Hudibras, Written in the Time of the Late WarsCambridge University Press, 1905 - 335 pages |
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... Cerdon next advanc't Of all his Race the Valiant'st ; Cerdon the Great , renown'd in Song , Like Herc'les , for repair of wrong : He rais'd the low , and fortifi'd The weak against the strongest side . Ill has he read , that never hit ...
... Cerdon next advanc't Of all his Race the Valiant'st ; Cerdon the Great , renown'd in Song , Like Herc'les , for repair of wrong : He rais'd the low , and fortifi'd The weak against the strongest side . Ill has he read , that never hit ...
Page 62
... Cerdon in the nick To rescue him had not been quick . For Trulla , who was light of foot , As shafts which long - field Parthians shoot ( But not so light as to be born Upon the Ears of standing Corn , Or [ trip ] it o'er the water ...
... Cerdon in the nick To rescue him had not been quick . For Trulla , who was light of foot , As shafts which long - field Parthians shoot ( But not so light as to be born Upon the Ears of standing Corn , Or [ trip ] it o'er the water ...
Page 63
... Cerdon tail'd , Until their Mastives loos'd their hold : And yet alas ! do what they could , The worsted Bear came off with store Of bloudy wounds , but all before . For as Achilles dipt in Pond , Was Anabaptized free from wound , Made ...
... Cerdon tail'd , Until their Mastives loos'd their hold : And yet alas ! do what they could , The worsted Bear came off with store Of bloudy wounds , but all before . For as Achilles dipt in Pond , Was Anabaptized free from wound , Made ...
Page 65
... Cerdon and Colon , Warriors stout And resolute as ever fought : Whom furious Orsin thus bespoke , Shall we ( quoth he ) thus basely brook The vile affront that paultry Ass And feeble Scoundrel Hudibras , With that more paultry ...
... Cerdon and Colon , Warriors stout And resolute as ever fought : Whom furious Orsin thus bespoke , Shall we ( quoth he ) thus basely brook The vile affront that paultry Ass And feeble Scoundrel Hudibras , With that more paultry ...
Page 66
... Cerdon , noble Orsin th ' hast Great reason to do as thou say'st , And so has every body here As well as thou hast , or thy Bear . Others may do as they see good ; But if this Twig be made of Wood That will hold tack , I'll make the Fur ...
... Cerdon , noble Orsin th ' hast Great reason to do as thou say'st , And so has every body here As well as thou hast , or thy Bear . Others may do as they see good ; But if this Twig be made of Wood That will hold tack , I'll make the Fur ...
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1st Edn agen Arms b'ing Battel Bear Bear-baiting Beard Beast believ'd Bloud blows break bus'ness Cause Cerdon cheat Church Conscience Crowdero Dame Devil Dogs e'er e're Ears Enemy ev'ry fall false fear Feats fell fierce fight forc'd force gain'd give Grace hand haste heart Henry Herringman Honor Horse i'th Inchanted John Martyn Knight Knights Errant Lady laid Law of Arms Love Lover Magick Magnano Mascon Napier's Bones ne'er ne'r never o'er o'th Oaths on't Orsin Politicks Pow'r Presbyter prov'd prove Publick Quoth Hudibras Quoth Ralpho Rabble rais'd resolv'd Rump Saints Samuel Butler Semiramis of Babylon shew side Sidrophel Soul Specieses spight Spirit Squire Stars Steed stout swear Sword swore Tail Talgol th'are thee there's things thou Tricks Trulla turn turn'd twas Twill us'd vow'd Whachum Whore of Babylon Witches words World worse wound