 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson - 1862 - 346 pages
...or as Duns Scotus — ' He could raise scruples, dark and nice, And after solve them in a trice.' ' For his religion, it was fit To match his learning and his wit ; 'Twos Presbyterian true blue ; For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant... | |
 | English poets - 1862 - 626 pages
...three years later, and the third not till 1678. He died in London in 1680. RELIGION OF HUDIBRAS. FOB 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... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1864 - 518 pages
...165 He could unriddle in a moment, In proper terms, such as men smatter, When they throw out and miss the matter. For his Religion, it was fit To match his learning and his wit: 19t 'Twas Presbyterian, true blue.t For he was of that, stubborn crew Of errant^ saints, whom all men... | |
 | Thomas Budd Shaw, sir William Smith - 1864 - 554 pages
...RESTORATION. 145. Samuel Butler. 1612-1680. (Manual, pp. 222-228.) From • Hudibras.' HUDIBEAS'S RELIGION. For his Religion, it was fit To match his learning and his wit; 'Tvvas Presbyterian, true blue ; For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant... | |
 | William Adolphus Wheeler - 1865 - 462 pages
...dissenters were often included, were more particularly designated by this term. Thus Butler : — ' For his religion, it was fit To match his learning and his wit, — 'Twos Presbyterian true bZwe.' Hvdibras. That this epithet of derision should find its way to the... | |
 | 1866 - 390 pages
...IB8 He could unriddle in a moment, In proper terms, such as men smatter When they throw out and miss the matter. For his religion, it was fit To match his learning and his wit : 190 'Twas Presbyterian true blue ; For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 544 pages
...comment, He could unriddle in a moment, In proper terms, such as men smaller When they throw out and miss the matter. For his religion, it was fit To match his learning and his wit; . 190 v. 181 ] Several of the ancients have supposed that Adam and Eye had no naveU; and, amoii.? the moderns,... | |
 | John Chippendall Montesquieu Bellew - 1868 - 936 pages
...disputation, And pay with ratiocination : All this by syllogism true, In mood and figure, he would do. 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... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1869 - 168 pages
...comment, He could unriddle in a moment, In proper terms, such as men smatter When they throw out and miss the matter. 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... | |
 | sir William Smith - 1869 - 382 pages
...THE AGE OF THE RESTORATION. 108. Samuol Sutler. 1612-1680. (History, p. 123.) HUDIBRAS'S RELIGION. For his Religion, it was fit To match his learning and his wit ; 'Twns Presbyterian, true blue ; For he was of that stubborn crew 5 Of errant saints, whom all men... | |
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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... 
