Bell's Edition, Volumes 33-34J. Bell, 1797 |
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... lady gay , And got on her a race of worthies As stout as any upon earth is . Full many a fight for him between Talgol and Orsin oft ' had been , Each striving to deserve the crown Of a sav'd citizen ; the one To guard his Bear , the ...
... lady gay , And got on her a race of worthies As stout as any upon earth is . Full many a fight for him between Talgol and Orsin oft ' had been , Each striving to deserve the crown Of a sav'd citizen ; the one To guard his Bear , the ...
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... ladies , in their works , To fight like termagants and Turks ; To lay their native arms aside , Their modesty , and ride astride ; To run atilt at men , and wield Their naked tools in open field ; 390 v . 382. ] This and the three ...
... ladies , in their works , To fight like termagants and Turks ; To lay their native arms aside , Their modesty , and ride astride ; To run atilt at men , and wield Their naked tools in open field ; 390 v . 382. ] This and the three ...
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... lady ; 335 Not love , if any lov'd her ; hey day ! So cowards never use their might , But against such as will not fight . So some diseases have been found Only to seize upon the scund . 340 He that gets her by heart , must say her The ...
... lady ; 335 Not love , if any lov'd her ; hey day ! So cowards never use their might , But against such as will not fight . So some diseases have been found Only to seize upon the scund . 340 He that gets her by heart , must say her The ...
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... Lady's visit , And cunningly solicits his suit , Which she defers ; yet on parole , Redeems him from th ' enchanted hole . Bur now , t ' observe Romantique method , Let bloody steel awhile be sheathed ; Arg . v . 1 , 2.1 Thus altered ...
... Lady's visit , And cunningly solicits his suit , Which she defers ; yet on parole , Redeems him from th ' enchanted hole . Bur now , t ' observe Romantique method , Let bloody steel awhile be sheathed ; Arg . v . 1 , 2.1 Thus altered ...
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... ladies purloin'd , And knights pursuing like a whirlwind : Others make all their knights , in fits Of jealousy , to lose their wits ; Till drawing blood o ' th ' dames , like witches , They're forthwith cur'd of their capriches . Some ...
... ladies purloin'd , And knights pursuing like a whirlwind : Others make all their knights , in fits Of jealousy , to lose their wits ; Till drawing blood o ' th ' dames , like witches , They're forthwith cur'd of their capriches . Some ...
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Æneids againſt agen Altho arms b'ing Bear Bear-baiting beard beaſt Becauſe believ'd beſt blood blows break cafe Canto caufe cauſe Cerdon Church Conscience cou'd courſe Crowdero Dame devil dogs e'er ears editions of 1664 enemy ev'ry Exeter Exchange faid falfe fall fame fear feats fell ferve fierce fight fince firſt fome force foul ftill fuch grace hast heart heart of oak himſelf honour houſe King Knight ladies laid lefs Lord lover Magnano moſt ne'er numbers o'er oaths Orsin Poet pow'r prov'd prove Quoth Hudibras rais'd Ralpho resolv'd rump Saints SAMUEL BUTLER ſhould Sidrophel Sir Roger L'Estrange Squire ſtars ſtate steed ſtill stout swear sword tail Talgol thee themſelves Theſe things thofe thoſe thou thro trepan true Trulla turn'd Twas underſtand us'd uſe vex'd vows William Lilly words worfe worſe wou'd wound
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Page 15 - twixt south and south-west side; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. 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 23 - 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 16 - He'd run in debt by disputation, And pay with ratiocination : All this by syllogism true, In mood and figure he would do. 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 31 - As well as they themselves do words ; Could tell what subtlest parrots mean, That speak and think contrary clean ; What member 'tis of whom they talk When they cry ' Rope,' and
Page 24 - 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 ; Call fire, and sword, and desolation A godly, thorough reformation.
Page 23 - For his religion it was fit To match his learning and his wit: 'Twas Presbyterian true blue, For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true Church Militant...
Page 146 - t happen'd : — In a town There lived a cobbler, and but one, That out of Doctrine could cut Use, And mend men's lives as well as shoes. This precious Brother having slain,
Page 133 - She that with poetry is won, Is but a desk to write upon; And what men say of her, they mean No more than on the thing they lean. Some with Arabian spices strive T...
Page 31 - He took her naked, all alone, Before one rag of form was on. The Chaos, too, he had descry'd, And seen quite through, or else he ly'd : Not that of pasteboard, which men shew s«5 For groats at fair of Barthol'mew ; But its great grandsire, first o...
Page 143 - Why should not Conscience have vacation As well as other Courts o' th' nation ; Have equal power to adjourn, Appoint appearance and return ; 320 And make as nice distinctions serve To split a case, as those that carve, Invoking cuckolds...