Hudibras: Written in the Time of the Late WarsUniversity Press, 1905 - 335 pages |
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agen ancient Arms b'ing Battel Bear Bear-baiting Beard Beast believ'd blows break bus'ness CANTO Cause Cerdon charg'd Cheats Church Conscience Covenant Crowdero Dame Dev'l Devil Dogs e'er e're Ears Enemy ev'ry false fear Feats fell fierce fight for't forc'd force gain'd Grace hand heart Henry Herringman Honor Horse Inchanted Is't John Martyn Knight Lady laid Law of Arms Love Lover Magick Magnano Mascon Moon Napier's bones ne'er ne'r never o'er o'th Oaths on't Orsin Paracelsus Politicks Pow'r prepar'd prov'd prove Publick Quoth Hudibras Quoth Ralpho Rabble rais'd resolv'd Rump Saints Semiramis of Babylon shew side Sidrophel Soul Specieses Spirit Squire Stars Steed stout swear Sword swore Tail Talgol Taylors Yards tell thee there's things thought Tricks Trojan Knight Trulla turn turn'd twas ty'd us'd vow'd Vows Whachum Whore of Babylon Witches words worse wound
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Page 1 - Th' adventure of the bear and fiddle Is sung, but breaks off in the middle. When civil fury first grew high, And men fell out, they knew not why; When hard words, jealousies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears...
Page 249 - He that complies against his will, Is of his own opinion still, Which he may adhere to, yet disown, For reasons to himself best known...
Page 57 - AY me ! what perils do environ The man that meddles with cold iron ! What plaguy mischiefs and mishaps Do dog him still with after-claps...
Page 6 - 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 prove their doctrine orthodox By apostolic blows and knocks...
Page 3 - 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.
Page 6 - For his Religion, it was fit To match his learning and his wit; 'Twas Presbyterian true blue; For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant...
Page 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.
Page 7 - A sect whose chief devotion lies In odd perverse antipathies; In falling out with that or this, And finding somewhat still amiss; More peevish, cross, and...
Page 7 - Free-will they one way disavow, Another, nothing else allow. All piety consists therein In them, in other men all sin.
Page 135 - t happened in a town, There liv'da cobler, and but one, That out of doctrine could cut use, And mend men's lives as well as shoes. This precious brother having slain, In times of peace, an Indian, (Not out of malice, but mere zeal, Because he was an infidel) The mighty Tottipottymoy Sent...