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... With basket - hilt that would hold broth , And serve for fight and dinner both ; In it he melted lead for bullets To shoot at foes , and sometimes pullets , To whom he bore fo fell a grutch , He ne'er gave quarter to any such .
... With basket - hilt that would hold broth , And serve for fight and dinner both ; In it he melted lead for bullets To shoot at foes , and sometimes pullets , To whom he bore fo fell a grutch , He ne'er gave quarter to any such .
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... greater troops of theep h ' had fought Than Ajax or bold Don Quixote ; And many a ferpent of fell kind , With wings before and stings behind , Subdued ; as poets say , long agone , Bold Sir George , Saint George , did the Dragon .
... greater troops of theep h ' had fought Than Ajax or bold Don Quixote ; And many a ferpent of fell kind , With wings before and stings behind , Subdued ; as poets say , long agone , Bold Sir George , Saint George , did the Dragon .
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... And ' gainst Ev'l Counsellors did cry ; Botchers left old cloaths in the lurch , And fell to turn and patch the Church ; Some cry'd the Covenant , instead 545 Of pudding - pies and ginger - bread ; And some for brooms , old boots ...
... And ' gainst Ev'l Counsellors did cry ; Botchers left old cloaths in the lurch , And fell to turn and patch the Church ; Some cry'd the Covenant , instead 545 Of pudding - pies and ginger - bread ; And some for brooms , old boots ...
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Then was the Cause of gold and plate , The Brethrens ' offerings , consecrate , Like th ' Hebrew calf , and down before it The Saints fell prostrate , to adore it : So say the Wicked -- and will you Make that sarcasmous scandal true ...
Then was the Cause of gold and plate , The Brethrens ' offerings , consecrate , Like th ' Hebrew calf , and down before it The Saints fell prostrate , to adore it : So say the Wicked -- and will you Make that sarcasmous scandal true ...
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I had no sooner spoke « « these words , but they fell upon me like thunder , “ stript my cattle in a twinkling , and beat me black 6 and blue with my own oak - branches . " . 680 685 For then I'll take another course , And HUDIBRAS ...
I had no sooner spoke « « these words , but they fell upon me like thunder , “ stript my cattle in a twinkling , and beat me black 6 and blue with my own oak - branches . " . 680 685 For then I'll take another course , And HUDIBRAS ...
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Page 8 - He'd run in debt by disputation, And pay with ratiocination : All this by syllogism true, In mood and figure he would do. For rhetoric, 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 speech, or cough, H...
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Page 13 - 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...
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Page 104 - Have these bones rattled, and this head So often in thy quarrel bled ? Nor did I ever winch or grudge it For thy dear sake.' Quoth she, ' Mum budget.' ' Think'st thou 'twill not be laid i' th' dish Thou turn'dst thy back ?' Quoth Echo,
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Page 12 - For his religion, it was fit To match his learning and his wit : 'Twas Presbyterian true blue, For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant...
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| Title | The Works of the English Poets: Butler Volume 6 of The Works of the English Poets, Samuel Johnson Volume 6 of The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Henry Hughs |
| Author | Samuel Johnson |
| Editor | Samuel Johnson |
| Publisher | H. Hughs, 1779 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 21 Oct 2005 |
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