 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pages
...long back on it felf recoils. Milt. RHERHETORICIAN. For Rhetorick, he could not ope His Mouth, jtiut out there flew a Trope : And when he happen'd to break off 1'th'Middle of his Speech, or cough, H*ad Words ready to fhew why, And i-fil what Rules he did it by.... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1744 - 570 pages
...Ratiocination. All this by Syllogifm, true 80 In Mood and Figure, he wou'd do. For Rbetonck, he cou'd 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, 85 H' had hard Words ready to fhew why, And tell what Rules he... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1753 - 466 pages
...Truflecs. He'd run in debt by difputation, And pay with ratiocination : All this by fyllcgifm, true 80 In mood and figure he would do. For Rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out their flew a trope ; And when he happen'd to break off I' th' middle of his fpeech, or cough, 85 H'... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1761 - 570 pages
...Ratiocination. 2 ^ ' All this by Syllogifm, true 80 In Mood and Figure, he wou'd do. For RHETORICK, he cou'd 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, 85 H' had hard Words ready to mew why, And tell what Rules he... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1773 - 404 pages
...difputation, And pay with ratiocination : All this by fyllogifm, true In mood and figure, he would do. 89 For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out...when he happen'd to break off I' th' middle of his fpeech, or cough, H' had hard words, ready to fhew why, 85 And tell what rules he did it by: Elfe when... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1774 - 254 pages
...pay with ratiocination : All this by fyilogifm, true In mood and figure, he would do. For rhetorie, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope; And when he happen'd to break off 1'th'middle of his fpeech, or cough, H'had hard words, ready to (hew why, And tell what rules he did... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 338 pages
...difputation, And pay with ratiocination : All this by fyllogifin, true In mood and figure, he would do. So For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out...when he happen'd to break off I' th' middle of his fpeech, or cough, H' had hard words ready to fhew why, .85 And tell what rules he did it by ; Elfe... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 372 pages
...difputation, .And pay with ratiocination i : All this by fyllogifm, true In mood and figure, he would do. 8 o For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope ; And when he happen\l to break off I' th' middle of his fpeech, or cough, H' had hard words ready to fhew why, .fc... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 738 pages
...with ratiocination i All this by fyllogifin, true In mood and figure, he would do. 80 For rhetorie, 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 fpeech, or cough, H' had hard words ready to mew why,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 350 pages
...difputation, 'And pay with ratiocination i All this by fyllogifm, true In mood and figure, he would do. sŤ For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope 5 "And when he happen'd to break off I' th' middle of his fpeech, or cough, H' had hard words ready... | |
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... 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... 
