Hudibras, Written in the Time of the Late WarsCambridge University Press, 1905 - 335 pages |
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Page 37
... Trulla lov'd , Trulla more bright Than burnish'd Armor of her Knight : A bold Virago , stout and tall As Joan of France , or English Mall , Through 377 FIRST PART , CANTO II.
... Trulla lov'd , Trulla more bright Than burnish'd Armor of her Knight : A bold Virago , stout and tall As Joan of France , or English Mall , Through 377 FIRST PART , CANTO II.
Page 38
... You'll find about her no such thing . It may be so , yet what we tell Of Trulla , that's improbable , Shall be depos'd by those have seen't , Or , what's as good , produc'd in print : And if they will not take our word , We'll 38 HUDIBRAS.
... You'll find about her no such thing . It may be so , yet what we tell Of Trulla , that's improbable , Shall be depos'd by those have seen't , Or , what's as good , produc'd in print : And if they will not take our word , We'll 38 HUDIBRAS.
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... Trulla and 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 ...
... Trulla and 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 ...
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... Trulla stav'd , and 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 ...
... Trulla stav'd , and 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 ...
Page 66
... Trulla made a shift To help him out at a dead lift ; And having brought him bravely off , Have left him where he's safe enough , There let him rest ; for if we stay , The Slaves may hap to get away . This said , they all engag'd to join ...
... Trulla made a shift To help him out at a dead lift ; And having brought him bravely off , Have left him where he's safe enough , There let him rest ; for if we stay , The Slaves may hap to get away . This said , they all engag'd to join ...
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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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