 | John Bell - 1797 - 722 pages
...themselves do words! Could tell what subtlest parrots mean, That speak and think contrary clean ; 550 What member 'tis of whom they talk When they cry Rope, and Walk, Knave, Walk. He'd extract numbers out of matter, And keep them in a glass, like water, Of sov'reign pow'r to make men... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1801 - 528 pages
...Adept Pbilofophers : Sec a trad, entitled, The Golden Calf, Could tell what fubtleft parrots mean, 550 That fpeak and think contrary clean; What member 'tis...they talk, When they cry Rope, and Walk, knave, walk . written in Latin by John Frederick Helretius, publifhed 1670, p.()7, 1O4, 115. Public Library Cambridge,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 434 pages
...speaking of Ralpho's skill in augury, he says — " Could tell what subtlest parrots mean, " That speak and think contrary clean ; " What member 'tis of whom...talk, " When they cry rope, and walk, knave, walk'' Wen.burton. So, in Decker's Satiromastix ; " But come, respice funem." Steenens. t jour customers?]... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 418 pages
...speaking of Ralpho's skill in augury, he says — " Could tell what subtlest parrots mean, " That speak and think contrary clean ; " What member 'tis of whom they talk, " When they cry rope, and viali, knave, viali." Warburton. So, in Decker's Satiromastix : "But come, respice funem." Steevens.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 426 pages
...speaking of Ralpho's skill in augury, he says— " Could tell what subtlest parrots mean, " That speak and think contrary clean; " What member 'tis of whom they talk, " When they cry rope, and "uait, knave, vialk." Warburton. So, in Decker's Satiromastix : "But come, respice funem." Steevens.... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1805 - 440 pages
...themselves do words r Cou'd tell what subtlest parrots mean, Thnt speak, and think contrary clean : 550 What Member 'tis of whom they talk, When they cry. Rope, and walk, knave, walk. Jfe'd extract numbers oxit of matter, Aail keep them in a glass, like water ; Of sov'reign pow'r to... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 404 pages
...where, speaking of Ralpho's skill in augury, he says, Could tell what subtlest parrots mean, That speak and think contrary clean ; What member 'tis of whom...they talk, When they cry ROPE, and walk, knave, walk. WARBURTON. 36 Kitchen-vestal.] Her charge being like that of the vestal virgins, to keep the fire burning.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 380 pages
...says: " Conld tell what snhtlest parrots mean, "That speak and think contrary clean; " What memher 'tis of whom they talk, "When they cry rope, and walk, knave, walk." WAHBUHToN. So, in Decker's Satiromastix : '"lint come, respice j'nnem." STEEvENs. The phrase is common... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Thomas Park - 1808 - 506 pages
...speech of hirds As well as they themselves do words ; Conld tell what snbtlest parrots mean, That speak and think contrary clean ; What member 'tis of whom...they talk When they cry ' Rope,' and ' Walk, knave, walk.1 He'd extract nnmbers ont of matter, And keep them in a glass, like water, Of sovereign pow'r... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 652 pages
...of birds As well, as they themselves do words; 100 Could tell what subtlest parrots mean, That speak and think contrary clean; What member 'tis of whom...When they cry " Rope," and " Walk, knave, walk." He'd extract numbers out of matter, And keep them in a glass, like water, Of sovereign power to make men... | |
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