Hudibras, Written in the Time of the Late WarsCambridge University Press, 1905 - 335 pages |
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Page 40
... bus'ness on the Horse's side , And prov'd not onely Horse , but Cows , Nay Pigs , were of the elder house : For Beasts , when man was but a piece Of earth himself , did th ' earth possess . These Worthies were the chief that led The ...
... bus'ness on the Horse's side , And prov'd not onely Horse , but Cows , Nay Pigs , were of the elder house : For Beasts , when man was but a piece Of earth himself , did th ' earth possess . These Worthies were the chief that led The ...
Page 44
... bus'ness to reform The Church and State is but a worm ; For to subscribe unsight , unseen , T'an unknown Churches Discipline : What is it else , but before - hand , T ' ingage , and after understand ? For when we swore to carry on The ...
... bus'ness to reform The Church and State is but a worm ; For to subscribe unsight , unseen , T'an unknown Churches Discipline : What is it else , but before - hand , T ' ingage , and after understand ? For when we swore to carry on The ...
Page 46
... bus'ness come To us to be thus troublesome , To interrupt our better sort Of Disputants , and spoil our sport ? Was there no Felony , no Bawd , Cut - purse , nor Burglary abroad ? No Stolen Pig , nor Plunder'd Goose , To tye thee up ...
... bus'ness come To us to be thus troublesome , To interrupt our better sort Of Disputants , and spoil our sport ? Was there no Felony , no Bawd , Cut - purse , nor Burglary abroad ? No Stolen Pig , nor Plunder'd Goose , To tye thee up ...
Page 47
... bus'ness any whither , So he had never brought thee hither . But if th'hast Brain enough in Sk [ u ] ll To keep within it's lodging whole . And not provoke the rage of Stones And Cudgels to thy Hide and Bones ; Tremble , and vanish ...
... bus'ness any whither , So he had never brought thee hither . But if th'hast Brain enough in Sk [ u ] ll To keep within it's lodging whole . And not provoke the rage of Stones And Cudgels to thy Hide and Bones ; Tremble , and vanish ...
Page 54
... bus'ness sooner Than from your hand to have the honour Of his destruction . I that am So much below 54 HUDIBRAS.
... bus'ness sooner Than from your hand to have the honour Of his destruction . I that am So much below 54 HUDIBRAS.
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Hudibras; Written in the Time of the Late Wars Samuel Butler,Alfred Rayney Waller No preview available - 2019 |
Hudibras; Written in the Time of the Late Wars Samuel Butler,Alfred Rayney Waller No preview available - 2023 |
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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