Hudibras, Written in the Time of the Late WarsCambridge University Press, 1905 - 335 pages |
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Page 12
... Ne'r left the fortifi'd Redoubt ; And though Knights Errant , as some think , Of old did neither eat nor drink , Because when thorough Desarts vast And Regions Desolate they past , Where Belly - timber above ground Or under was not to ...
... Ne'r left the fortifi'd Redoubt ; And though Knights Errant , as some think , Of old did neither eat nor drink , Because when thorough Desarts vast And Regions Desolate they past , Where Belly - timber above ground Or under was not to ...
Page 16
... ne'r consider'd it , as loath To look a Gift - 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 ...
... ne'r consider'd it , as loath To look a Gift - 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 ...
Page 43
... ne'r advance the Kirk , Told it the News o ' th ' last express , And after good or bad success Made Prayers , not so like Petitions , As Overtures and Propositions , ( Such as the Army did present To their Creator th ' Parliament ) In ...
... ne'r advance the Kirk , Told it the News o ' th ' last express , And after good or bad success Made Prayers , not so like Petitions , As Overtures and Propositions , ( Such as the Army did present To their Creator th ' Parliament ) In ...
Page 150
... ne'r lookt behind . After th ' had paus'd a while , supplying Their spirits spent with fight and flying , And Hudibras recruited force , Of Lungs , for action or discourse : Quoth he , that man is sure to lose , That fouls his hands ...
... ne'r lookt behind . After th ' had paus'd a while , supplying Their spirits spent with fight and flying , And Hudibras recruited force , Of Lungs , for action or discourse : Quoth he , that man is sure to lose , That fouls his hands ...
Page 214
... ne'r so fond , Takes strangely to the Vagabond . ' Tis but an Ague that's reverst , Whose hot fit takes the Patient first , That after burns with cold as much As Ir'n in Greenland does the touch ; Melts in the Furnace of desire , Like ...
... ne'r so fond , Takes strangely to the Vagabond . ' Tis but an Ague that's reverst , Whose hot fit takes the Patient first , That after burns with cold as much As Ir'n in Greenland does the touch ; Melts in the Furnace of desire , Like ...
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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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