 | Samuel Butler - 1854 - 312 Seiten
...breaking Priscian's head2 a thing More capital than to behead a king : 150 For which h' has been admired by all the learn'd, Of knaves concern'd, and pedants...scales, That turns with th' hundredth part of true or false ; And still, the more 'tis used, is wont t' abate The subtlety and niceness of its weight, Until... | |
 | Samuel Butler, George Gilfillan - 1854 - 318 Seiten
...breaking Priscian's head2 a thing More capital than to behead a king : iso For which h' has been admired by all the learn'd, Of knaves concern'd, and pedants...scales, That turns with th' hundredth part of true or false ; And still, the more 'tis used, is wont t' abate The subtlety and niceness of its weight, Until... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 472 Seiten
...merits of the cause aside, By those that understood them, to be tried; And counted breaking Priscian's head a thing More capital than to behead a king, For which he 'as been adinir'd by all the learn'd, Of knaves coucern'd, and pedants unconcern'd. BUTLER : Upon... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1855 - 264 Seiten
...merits of the cause aside, By those, that understood them, to be tried ; And counted breaking Priscian's head a thing More capital, than to behead a king, For which h' has been admired by all the learned Of knaves concerned, and pedants unconcerned. JUDGMENT is but a curious... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1861 - 248 Seiten
...merits of the cause aside, By them that understood them to be tried, And counted breaking Priscian's head a thing More capital, than to behead a king. For which h'has been admired by all the learned, Of knaves concerned, and pedants unconcerned. The 'disputant'... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1866 - 324 Seiten
...capital, than to behead a king, 150 For which h' has been admir'd by all the learn 'd Of knaves eoncern'd, and pedants unconcern'd. JUDGMENT is but a curious pair of scales, That turns with th' hundreth part of true or false, And still the more 'tis us'd is wont t' abate 155 The subtlety and... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1877 - 610 Seiten
...breaking Priscian's headz a thing More capital than to behead a king : iso For which h' has been admired by all the learn'd, Of knaves concern'd, and pedants...scales, That turns with th' hundredth part of true or false ; And still, the more 'tis used, is wont t' abate The subtlety and niceness of its weight, Until... | |
 | David Masson - 1880 - 880 Seiten
...merits of the cause aside, By those that understood them to be tried, And counted breaking Priscian's head a thing More capital than to behead a king : For which he has been admired by all the learn'd Of knaves coucern'd and pedants unconcerii'd." In addition to... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1882 - 1192 Seiten
...merits of the cnuw aside, By those that understood them to he tried; Aud counted breaking I'riscian's head a thing More capital than to behead a king. For which he's been admired by all the learn "d, Of knaves conceru'd and ]>cdaiits unconcern "d." BUTLKH : {'{»>.•... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1893 - 348 Seiten
...to be try'd; And counted breaking Priscian's head a thing More capital, than to behead a king, 150 For which h' has been admir'd by all the learn'd Of...but a curious pair of scales, That turns with th' hundreth part of true or false, And still the more 'tis us'd is wont t' abate 155 The subtlety and... | |
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Wav'd to assert the murder of a prince, The author of false Latin to convince ; But laid the merits of the cause aside, By those, that understood them, to be try'd. And counted breaking Prisciaris head * a thing More capital, than to behead a king, For... 
