Hudibras, Written in the Time of the Late WarsCambridge University Press, 1905 - 335 pages |
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... prov'd by Scripture than Provincial , Classick , National ; Mere humane Creature - Cobwebs all . Thirdly , it is Idolatrous : For when men run a - whoring thus With their Inventions whatsoe'r The thing be , whether Dog or Bear , It is ...
... prov'd by Scripture than Provincial , Classick , National ; Mere humane Creature - Cobwebs all . Thirdly , it is Idolatrous : For when men run a - whoring thus With their Inventions whatsoe'r The thing be , whether Dog or Bear , It is ...
Page 33
... prov'd so ill , Th ' had better have let them grow there stil . But to resume what we discoursing Were on before , that is stout Orsin : That which [ so ] oft by sundry writers , Has been apply'd to almost all fighters , More justly may ...
... prov'd so ill , Th ' had better have let them grow there stil . But to resume what we discoursing Were on before , that is stout Orsin : That which [ so ] oft by sundry writers , Has been apply'd to almost all fighters , More justly may ...
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... 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 Combatants , each in the head Of his ...
... 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 Combatants , each in the head Of his ...
Page 113
... prov'd , I cannot Love where I'm belov'd . Quoth Hudibras , ' tis a Caprich Beyond th ' infliction of a Witch ; So Cheats to play with those still aim , That do not understand the Game . Love in your heart as idly burns , As Fire in ...
... prov'd , I cannot Love where I'm belov'd . Quoth Hudibras , ' tis a Caprich Beyond th ' infliction of a Witch ; So Cheats to play with those still aim , That do not understand the Game . Love in your heart as idly burns , As Fire in ...
Page 142
... prov'd a Maggot , Their Directory an Indian Pagod . And drown'd their Discipline like a Kitten , On which th ' had been so long a sitting ; Decry'd it as a Holy Cheat , Grown out of Date , and Obsolete , And all 142 HUDIBRAS.
... prov'd a Maggot , Their Directory an Indian Pagod . And drown'd their Discipline like a Kitten , On which th ' had been so long a sitting ; Decry'd it as a Holy Cheat , Grown out of Date , and Obsolete , And all 142 HUDIBRAS.
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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