The poetical works of Samuel Butler. With the life of the author, by dr. Johnson. Cooke's ed1803 |
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... truth as antiquity ; it being moft certain that all the acquired learning imaginable is infufficient to complete a poet , without a natural genius and propensity to so noble and fublime an art . And we may , without offence , obferve ...
... truth as antiquity ; it being moft certain that all the acquired learning imaginable is infufficient to complete a poet , without a natural genius and propensity to so noble and fublime an art . And we may , without offence , obferve ...
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... truth in perfon does appear , Like words congeal'd in northen air . He knew what's what , and that's as high As metaphyfic wit can fly ; In fchool - divinity as able As he that hight Irrefragable ; A fecond Thomas , or , at once To name ...
... truth in perfon does appear , Like words congeal'd in northen air . He knew what's what , and that's as high As metaphyfic wit can fly ; In fchool - divinity as able As he that hight Irrefragable ; A fecond Thomas , or , at once To name ...
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... . Thus Ralph became infallible As three or four - legg'd oracle , 535 Ver . 541- ) Alluding to Ralpho's religion , who was probably an Ana baptift or Dipper . The ancient cup , or modern chair ; Spoke truth POEMS . 35.
... . Thus Ralph became infallible As three or four - legg'd oracle , 535 Ver . 541- ) Alluding to Ralpho's religion , who was probably an Ana baptift or Dipper . The ancient cup , or modern chair ; Spoke truth POEMS . 35.
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Samuel Butler. The ancient cup , or modern chair ; Spoke truth point blank , tho ' unaware . For myftic learning , wondrous able In magic , talifman , and cabal , Whofe primitive tradition reaches As far as Adam's firft green breeches ...
Samuel Butler. The ancient cup , or modern chair ; Spoke truth point blank , tho ' unaware . For myftic learning , wondrous able In magic , talifman , and cabal , Whofe primitive tradition reaches As far as Adam's firft green breeches ...
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... truth Of th ' elephant and monkey's tooth ; And many , to defend that faith Fought it out mordicus to death ; But no beast ever was so slight , For man , as for his God , to nght . They had more wit , alas ! and know Themselves and us ...
... truth Of th ' elephant and monkey's tooth ; And many , to defend that faith Fought it out mordicus to death ; But no beast ever was so slight , For man , as for his God , to nght . They had more wit , alas ! and know Themselves and us ...
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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.