 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,...  Hudibras: In Three Parts - Page ixby Samuel Butler - 1761 - 401 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Butler - 1709 - 654 pages
...diftinguifh, and divide A Hair 'twixt South an&'Sonth Weft fide: On either which he would difpute, • -- Confute, change hands, 'and ftill confute, ' He'd undertake to prove by force . . ' ! t r. T Of Argument, a Man's no Horfe 5 He'd prove a Buzzard is no Fowl, And' that a Lord may... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1744 - 570 pages
...exfeflus eft et Mt On either which he wou'd difpute, 70 Confute, change Hands, and flill confute j He'd undertake to prove by force Of Argument a Man's no Horfe ; He'd prove a Bu22ard is no Fowl, And that a Lord may be an Owl; 75 A Calf an Alderman, a Goofe a fie /blus effet... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 738 pages
...Confute, change hands, and ftill confuteii jo He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man 's no horfe ; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owlj. A calf Ver. 6z.J Here is an alteration without any amendment; for the following lines, And truly... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 722 pages
...'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 buxaard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl ; Iqnguages there, where he... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...'twixt south and so'jth-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... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1811 - 510 pages
...'twixt sonth and sonth-west side; On either which he would dispnte, Confnte, change hands, and still confute ; .He'd undertake to prove, by force O'f 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,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 412 pages
...'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,fa goose... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 314 pages
...'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 alderman9, a goose... | |
 | William Lisle Bowles - 1822 - 108 pages
...'twist 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. " AH this, without a gloss or comment, " He could unriddle in a moment, " In proper terms such... | |
 | Abraham John Valpy - 1822 - 584 pages
...'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. All this, without a gloss or comment, He could unriddle in a moment, In proper terms such as... | |
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