The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and critical, by S. Johnson, Volume 131790 |
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... o'er as fwaddle Mighty he was at both of these , And styl'd of War , as well as Peace ( So fome rats , of amphibious nature , Are either for the land or water ) ; But here our Authors make a doubt Whether he were more wife or ftout ...
... o'er as fwaddle Mighty he was at both of these , And styl'd of War , as well as Peace ( So fome rats , of amphibious nature , Are either for the land or water ) ; But here our Authors make a doubt Whether he were more wife or ftout ...
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... o'er the ftrings , Which was but foufe to chitterlings : For guts , fome write , ere they are fodden , Are fit for mufic or for pudden ; From whence men borrow every kind Of minstrelly by ftring or wind . His grifly beard was long and ...
... o'er the ftrings , Which was but foufe to chitterlings : For guts , fome write , ere they are fodden , Are fit for mufic or for pudden ; From whence men borrow every kind Of minstrelly by ftring or wind . His grifly beard was long and ...
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... o'er the men of ftring ( As once in Perfia , ' tis said , Kings were proclaim'd by a 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 ...
... o'er the men of ftring ( As once in Perfia , ' tis said , Kings were proclaim'd by a 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 ...
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... o'er which they ftraddle , And every man ate up his faddle ; He was not half so nice as they , But ate it raw when ' t came in ' s way . 280 He ' ad trac'd the countries far and near , More than Le Blanc the traveller , Who writes , he ...
... o'er which they ftraddle , And every man ate up his faddle ; He was not half so nice as they , But ate it raw when ' t came in ' s way . 280 He ' ad trac'd the countries far and near , More than Le Blanc the traveller , Who writes , he ...
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... o'er his brazen arms he held ; But brafs was feeble to refift 335 The fury of his armed fift ; 340 Ver . 331. ] Simeon Wait a tinker , as famous an Independent preacher as Burroughs ; who , with equal blafphemy to his Lord of Hofts ...
... o'er his brazen arms he held ; But brafs was feeble to refift 335 The fury of his armed fift ; 340 Ver . 331. ] Simeon Wait a tinker , as famous an Independent preacher as Burroughs ; who , with equal blafphemy to his Lord of Hofts ...
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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