Hudibras: A Poem, in Three Cantos, Volume 1, Issue 2T. Rickaby, 1793 - 357 pages |
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... thro ' nail'd by the ears ; All trades run in as to the fight Of monsters , or their dear delight , The gallow - tree , when cutting purse Breeds bus'nefs for heroic verfe , 385 390 395 Which none does hear , but would have hung T ...
... thro ' nail'd by the ears ; All trades run in as to the fight Of monsters , or their dear delight , The gallow - tree , when cutting purse Breeds bus'nefs for heroic verfe , 385 390 395 Which none does hear , but would have hung T ...
Page 346
... thro ' , blefs us ! quoth he , It is a planet now I fee ; And , if I err not , by his proper Figure , that's like tobacco - stopper , It should be Saturn : yes , ' tis clear ' Tis Saturn ; but what makes him there ? 440 445 450 455 He's ...
... thro ' , blefs us ! quoth he , It is a planet now I fee ; And , if I err not , by his proper Figure , that's like tobacco - stopper , It should be Saturn : yes , ' tis clear ' Tis Saturn ; but what makes him there ? 440 445 450 455 He's ...
Page 347
... Thro ' perspective more wistfully , When , by mischance , the fatal string , That kept the tow'ring fowl on wing , Breaking , down fell the ftar . Well fhot , Quoth Whachum , who right wisely thought He ' ad levell'd at a star , and hit ...
... Thro ' perspective more wistfully , When , by mischance , the fatal string , That kept the tow'ring fowl on wing , Breaking , down fell the ftar . Well fhot , Quoth Whachum , who right wisely thought He ' ad levell'd at a star , and hit ...
Page 355
... thro ' telescope , Or idly play at bo - peep with her , To find out cloudy or fair weather , Which ev'ry almanack can tell , Perhaps as learnedly and well As you yourself - Then , friend , I doubt You go the fartheft way about : Your ...
... thro ' telescope , Or idly play at bo - peep with her , To find out cloudy or fair weather , Which ev'ry almanack can tell , Perhaps as learnedly and well As you yourself - Then , friend , I doubt You go the fartheft way about : Your ...
Page 380
... thro ' Hudibras . Whachum had got a fire - fork , With which he vow'd to do his work ; But Hudibras was well prepar'd , And stoutly stood upon his guard : He put by Sidrophello's thrust , 1045 1050 1055 And in right manfully he rusht ...
... thro ' Hudibras . Whachum had got a fire - fork , With which he vow'd to do his work ; But Hudibras was well prepar'd , And stoutly stood upon his guard : He put by Sidrophello's thrust , 1045 1050 1055 And in right manfully he rusht ...
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againſt agen Altho anſwer b'ing beaſt Becauſe Befide believ'd beſt bus'neſs cafe CANTO cauſe cheat church cloven hoof confcience conſtant courſe deſign devil e'er ears elſe ev'ry faid faints falfe falſe faſt fear feats ferve fhall fhew fide fight fince firſt fome fooner forc'd foul fuch fure graces greateſt haſte heav'n himſelf horſe houſe intereſt itſelf juſt juſtice knight ladies laſt leaſt lefs leſs looſe loſe lover moſt muſt Napier's bones ne'er o'er oaths paſs paſt pleaſe poſt pow'r priſoners prov'd Quoth Hudibras rabble raiſe Ralpho reaſon reduc'd refolv'd reſt reſtore rump ſay ſcorn ſee ſenſe ſerve ſet ſhall ſhape ſhare ſhe ſhould Sidrophel ſome ſpirit ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtill ſtrange ſtrive ſwear themſelves there's Theſe things thofe thoſe thou thro Tis true trepan tricks truſt turn turn'd twas underſtand Unleſs us'd uſe Whachum whoſe worſe wou'd yourſelves