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... took ' em ; That had the orator , who once Did fill his mouth with pebble stones When he harangu'd , but known his phrase , He would have us'd no other ways . In mathematics he was greater Than Tycho Brahe or Erra Pater ; For he , by ...
... took ' em ; That had the orator , who once Did fill his mouth with pebble stones When he harangu'd , but known his phrase , He would have us'd no other ways . In mathematics he was greater Than Tycho Brahe or Erra Pater ; For he , by ...
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... took their breakfasts , or their luncheons . But let that pafs at present , left We shou'd forget where we digreft , As learned authors ufe , to whom We leave it , and to the purpose come . His puiffant fword unto his fide , 350 Near ...
... took their breakfasts , or their luncheons . But let that pafs at present , left We shou'd forget where we digreft , As learned authors ufe , to whom We leave it , and to the purpose come . His puiffant fword unto his fide , 350 Near ...
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... took her naked , all alone , Before one rag of form was on . The Chaos , too , he had descry'd , And feen quite thro ' , or elfe he ly'd ; Not that of Pafteboard , which men thew For groats , at fair of Barthol'mew ; ize 535 540 545 550 ...
... took her naked , all alone , Before one rag of form was on . The Chaos , too , he had descry'd , And feen quite thro ' , or elfe he ly'd ; Not that of Pafteboard , which men thew For groats , at fair of Barthol'mew ; ize 535 540 545 550 ...
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... took the doctor's bill , And swallow'd it instead o ' th ' pill , Cast th ' nativity o ' th ' question , 605 And from positions to be guest on , As sure as if they knew the moment Of Native's birth , tell what will come on't . They'll ...
... took the doctor's bill , And swallow'd it instead o ' th ' pill , Cast th ' nativity o ' th ' question , 605 And from positions to be guest on , As sure as if they knew the moment Of Native's birth , tell what will come on't . They'll ...
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... took is dead since ) E'er sent so vast a colony To both the under worlds as he ; 320 For he was of that noble trade That demi - gods and Neroes made , Slaughter , and knocking on the head , The trade to which they all were bred ; And is ...
... took is dead since ) E'er sent so vast a colony To both the under worlds as he ; 320 For he was of that noble trade That demi - gods and Neroes made , Slaughter , and knocking on the head , The trade to which they all were bred ; And is ...
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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.