Hudibras, Written in the Time of the Late WarsCambridge University Press, 1905 - 335 pages |
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... Horse's Vertues , and his own . Th ' Adventure of the Bear and Fiddle Is sung , but breaks off in the middle . W CANTO I. Hen civil fury first grew high , And men fell out they knew not why , When hard Words , Jealousies , and Fears ...
... Horse's Vertues , and his own . Th ' Adventure of the Bear and Fiddle Is sung , but breaks off in the middle . W CANTO I. Hen civil fury first grew high , And men fell out they knew not why , When hard Words , Jealousies , and Fears ...
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... Horse . He'd prove a Buzard 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 ...
... Horse . He'd prove a Buzard 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 ...
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... horse in the Mouth ; And very wisely would lay forth No more upon it than ' twas worth . But as he got it freely , so He spent it frank and freely too . For Saints themselves will sometimes be , Of Gifts that cos [ t ] them nothing ...
... horse in the Mouth ; And very wisely would lay forth No more upon it than ' twas worth . But as he got it freely , so He spent it frank and freely too . For Saints themselves will sometimes be , Of Gifts that cos [ t ] them nothing ...
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... Horse , and just as much He mended pace upon the touch ; But from his empty stomach groan'd Just as that hollow Beast did sound , And angry answer'd from behind , With brandish'd Tail and blast of Wind . So have I seen with armed heel ...
... Horse , and just as much He mended pace upon the touch ; But from his empty stomach groan'd Just as that hollow Beast did sound , And angry answer'd from behind , With brandish'd Tail and blast of Wind . So have I seen with armed heel ...
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... hints [ h ] ave got Mysterious light , it was a Trot . But let that pass : they now begun To spurr their living Engines on . For as whipp'd Tops and bandy'd Balls , The learned hold , are Animals , So Horses they 29 FIRST PART , CANTO II.
... hints [ h ] ave got Mysterious light , it was a Trot . But let that pass : they now begun To spurr their living Engines on . For as whipp'd Tops and bandy'd Balls , The learned hold , are Animals , So Horses they 29 FIRST PART , CANTO II.
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