Hudibras: In Three PartsD. Browne, 1761 - 401 pages |
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... d with many a Piece Of Ammunition Bread and Cheese , 315 And fat Black - Puddings , proper Food For Warriors that delight in Blood . Nee Addison's taken Ferrin & Ale For , For , as we faid , he always chofe To PART I. 21 CANTO I.
... d with many a Piece Of Ammunition Bread and Cheese , 315 And fat Black - Puddings , proper Food For Warriors that delight in Blood . Nee Addison's taken Ferrin & Ale For , For , as we faid , he always chofe To PART I. 21 CANTO I.
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... Blood ; 325 And ' till th ' were ftorm'd and beaten out , Ne'er left the fortify'd Redoubt . And tho ' Knights Errant , as fome think , Of old did neither eat nor drink , Because when thorough Defarts vaft 330 And Regions defolate they ...
... Blood ; 325 And ' till th ' were ftorm'd and beaten out , Ne'er left the fortify'd Redoubt . And tho ' Knights Errant , as fome think , Of old did neither eat nor drink , Because when thorough Defarts vaft 330 And Regions defolate they ...
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... Blood , And try if we , by Mediation 730 Of Treaty and Accommodation , Can end the Quarrel , and compofe The bloody Duel , without Blows . Are not our Liberties , our Lives , The Laws , Religion , and our Wives , 735 Enough at once to ...
... Blood , And try if we , by Mediation 730 Of Treaty and Accommodation , Can end the Quarrel , and compofe The bloody Duel , without Blows . Are not our Liberties , our Lives , The Laws , Religion , and our Wives , 735 Enough at once to ...
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... Blood , And try if we , by Mediation . 730 Of Treaty and Accommodation , Can end the Quarrel , and compofe The bloody Duel , without Blows . Are not our Liberties , our Lives , The Laws , Religion , and our Wives , 735 Enough at once to ...
... Blood , And try if we , by Mediation . 730 Of Treaty and Accommodation , Can end the Quarrel , and compofe The bloody Duel , without Blows . Are not our Liberties , our Lives , The Laws , Religion , and our Wives , 735 Enough at once to ...
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... Blood , like blazing Star , The Beacon of approaching War . RALPHO rode on with no lefs Speed 100 Than Hugo in the Foreft did : But far more in returning made , For now the Foe he had furvey'd , Rang'd as to him they did appear , With ...
... Blood , like blazing Star , The Beacon of approaching War . RALPHO rode on with no lefs Speed 100 Than Hugo in the Foreft did : But far more in returning made , For now the Foe he had furvey'd , Rang'd as to him they did appear , With ...
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Page 14 - This sword a dagger had, his page, That was but little for his age...
Page x - He'd run in debt by disputation, And pay with ratiocination : All this by syllogism true, In mood and figure he would do. For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope : And when he happen'd to break off I' th' middle of his speech, or cough, H...
Page 239 - What makes all doctrines plain and clear? About two hundred pounds a year. And that which was proved true before, Prove false again? Two hundred more.
Page 37 - For he was of that noble trade, That demi-gods and heroes made, Slaughter, and knocking on the head...
Page viii - t has been held by many, that As Montaigne, playing with his cat, Complains she thought him but an ass, Much more she would Sir Hudibras.
Page x - As if his stock would ne'er be spent : And truly to support that charge, He had supplies as vast and large; For he could coin or counterfeit New words, with little or no wit; Words so debas'd and hard, no stone Was hard enough to touch them on : And when with hasty noise he spoke 'em, The ignorant for current took 'em...
Page 165 - But as a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again: And still he's in the self-same place Where at his setting out he was...
Page 9 - 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 292 - For those that fly may fight again, Which he can never do that's slain. Hence timely running's no mean part Of conduct, in the martial art...
Page ix - 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. He'd run in debt by disputation, And pay with ratiocination. All this by syllogism, true In mood and figure, he would do.