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... blood was fhed to get it eftablished in England ; and once , during that Grand Rebellion , it seemed very near gaining an establishment here . V. 195 , 196. ] Upon these Cornet Joyce built his faith , when he car- ried away the King ...
... blood was fhed to get it eftablished in England ; and once , during that Grand Rebellion , it seemed very near gaining an establishment here . V. 195 , 196. ] Upon these Cornet Joyce built his faith , when he car- ried away the King ...
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... blood : For , as we faid , he always chofe To carry victual in his hofe , That often tempted rats and mice The ammunition to furprise ; 320 And when he put a hand but in The one or t ' other magazine , They ftoutly on defence on't stood ...
... blood : For , as we faid , he always chofe To carry victual in his hofe , That often tempted rats and mice The ammunition to furprise ; 320 And when he put a hand but in The one or t ' other magazine , They ftoutly on defence on't stood ...
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... blood , And try if we by meditation Of treaty and accommodation , Can end the quarrel , and compose , The bloody duel without blows . Are not our liberties , our lives , The laws , religion and our wives , Enough at once to lie at stake ...
... blood , And try if we by meditation Of treaty and accommodation , Can end the quarrel , and compose , The bloody duel without blows . Are not our liberties , our lives , The laws , religion and our wives , Enough at once to lie at stake ...
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... blood , like blazing star , The beacon of approaching war . Ralpho rode on with no less speed Than Hugo in the foreft did ; But far more in returning made ; For now the foe he had survey'd , Rang'd , as to him they did appear , With van ...
... blood , like blazing star , The beacon of approaching war . Ralpho rode on with no less speed Than Hugo in the foreft did ; But far more in returning made ; For now the foe he had survey'd , Rang'd , as to him they did appear , With van ...
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... blood : But Talgol , mortal foe to cows , Never got ought of him but blows ; Blows hard and heavy , such as he Had lent , repaid with usury . Yet Talgol was of courage stout , 285 290 295 And vanquish'd oftner than he fought ; 300 Inur ...
... blood : But Talgol , mortal foe to cows , Never got ought of him but blows ; Blows hard and heavy , such as he Had lent , repaid with usury . Yet Talgol was of courage stout , 285 290 295 And vanquish'd oftner than he fought ; 300 Inur ...
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Page 22 - 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 22 - For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope ; And when he happen'd to break off I' th' middle of his speech, or cough, H...
Page 19 - Th' adventure of the bear and fiddle Is sung, but breaks off in the middle. When civil fury first grew high, And men fell out, they knew not why; When hard words, jealousies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears, And made them fight, like mad or drunk, For Dame Religion, as for punk...
Page 130 - Have you not power to entertain, And render love for love again ? As no man can draw in his breath, At once, and force out air beneath.
Page 20 - And styled of war as well as peace. (So some rats of amphibious nature Are either for the land or water.) But here our authors make a doubt Whether he were more wise or stout.
Page 124 - Two trumpets she does sound at once, But both of clean contrary tones ; But whether both with the same wind, Or one before, and one behind, We know not, only this can tell, The one sounds vilely, th' other well, And therefore vulgar authors name Th' one Good, th
Page 128 - Some have been beaten till they know What wood a cudgel's of, by th' blow : Some kick'd, until they can feel whether A shoe be Spanish or neat's leather ; And yet have met, after long running, With some whom they have taught that cunning.
Page 38 - And tell what crisis does divine The rot in sheep, or mange in swine ; In men, what gives or cures the itch, What makes them cuckolds, poor or rich ; What gains or loses, hangs or saves ; What makes men great, what fools or knaves : But not what wise, for only...
Page 158 - Into his hands, or hang th' offender : But they maturely having weigh'd, They had no more but him o...
Page 107 - But cannot blur my lost renown : I am not now in Fortune's power, He that is down can fall no lower. The ancient heroes were illustrious For being benign, and not blustrous Against a vanquish'd foe ; their swords Were sharp and trenchant, not their words ; And did in fight but cut work out T' employ their courtesies about.