 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pages
...their Bells, And Prtgnt her Complaint of Tereut tells. Cur. The Sun had long fince in the Lap Of Thetts taken out his Nap ; And, like a Lobfter boil'd, the Morn From black to red began to turn. Hunt. Aurora on Etejlan Breezes borne, With blufhing Lips breathes out the .fprightty Morn. Each Flow'r... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1750 - 488 pages
...ftriving to make good his own, As by the fequel mall be fhown. The Sun had long fmce, in the lap 30 Of THETIs, taken out his Nap, And like a Lobfter boil'd, the Morn From black to red began to turn i When HUDIBRAs, whom thoughts and aking 'Twixt fleeping kept, all night, and waking 35 Began to rub... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1753 - 466 pages
...Ihown. The fun had long fince in the lap 30 Of Thetis taken out his nap, And like a lohfler \3O\Vd, the morn From black to red began to turn ; "When Hudibras, whom thoughts and aking, 'Twixt fleeping kept all night, and waking^ 35 Began to rub his drowfy eyes, And from his couch... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 512 pages
...Faith ; Each ftri-ving to make good his own , As ly the Sequel fh nil befhown. The Sun had long ftne e in the Lap Of Thetis taken out his Nap , And like a Lobftcr botl'd , the Morn From Black to Red began to tara. When Hudibras 3 whom Thoughts ana Akin g... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1762 - 464 pages
...putting on, With entering manfully, and urging; - ....;, Not flow approaches, like a virgin. Canto I. The fun had long fince in the lap Of Thetis taken...boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn. Part 2. canto 2. Books, like men, their authors, have but one way of coming 'into the world ; but there... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1765 - 578 pages
...and putting on, With entering manfully, and urging ; Not flow approaches, like a virgin. C*nt» i . The fun had long fince in the lap Of Thetis taken out his nap ; And, like a lobfter bofl'd, the morn From black to red began to turn. Part 2. canto 2. Books, like men, their authors,... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1772 - 398 pages
...entering manfully, and urging ; Not flow approaches, like a viigin. , Cante I. The fun had long fmce in the lap Of Thetis taken out his nap ; And, like...boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn. Part 2. cantt z. Books, like men, their authors, have but one way of coming into the world; but there... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1773 - 404 pages
...by the fcque.l fhall be fliown. The fun bad long fmce, in the lap Of Thetis, taken out his nap. )0 And like a lobfter boil'd, the morn, From black to red began to turn ; When Hudibias, whom thoughts and aking, Twixt fleeping kept all night, and waking, , Began to rub his drowfy... | |
 | James Beattie - 1776 - 582 pages
...and wifh ourfelves poflefled of that very turn of fancy which produced the drollery in queftion. * The fun had long fince in the lap Of Thetis taken...boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn. " "Ch. I. LUDICROUS COMPOSITION* 337 " But as we may be betrayed into a mo" mentary belief, that Garrick... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - 1777 - 348 pages
...affect the mind with a lively fenfe of pleafure. This we may perceive in the following lines of Butler : The fun had long fince in the lap] Of Thetis taken...boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn. HUD. Part II. Cant. II. Ver. 29. This effect is called burlefque ; and a great object degraded in this... | |
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