Hudibras, Written in the Time of the Late WarsCambridge University Press, 1905 - 335 pages |
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Page vi
... Author of the First and Second Parts , ' ' Printed for Simon Miller , at the sign of the Star at the West End of St Pauls , ' ( 4 × 7 ins . ) was published in 1678 and reprinted in 1679 , from a copy of which later issue the present ...
... Author of the First and Second Parts , ' ' Printed for Simon Miller , at the sign of the Star at the West End of St Pauls , ' ( 4 × 7 ins . ) was published in 1678 and reprinted in 1679 , from a copy of which later issue the present ...
Page vii
... author's edition , ' in small 8vo . came out in 1663 , another smaller edition , the size of the spurious one , appears to have been published at the same time , and by the same publishers , probably to compete in cheapness with its ...
... author's edition , ' in small 8vo . came out in 1663 , another smaller edition , the size of the spurious one , appears to have been published at the same time , and by the same publishers , probably to compete in cheapness with its ...
Page viii
... ; and it gives to the general reader an added sense of nearness to the actual form in which the author made his appearance . CAMBRIDGE , 16 December , 1904 . A. R. WALLER . The First and Second Parts . Written in the Time viii NOTE.
... ; and it gives to the general reader an added sense of nearness to the actual form in which the author made his appearance . CAMBRIDGE , 16 December , 1904 . A. R. WALLER . The First and Second Parts . Written in the Time viii NOTE.
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... Authors make a doubt , Whether he were more wise , or stout . Some hold the one , and some the other : But howsoe'er they make a pother , The difference was so small , his Brain Outweigh'd his Rage but half a Grain : Which made some ...
... Authors make a doubt , Whether he were more wise , or stout . Some hold the one , and some the other : But howsoe'er they make a pother , The difference was so small , his Brain Outweigh'd his Rage but half a Grain : Which made some ...
Page 6
... doth strike , by Algebra . Beside he was a shrewd Philosopher , And had read every Text and gloss over : What e'er the crabbed'st Author hath He understood b ' implicit Faith , > What ever Sceptick could inquire for ; For every 6 HUDIBRAS.
... doth strike , by Algebra . Beside he was a shrewd Philosopher , And had read every Text and gloss over : What e'er the crabbed'st Author hath He understood b ' implicit Faith , > What ever Sceptick could inquire for ; For every 6 HUDIBRAS.
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Hudibras; Written in the Time of the Late Wars Samuel Butler,Alfred Rayney Waller No preview available - 2019 |
Hudibras; Written in the Time of the Late Wars Samuel Butler,Alfred Rayney Waller No preview available - 2023 |
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