Hudibras, in Three Parts: Written in the Time of the Late Wars, Volume 1Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1774 - 476 pages |
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... tail and mane , Which oft he us'd instead of rein . But now we talk of mounting steed , Before we further do proceed , It doth behove us to fay fomething Of that which bore our valiant bumpkin . The beast was sturdy , large , and tall ...
... tail and mane , Which oft he us'd instead of rein . But now we talk of mounting steed , Before we further do proceed , It doth behove us to fay fomething Of that which bore our valiant bumpkin . The beast was sturdy , large , and tall ...
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... tail hung in the dirt , Which on his rider he would flurt , Still as his tender fide he prick'd With arm'd heel , or with unarm'd kick'd : For Hudibras wore but one fpur , As wifely knowing , could he ftir To active trot one fide of's ...
... tail hung in the dirt , Which on his rider he would flurt , Still as his tender fide he prick'd With arm'd heel , or with unarm'd kick'd : For Hudibras wore but one fpur , As wifely knowing , could he ftir To active trot one fide of's ...
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... tail and blast of wind . So have I feen , with armed heel , A wight beftride a common - weal : While ftill the more he kick'd and fpurr'd , The lefs the fullen jade has stirr'd . CANTO II . THE ARGUMENT . The catalogue and character 32 ...
... tail and blast of wind . So have I feen , with armed heel , A wight beftride a common - weal : While ftill the more he kick'd and fpurr'd , The lefs the fullen jade has stirr'd . CANTO II . THE ARGUMENT . The catalogue and character 32 ...
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... tail fcorn'd to owe , For what on his own chin did grow . Chiron , the four - legg'd bard , had both A beard and tail of his own growth ; And yet by authors ' tis averr'd , He made ufe only of his beard . In Staffordshire , where ...
... tail fcorn'd to owe , For what on his own chin did grow . Chiron , the four - legg'd bard , had both A beard and tail of his own growth ; And yet by authors ' tis averr'd , He made ufe only of his beard . In Staffordshire , where ...
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... left the bear defendant , And plaintiff dog , should make an end on't , Do ftave and tail with writs of error , Reverse of judgment , and demurrer , To let them breath a while , and then Cry I 38 HUDIBRA S. P. I. C. II . 135 .
... left the bear defendant , And plaintiff dog , should make an end on't , Do ftave and tail with writs of error , Reverse of judgment , and demurrer , To let them breath a while , and then Cry I 38 HUDIBRA S. P. I. C. II . 135 .
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againſt agen arms b'ing bafely baſe beaft bear bear-baiting beard beaſt Becauſe Befide beft beſt blows bus'nefs cafe caft caufe cauſe Cerdon church confcience courſe Crowdero dame difpute dogs durance e'er elſe ev'ry fafe faid faints falfe fame faſt felf-fame fell fhall fhew fide fight fince firſt flain fome foul fquire ftill ftir ftout fuch fuffer fure fwear fword h'had himſelf honour horfe horſe houſe inſtead itſelf juſt juſtice knight laſt law of arms learned leaſt lefs Magnano miſtake moſt muſt ne'er o'er oath Orfin philofophers pleaſe pow'r Quoth fhe Quoth Hudibras Quoth Ralpho raiſe refolv'd ſay ſet ſhall ſhe ſhould Sidrophel ſome ſpeed ſquire ſtand ſtars ſtate ſteed ſtill ſtone ſtraight ſtrange ſword tail Talgol thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou Trulla turn'd twas underſtand underſtood us'd uſe Whachum whofe worfe worſe wound
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Page 4 - 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 4 - For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope; And when he happened to break off I' th' middle of his speech, or cough, H...
Page 1 - 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...
Page 153 - The sun had long since, in the lap Of Thetis, taken out his nap ; And, like a lobster boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn...
Page 8 - 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 132 - To bid me not to love, Is to forbid my pulse to move, My beard to grow, my ears to prick up, Or (when I'm in a fit) to hickup.
Page 6 - He understood b' implicit faith : Whatever sceptic could inquire for, For every why he had a wherefore ; Knew more than forty of them do, As far as words and terms could go ; All which he understood by rote, And, as occasion serv'd, would quote ; No matter whether right or wrong, They might be either said or sung.
Page 2 - t has been held by many, that As Montaigne, playing with his cat, Complains she thought him but an ass, Much more she would Sir Hudibras.
Page 16 - This sword a dagger had, his page, That was but little for his age...
Page 22 - He took her naked, all alone, Before one rag of form was on. The Chaos, too, he had descried, And seen quite through, or else he lied; Not that of pasteboard, which men show For groats, at fair of Barthol'mew, But its great grandsire, first o...