Hudibras: A Poem in Three Cantos, Volumes 1-2Rickaby, 1793 |
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Page 327
... oath obliges not , Where any thing is to be got , : 100 . As thou haft prov'd , yet ' tis profane , And finful , when men fwear in vain . Quoth Ralph , not far from hence doth dwell A cunning man , hight Sidrophel , That deals in ...
... oath obliges not , Where any thing is to be got , : 100 . As thou haft prov'd , yet ' tis profane , And finful , when men fwear in vain . Quoth Ralph , not far from hence doth dwell A cunning man , hight Sidrophel , That deals in ...
Page 410
... , not me , to know ; But if you have , I shall confess , Y'are honester than I could guess . Quoth he , if you suspect my troth , I cannot prove it but by oath ; 195 200 And , if you make a question on ' t 410 PART III . CANTO I.
... , not me , to know ; But if you have , I shall confess , Y'are honester than I could guess . Quoth he , if you suspect my troth , I cannot prove it but by oath ; 195 200 And , if you make a question on ' t 410 PART III . CANTO I.
Page 412
... oaths are the only tests and scales Of right and wrong , and true and false ; And there's no other way to try The doubts of law and justice by . 220 225 230 Quoth fhe , what is it you would fwear ? 235 There's no believing till I hear ...
... oaths are the only tests and scales Of right and wrong , and true and false ; And there's no other way to try The doubts of law and justice by . 220 225 230 Quoth fhe , what is it you would fwear ? 235 There's no believing till I hear ...
Page 427
... t'impose . Why then , quoth he , may hell furprise . That trick , faid fhe , will not pass twice : the heavens fall , and cover 495 500 505 I've learn'd how far I'm to believe Your pinning oaths PART III . 427 CANTO I.
... t'impose . Why then , quoth he , may hell furprise . That trick , faid fhe , will not pass twice : the heavens fall , and cover 495 500 505 I've learn'd how far I'm to believe Your pinning oaths PART III . 427 CANTO I.
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... oaths upon your sleeve ; But there's a better way of clearing What you would prove , than downright swearing : For if you have perform'd the feat , The blows are visible as yet , Enough to ferve for fatisfaction Of niceft fcruples in ...
... oaths upon your sleeve ; But there's a better way of clearing What you would prove , than downright swearing : For if you have perform'd the feat , The blows are visible as yet , Enough to ferve for fatisfaction Of niceft fcruples in ...
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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