 | Samuel Butler - 1864 - 426 pages
...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' had hard words ready... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1865 - 784 pages
...1G60-1685.] SAMUEL BUTLER. 295 All t'.iis by syllogism true, In mood and figure he would do. For rhetoric1, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope: And when he happen'd to break off In tli* middle of his speech, or cough, H' had hard words ready to... | |
 | 1865 - 590 pages
...hands, and still confute.' But his power in logic was not equal to his skill in rhetoric. ' For Rhetoric he could not ope His mouth but out there flew a trope.' Fourteen years' silence and meditation have not amended in our author this over-copiousness of rhetoric.... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 252 pages
...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 happened to break off I' th' middle of his speech, or cough, He had hard words, ready... | |
 | Samuel Wainwright - 1865 - 510 pages
...unknown. In this respect, what Butler says of Sir Hudibras is of universal application, " For rhetoric he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope." Nor would this be less true even if there should be many who, with respect to rhetoric, should find... | |
 | Acrostics - 1865 - 260 pages
...earth.' . ER 326 'And whilst in wealth he cuts and carves, His worthy second prays and starves.' • 1. 'He could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope.' 2. ' The Crown of France.' 3. ' The worm i' the bud.' 4. ' Lead me, ye guards, lead me — Or to the... | |
 | John Bartlett - 1865 - 504 pages
...distinguish, and divide A hair, 'twixt south and southwest side. Part i. Canto i. Line 67. For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope. Part i. Canto i. Line 81. Whatever sceptic could inquire for, For every why he had a wherefore. Part... | |
 | 1866 - 390 pages
...pay with ratiocination : All this by syllogism, true In mood and figure he would do. so 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' had hard words ready... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 544 pages
...with ratiocination : All this by syllogism, true In mood and figure, he would do. 80 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 ccugh, H' had hard words ready to... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1867 - 752 pages
...pearls and rubies softly hrake A silver sound that heavenly music seem'd to make. Spenser. For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope. Butler, Hud. 1, I. 81. BHDTE. The river Rhine, it is well known, Doth wash your city of Cologne ; But... | |
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For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope ; And when he happened to break off I... 
