Hudibras, Written in the Time of the Late WarsCambridge University Press, 1905 - 335 pages |
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Page 19
... resolv'd and bold , We should as learned Poets use , Invoke the assistance of some Muse ; However Criticks count it sillier Than Juglers talking t ' a Familiar . We think ' tis no great matter which , They're B 2 19 FIRST PART , CANTO I.
... resolv'd and bold , We should as learned Poets use , Invoke the assistance of some Muse ; However Criticks count it sillier Than Juglers talking t ' a Familiar . We think ' tis no great matter which , They're B 2 19 FIRST PART , CANTO I.
Page 55
... resolv'd to do ; But , Sir , ' twould wrong your valor much , Το say it needs or fears a Crutch . Great Conquerors greater glory gain By Foes in Triumph led , than slain : The Lawrels that adorn their brows Are pull'd from living , not ...
... resolv'd to do ; But , Sir , ' twould wrong your valor much , Το say it needs or fears a Crutch . Great Conquerors greater glory gain By Foes in Triumph led , than slain : The Lawrels that adorn their brows Are pull'd from living , not ...
Page 56
... Resolv'd to see the bus'ness done : And therefore charg'd him first to bind Crowdero's hands on rump behind ; And to its former place and use The Wooden member to reduce : But force it take an Oath before , Ne'er to bear Arms against ...
... Resolv'd to see the bus'ness done : And therefore charg'd him first to bind Crowdero's hands on rump behind ; And to its former place and use The Wooden member to reduce : But force it take an Oath before , Ne'er to bear Arms against ...
Page 61
... resolv'd , rather than yield , To die with honour in the field , And sell his Hide and Carcass at A price as high and desperate As e'er he could . This Resolution He forthwith put in execution , And bravely threw himself among The Enemy ...
... resolv'd , rather than yield , To die with honour in the field , And sell his Hide and Carcass at A price as high and desperate As e'er he could . This Resolution He forthwith put in execution , And bravely threw himself among The Enemy ...
Page 65
... resolv'd , with equal speed And rage he hasted to proceed To action streight , and giving o'er To search for Bruin any more , He went in quest of Hudibras , To find him out , where e'er he was : And if he were above ground , vow'd He'd ...
... resolv'd , with equal speed And rage he hasted to proceed To action streight , and giving o'er To search for Bruin any more , He went in quest of Hudibras , To find him out , where e'er he was : And if he were above ground , vow'd He'd ...
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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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