Hudibras: In Three PartsS. Andrus, 1846 - 312 pages |
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... Hudibras . Butler has usually been ranked among the unfortunate poets who have been neglected by their age ; yet although we can find no proof of royal munificence having been extended to him , there appears no reason to think that he ...
... Hudibras . Butler has usually been ranked among the unfortunate poets who have been neglected by their age ; yet although we can find no proof of royal munificence having been extended to him , there appears no reason to think that he ...
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In Three Parts Samuel Butler. HUDIBRAS . PART I - CANTO I. Sir Hudibras his passing worth , The manner how he sally'd forth , His arms and equipage are shown ; His horse's virtues and his own . Th ' adventure of the Bear and Fidde Is ...
In Three Parts Samuel Butler. HUDIBRAS . PART I - CANTO I. Sir Hudibras his passing worth , The manner how he sally'd forth , His arms and equipage are shown ; His horse's virtues and his own . Th ' adventure of the Bear and Fidde Is ...
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... Hudibras ( For that's the name our valiant Knight To all his challenges did write . ) 25 30 35 40 , But they're mistaken very much ; ' Tis plain enough he was no such . We grant , altho ' he had much wit , H ' was very shy of using it ...
... Hudibras ( For that's the name our valiant Knight To all his challenges did write . ) 25 30 35 40 , But they're mistaken very much ; ' Tis plain enough he was no such . We grant , altho ' he had much wit , H ' was very shy of using it ...
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agen ancient arms astrologer b'ing bear bear-baiting beard beast believ'd blood blows break bus'ness cause Cerdon cheat church conscience Crowdero dame devil dogs e'er ears enchanted enemy engag'd ev'ry eyes false fear feats fell fierce fight forc'd force gain'd give Gondibert grace haste head heart heaven honour horse Julius Cæsar king Knight knights-errant ladies laid law of arms learned lover Magnano moon Napier's bones ne'er never numbers o'er oaths on't Orsin Pope Joan pow'r Presbyter prov'd prove Pyrrho Quoth Hudibras Quoth Ralpho rabble rais'd resolv'd rump saints shew side Sidrophel soul spirit Squire stars steed stout swear sword swore tail Talgol thee there's things thou thought took trepan tricks true Trulla turn turn'd twas twill ty'd us'd vow'd Whachum whores of Babylon wise witches words worse wounds
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Page 15 - A sect whose chief devotion lies In odd perverse antipathies, In falling out with that or this, And finding somewhat still amiss ; More peevish, cross, and splenetic, Than dog distract, or monkey sick ; That with more care keep holy-day The wrong, than others the right way ; Compound for sins they are inclined to, By damning those they have no mind to : Still so perverse and opposite, As if they worshipped God for spite.
Page 10 - H' had hard words ready to show why, And tell what rules he did it by ; Else when with greatest art he spoke, You'd think he talk'd like other folk ; For all a rhetorician's rules Teach nothing but to name his tools.
Page 9 - He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no horse ; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl, A calf an alderman, a goose a justice, And rooks committee-men and trustees.
Page 16 - Twas bound to suffer persecution And martyrdom with resolution ; T' oppose itself against the hate And vengeance of th' incensed state, In whose defiance it was worn, Still ready to be pull'd and torn, With red-hot irons to be tortur'd, Revil'd, and spit upon, and martyr'd.
Page 14 - Twas Presbyterian true blue, For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant ; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery ; And prove their doctrine orthodox By apostolic blows and knocks...
Page 19 - He ne'er gave quarter to any such. The trenchant blade, Toledo trusty, For want of fighting, was grown rusty, And ate into itself, for lack Of somebody to hew and hack...
Page 279 - He that complies against his will, Is of his own opinion still ; Which he may adhere to, yet disown, For reasons to himself best known ; But 'tis not to b
Page 112 - Which all address and courtship's made to. Thought he, I understand your play, And how to quit you your own way : He that will win his dame must do As Love does when he bends his bow ; 456 With one hand thrust the lady from, And with the other pull her home. I grant...
Page 13 - Or, like a mountebank, did wound And stab herself with doubts profound, Only to show with how small pain The sores of Faith are cured again; 170 Altho' by woful proof we find They always leave a scar behind. He knew the seat of Paradise...
Page 50 - Did they, for this draw down the rabble, With zeal and noises formidable ; And make all cries about the town Join throats to cry the bishops down...