 | Ephraim Hunt - 1872 - 658 pages
...sores of faith are cured again; Although, by woeful proof, we fmd They always leave a scar behind. 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... | |
 | 1874 - 576 pages
...Puritans ; and few pieces have been so often quoted against them by churchmen as the following lines : il 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... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876 - 870 pages
...pebble-stones When he harangued, but known his phrase, He would have used no other ways. Religion of HmJibras. 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... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 470 pages
...knew what's what, and that's as high As metaphysic wit can fly. He was deep in school divinity, and 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 - 1877 - 610 pages
...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 : i»o 'Twas Presbyterian true blue ; 2 For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant Saints, whom all... | |
 | William Davenport Adams - 1880 - 362 pages
...heard three labourers of Babel, Or Cerberus himself pronounce A leash of languages at once. And this : 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... | |
 | John McGovern - 1880 - 762 pages
...the size of pots of ale, And wisely tell what hour o' th' day The clock does strike by algebra. 3. For his religion, it was fit To match his learning, and his wit. 'T was Presbyterian, true blue; For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant... | |
 | William Swinton - 1880 - 694 pages
...satirical expressions in this description of the theology of the schoolmen. If.— RELIGION OF HLDIBRASFor his religion, it was fit To match his learning and his wit : IJO 'Twas Presbyterian true blue ; For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant * saints, whom all... | |
 | Noble Kibby Royse - 1881 - 646 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: 'T was Presbyterian true blue ; For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant... | |
 | English poets - 1889 - 596 pages
...second three years later, and the third not til) 1678. He died in London in 1680. RELIGION OF HUDIBRAS. 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... | |
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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... 
