Hudibras: A Poem in Three Cantos, Volumes 1-2Rickaby, 1793 |
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Page 374
... Marry'd his punctual dofe of wives , Is cuckolded , and breaks , or thrives . There's but the twinkling of a star Between a man of peace and war r ; 3 . A thief and justice , fool and knave , A huffing off'cer and a slave ; 955 960 A ...
... Marry'd his punctual dofe of wives , Is cuckolded , and breaks , or thrives . There's but the twinkling of a star Between a man of peace and war r ; 3 . A thief and justice , fool and knave , A huffing off'cer and a slave ; 955 960 A ...
Page 407
... marry her , And bribe the devil himself to carry her . In which both dealt , as if they meant Their party faints to represent , Who never fail'd , upon their sharing In any profperous arms - bearing , To lay themselves out to fupplant ...
... marry her , And bribe the devil himself to carry her . In which both dealt , as if they meant Their party faints to represent , Who never fail'd , upon their sharing In any profperous arms - bearing , To lay themselves out to fupplant ...
Page 430
... marriages clapp'd up in heav'n ; And that's the reason , as fome guess , There is no heav'n in marriages ; Two things that naturally press Too narrowly , to be at ease : 550 Their bus'ness there is only love , Which marriage is not like ...
... marriages clapp'd up in heav'n ; And that's the reason , as fome guess , There is no heav'n in marriages ; Two things that naturally press Too narrowly , to be at ease : 550 Their bus'ness there is only love , Which marriage is not like ...
Page 431
... Marriage is but a beast , some say , That carries double in foul way , 570 And therefore ' tis not to be admir'd , It should so fuddenly be tir'd ; A bargain , at a venture made , Between two partners in a trade ; For what's inferr'd by ...
... Marriage is but a beast , some say , That carries double in foul way , 570 And therefore ' tis not to be admir'd , It should so fuddenly be tir'd ; A bargain , at a venture made , Between two partners in a trade ; For what's inferr'd by ...
Page 432
... marriage day is paid , Or hour of death , the bet is laid ; And all the reft of better or worse , Both are but lofers out of purse : 580 For when upon their ungot heirs . 585 Th ' entail themselves and all that ' s theirs , What blinder ...
... marriage day is paid , Or hour of death , the bet is laid ; And all the reft of better or worse , Both are but lofers out of purse : 580 For when upon their ungot heirs . 585 Th ' entail themselves and all that ' s theirs , What blinder ...
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againſt agen Altho anſwer b'ing beaſt Becauſe believ'd beſt bus'nefs CANTO caſe cauſe cheat church cloſe confcience conſtant courſe deſign devil e'er ears elſe ev'ry faid faints falfe falſe faſt fave fear feats ferve fhew fide fight fince firſt fome fooner forc'd foul ftill fuch fure graces greateſt haſte heav'n himſelf honour horſe houſe inſtead intereſt itſelf juſt juſtice knight ladies laſt leaſt lefs leſs looſe loſe lover moſt muſt myſelf Napier's bones ne'er o'er oaths paſs paſt pleaſe pow'r priſoners prov'd Quoth Hudibras rabble raiſe Ralpho reaſon reduc'd refolv'd reſtore rump ſay ſee ſenſe ſerve ſet ſhall ſhape ſhare ſhe ſhould Sidrophel ſome ſpirit ſtand ſtars ſtate ſtay 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