The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by S. Johnson, Volume 131790 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 25
Page 7
... horse ;. He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl , And that a lord may be an owl ; 65 70 Ver . 62. ] Here is an alteration without any amendment ; for the following lines , And truly fo he was , perhaps , Not as a profelyte , but for claps ...
... horse ;. He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl , And that a lord may be an owl ; 65 70 Ver . 62. ] Here is an alteration without any amendment ; for the following lines , And truly fo he was , perhaps , Not as a profelyte , but for claps ...
Page 23
... horse : For having but one stirrup ty'd T ' his faddle on the further fide , It was fo fhort , h ' had much ado To reach it with his desperate toe 390 395 405 410 But after many ftrains and heaves , He got up to the faddle - eaves ...
... horse : For having but one stirrup ty'd T ' his faddle on the further fide , It was fo fhort , h ' had much ado To reach it with his desperate toe 390 395 405 410 But after many ftrains and heaves , He got up to the faddle - eaves ...
Page 25
... horse , 450 455 The other would not hang an arse . A Squire he had whofe name was Ralph , That in th ' adventure went his half , Though writers , for more ftately tone , Do call him Ralpho , ' tis all one ; And when we can , with metre ...
... horse , 450 455 The other would not hang an arse . A Squire he had whofe name was Ralph , That in th ' adventure went his half , Though writers , for more ftately tone , Do call him Ralpho , ' tis all one ; And when we can , with metre ...
Page 52
... horse that neigh'd ) . He , bravely venturing at a crown , By chance of war was beaten down , And wounded fore : his leg then broke , 135 140 Had got a deputy of oak ; For when a ship in fight is cropt , The knee with one of timber ' s ...
... horse that neigh'd ) . He , bravely venturing at a crown , By chance of war was beaten down , And wounded fore : his leg then broke , 135 140 Had got a deputy of oak ; For when a ship in fight is cropt , The knee with one of timber ' s ...
Page 65
... horse , But cruel , and without remorse . That which of Centaur long ago 445 Was faid , and has been wrested to Some other knights , was true of this , He and his horse were of a piece ; One spirit did inform them both , The felf - fame ...
... horse , But cruel , and without remorse . That which of Centaur long ago 445 Was faid , and has been wrested to Some other knights , was true of this , He and his horse were of a piece ; One spirit did inform them both , The felf - fame ...
Common terms and phrases
againſt arms baſe beafts Bear Bear-baiting beard beaſt Becauſe Befide beft beſt blows cafe caft caufe cauſe Cerdon Church cloſe confcience courſe Crowdero devil difpute Dogs editions of 1663 elfe elſe fafe faid falfe falſe fame faſt fatire feat fell fent ferve fhall fhew fide fight fince firft firſt flain fome foul ftand ftar ftill ftout ftraight fuch fuffer fwear fword hafte himſelf honour horfe horſe houſe inchanted inclufive itſelf Juft Knight ladies leaſt lefs leſs lover Magnano moft moſt muſt ne'er o'er oaths obferves Orfin pafs paſs perfon philofophers prifoner Quoth fhe Quoth Hudibras Quoth Ralpho raiſe reafon refolv'd Reftored Saints ſay ſenſe ſhall ſhe ſhould Sidrophel ſome Squire ſtand ſtars ſtill ſuch Talgol thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou Trulla turn'd twas underſtand underſtood Unleſs us'd uſe Whachum whofe worſe wound
Popular passages
Page 8 - For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope ; And when he happen'd to break off I...
Page 6 - 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 120 - In all the trade of war no feat Is nobler than a brave retreat : For those that run away, and fly, Take place at least o' the
Page 148 - Thou hast most traitorously corrupted the youth of the realm in erecting a grammar school: and whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books but the score and the tally, thou hast caused printing to be used ; and, contrary to the king, his crown, and dignity, thou hast built a paper-mill.
Page 130 - 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.
Page 27 - Still they are sure to be i' th' right. 'Tis a dark lantern of the Spirit, Which none see by but those that bear it ; A light that falls down from on high, For spiritual trades to cozen by ; An ignis fatuus, that bewitches, And leads men into pools and ditches...
Page 29 - 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 565 For groats at fair of Barthol'mew ; But its great grandsire, first o...
Page 7 - tis known he could speak Greek As naturally as pigs squeak ; That Latin was no more difficile, Than to a blackbird 'tis to whistle : Being rich in both, he never scanted His bounty unto such as wanted; But much of either would afford To many, that had not one word.
Page 24 - The beast was sturdy, large, and tall, With mouth of meal, and eyes of wall ; I would say eye, for he' had but one, As most agree, though some say none.
Page 29 - 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