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... half a grain ; Which made fome take him for a tool That knaves do work with , call'd a Fool . For ' t has been held by many , that As Montaigne , playing with his cat , Complains the thought him but an ass , Much more fhe would Sir ...
... half a grain ; Which made fome take him for a tool That knaves do work with , call'd a Fool . For ' t has been held by many , that As Montaigne , playing with his cat , Complains the thought him but an ass , Much more fhe would Sir ...
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... half so tender - hooft , Nor trod upon the ground fo foft ; And as that beast would kneel and stoop ( Some write ) to take his rider up ; So Hudibras's ( ' tis well known ) Would often do to fet him down . We shall not need to say what ...
... half so tender - hooft , Nor trod upon the ground fo foft ; And as that beast would kneel and stoop ( Some write ) to take his rider up ; So Hudibras's ( ' tis well known ) Would often do to fet him down . We shall not need to say what ...
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... half , Though writers , for more ftately tone , Do call him Ralpho , ' tis all one ; 460 And when we can , with metre fafe , We'll call him fo ; if not , plain Raph ; ( For rhyme the rudder is of verfes , With which , like fhips , they ...
... half , Though writers , for more ftately tone , Do call him Ralpho , ' tis all one ; 460 And when we can , with metre fafe , We'll call him fo ; if not , plain Raph ; ( For rhyme the rudder is of verfes , With which , like fhips , they ...
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... half a hundred men of war ; So he appear'd , and by his skill , 235 240 245 No lefs than dint of fword , could kill . The gallant Bruin march'd next him , With vifage formidably grim , 250 And rugged as a Saracen , Or Turk of Mahomet's ...
... half a hundred men of war ; So he appear'd , and by his skill , 235 240 245 No lefs than dint of fword , could kill . The gallant Bruin march'd next him , With vifage formidably grim , 250 And rugged as a Saracen , Or Turk of Mahomet's ...
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... 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 fpous'd in India , Of noble house , a lady gay , And got on her a race ...
... 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 fpous'd in India , Of noble house , a lady gay , And got on her a race ...
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