 Twas Presbyterian true blue, For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant ; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery ; And...  Bell's Edition - Seite 23von John Bell - 1797Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | W. Thomas - 1978 - 248 Seiten
...and balance. They are joined by an effective use of puns in these two couplets, in which he speaks Of Errant Saints, whom all men grant To be the true Church Militant: [Who] prove their Doctrine Orthodox By Apostolick Blows andKnocks; (1.1.197-98) In each tetrameter... | |
 | David Daiches - 1979 - 336 Seiten
...all. ... For his Religion it was fit To match his Leaning and his Wit: Twas Presbyterian true blew, For he was of that stubborn Crew Of Errant Saints,...Church Militant; Such as do build their Faith upon The holy text of Pike and Gun, Decide all Controversies by Infallible Artillery, And prove their Doctrine... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 Seiten
...was fit To match his leaming and his wit: 190 Twas Presbyterian true blue, For he was of that stubbom crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the...church militant; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery; And prove their doctrine... | |
 | Mary Lou Lustig - 2002 - 356 Seiten
...test of his executive skills. 10 The Glorious Revolution: England and New England, 1688-1689 Parti For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints,...Church Militant: Such as do build their faith upon The holy Text of pike and gun. — Samuel Butler, "Hudibras"1 IN ENGLAND, THE BIRTH OF A BABY AND THE... | |
 | Marsha Keith Schuchard - 2002 - 872 Seiten
...Ibid., 3. 52 Ibid., 5. Butler scorns "Napier's Bones" and "moon dials" in part II; see ibid., 191. For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints...church militant, Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun, Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery, And prove their doctrine... | |
 | W. H. Auden - 2004 - 604 Seiten
...they throw out and miss the matter. For his religion it was fit To match his learning and his wit: 'Twas Presbyterian true blue, For he was of that stubborn...grant To be the true Church Militant: Such as do build iheir faith upon The holy text of pike and gun; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery; And... | |
 | John Farrell - 2006 - 372 Seiten
...passages: For his Religion it was fit To match his Learning and his Wit: 'Twas Presbyterian true blew, For he was of that stubborn Crew Of Errant Saints,...Church Militant: Such as do build their Faith upon The holy text of Pike and Gun; Decide all Controversies by Infallible Artillery; And prove their Doctrine... | |
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