Hudibras: A Poem in Three Cantos, Volumes 1-2Rickaby, 1793 |
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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 verse , 395 Which none does hear , but would have hung T ' have been ...
... 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 verse , 395 Which none does hear , but would have hung T ' have been ...
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 , 465 That kept the tow'ring fowl on wing , Breaking , down fell the ftar . Well fhot , Quoth Whachum , who right wifely thought He ' ad levell'd at a star , and ...
... Thro ' perspective more wistfully , When , by mischance , the fatal string , 465 That kept the tow'ring fowl on wing , Breaking , down fell the ftar . Well fhot , Quoth Whachum , who right wifely thought He ' ad levell'd at a star , and ...
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 farthest 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 farthest way about : Your ...
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... thro ' Hudibras . Whachum had got a fire - fork , With which he vow'd to do his work ; But Hudibras was well prepar'd , And ftoutly 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 ftoutly 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 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