religion ridicule rump saints Sidrophel Sir Roger l'Estrange soldiers spirit Squire swear sword tell thee thing thou thought took trepan turn'd us'd Whachum witches words wounds Zoroaster
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Seite xlvi - And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye; why then did ye despise us, that our advice should not be first had in bringing back our king?
Seite 234 - Thou hast most traitorously corrupted the youth of the realm in erecting a grammar school: and whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books but the score and the tally, thou hast caused printing to be used, and, contrary to the king, his crown and dignity, thou hast built a paper-mill.
Seite 282 - But, soft! what light through yonder window breaks! It is the east, and Juliet is the sun ! — Arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, Who is already sick and pale with grief, That thou her maid art far more fair than she...
Seite 3 - twixt south and south-west side; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no horse; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl, A calf an alderman, a goose a justice, And rooks committee-men and trustees.
Seite 100 - This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune, — often the surfeit of our own behaviour, — we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars...
Seite 9 - Through they were lin'd with many a piece Of ammunition bread and cheese, And fat black-puddings, proper food For warriors that delight in blood : For, as we said, he always chose To carry vittle in his hose, That often tempted rats and mice The ammunition to surprise : And when he put a hand but in The one or t...
Seite 303 - The Spirit, in sincerity, Which other men are tempted to, And at the devil's instance do ; And yet the actions be contrary, Just as the Saints and Wicked vary.
Seite 159 - What makes all doctrines plain and clear? About two hundred pounds a year. And that which was prov'd true before, Prove false again? — Two hundred more.
Seite 2 - And styled of war as well as peace. (So some rats of amphibious nature Are either for the land or water.) But here our authors make a doubt Whether he were more wise or stout.
Seite 4 - Twas English cut on Greek and Latin, Like fustian heretofore on satin; It had an odd promiscuous tone, As if h' had talked three parts in one; Which made some think, when he did gabble, Th' had heard three labourers of Babel, Or Cerberus himself pronounce A leash of languages at once.