Hudibras, Written in the Time of the Late WarsCambridge University Press, 1905 - 335 pages |
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Page 11
... house affords ; With other Victual , which anon , We further shall dilate upon , When of his Hose we come to treat , The Cub - bord where he kept his meat . His Doublet was of sturdy Buff , And though not Sword , yet Cudgel - proof ...
... house affords ; With other Victual , which anon , We further shall dilate upon , When of his Hose we come to treat , The Cub - bord where he kept his meat . His Doublet was of sturdy Buff , And though not Sword , yet Cudgel - proof ...
Page 18
... house , to know , Who broke and robb'd a house below : Examine Venus , and the Moon Who stole a Thimble and a Spoon : And though they nothing will confess , Yet by their very looks can guess , And tell what guilty Aspect bodes , Who ...
... house , to know , Who broke and robb'd a house below : Examine Venus , and the Moon Who stole a Thimble and a Spoon : And though they nothing will confess , Yet by their very looks can guess , And tell what guilty Aspect bodes , Who ...
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... house , a Lady gay , And got on her a Race of Worthies As stout as any upon Earth is . Full many a Fight for him between Talgol and Orsin oft had been ; Each striving to deserve the Crown Of a sav'd Citizen : the one To guard his Bear ...
... house , a Lady gay , And got on her a Race of Worthies As stout as any upon Earth is . Full many a Fight for him between Talgol and Orsin oft had been ; Each striving to deserve the Crown Of a sav'd Citizen : the one To guard his Bear ...
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... house : For Beasts , when man was but a piece Of earth himself , did th ' earth possess . These Worthies were the chief that led The Combatants , each in the head Of his Command , with Arms and Rage , Ready and longing to engage . The ...
... house : For Beasts , when man was but a piece Of earth himself , did th ' earth possess . These Worthies were the chief that led The Combatants , each in the head Of his Command , with Arms and Rage , Ready and longing to engage . The ...
Page 42
... House Six Members quarrel to espouse ? Did they for this draw down the Rabble , With zeal and noises formidable ; And make all Cries about the Town Joyn throats to cry the Bishops down ? Who having round begirt the Palace , ( As once a ...
... House Six Members quarrel to espouse ? Did they for this draw down the Rabble , With zeal and noises formidable ; And make all Cries about the Town Joyn throats to cry the Bishops down ? Who having round begirt the Palace , ( As once a ...
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