Hudibras, Written in the Time of the Late WarsCambridge University Press, 1905 - 335 pages |
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Page 47
... tricks and slights to cheat , And sell thy Carrion for good Meat ; Not all thy Magick to repair Decay'd old age in tough lean ware , Make Natural Death appear thy work , And stop the Gangreen in stale Pork ; Not all that force that ...
... tricks and slights to cheat , And sell thy Carrion for good Meat ; Not all thy Magick to repair Decay'd old age in tough lean ware , Make Natural Death appear thy work , And stop the Gangreen in stale Pork ; Not all that force that ...
Page 59
... trick , This any man may sing or say I ' th ' Ditty call'd , What if a Day : For Hudibras , who thought h ' had won The Field as certain as a Gun , And having routed the whole Troop , With Victory was Cock - a - hoop ; Thinks h ' had ...
... trick , This any man may sing or say I ' th ' Ditty call'd , What if a Day : For Hudibras , who thought h ' had won The Field as certain as a Gun , And having routed the whole Troop , With Victory was Cock - a - hoop ; Thinks h ' had ...
Page 60
... fled ; Leaving no Art untry'd , nor Trick Of Warrior stout and Politick , Until in spight of hot pursuit , He gain'd a Pass , to hold dispute On better terms , and stop the course Of the proud foe . With all his force He 60 HUDIBRAS.
... fled ; Leaving no Art untry'd , nor Trick Of Warrior stout and Politick , Until in spight of hot pursuit , He gain'd a Pass , to hold dispute On better terms , and stop the course Of the proud foe . With all his force He 60 HUDIBRAS.
Page 68
... tricks , Worse than a Mule that flings and kicks : ' Mong which one cross - grain'd freak she had , As insolent as strange and mad : She could love none but onely such As scorn'd and hated her as much . ' Twas a strange Riddle of a Lady ...
... tricks , Worse than a Mule that flings and kicks : ' Mong which one cross - grain'd freak she had , As insolent as strange and mad : She could love none but onely such As scorn'd and hated her as much . ' Twas a strange Riddle of a Lady ...
Page 121
... tricks on , With Fulhams of Poetic fiction : I rather hop'd , I should no more Hear from you , o ' th ' Gallanting score : For hard dry - bastings use to prove The readiest Remedies of Love , Next a dry - diet ; But if those fail , Yet ...
... tricks on , With Fulhams of Poetic fiction : I rather hop'd , I should no more Hear from you , o ' th ' Gallanting score : For hard dry - bastings use to prove The readiest Remedies of Love , Next a dry - diet ; But if those fail , Yet ...
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Hudibras; Written in the Time of the Late Wars Samuel Butler,Alfred Rayney Waller No preview available - 2019 |
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