 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...His Roots {till keep the Earth, his Head the Skies. s',--. OATH. Oaths are but Words, and Words bnt Wind ; Too feeble Implements to bind : And Saints, whom Oaths or Vows oblige, Know little of their Privilege. For, if the Devil, to ferve his Turn, Can tell Truth j why the Saints fhould {com, When... | |
 | Robert Manning - 1725 - 400 pages
...in the Strongeft Terms, may •be broke through like Cob webs , and wemuft agree with Hudibras that, Oaths are but Words, and Words but Wind'. Too feeble Implements to bind. Of which Commodious Dodrine we may fuipecl that Cranmer had no great Abhorrence, 4tiWy, He was thefirft... | |
 | Samuel Butler - Satire - 1744 - 570 pages
...andforfwear, on Occafion, 105 I doubt not, but it will appear With pregnant Light : The Point is clear. Oaths are but Words, and Words but Wind; Too feeble Implements to bmd; And hold with Deeds Proportion, fo no As Shadows to a Subftance do. Then when they ftrive for... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1750 - 488 pages
...forfwear, on occafion, 105 I doubt not, but it will appear With pregnant light i The Point is clear. Oaths are but Words, and Words but Wind ; Too feeble implements to bind ; . And hold with Deeds proportion, fo As Shadows to a Subftance do. Thea Then when they ftrive for place,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 566 pages
...andforfwear , on Occafon , J doubt nrt, but it w'dl appear With pregnant Light. The Point is clear : Oaths are but Words , and Words but Wind ; Too feeble Implements to bind ; And hold with Deeds Proportion , ft As Shadows to a Subftance do. \ Tenwhen they ftrive for Place , 'tis... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 514 pages
...and forfwear , on Occajton t I doubt not t but it will appear With pregnant Light. The Point is clear .Oaths are but Words , and Words but Wind ; Too feeble Implements to bind ; And hold with Deeds Proportion , fo As 'Shadows to a Subftance do. Ten when they ftrive for Place , 'tis... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 338 pages
...forfwear on occafion, I doubt not but it will appear I05 With pregnant light i the point is clear. Oaths are but words, and words but wind ; Too feeble implements to bind; And hold with deeds proportion fo As madows to a fubftance do. jit Then when they ftrive for place, 'tis... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...on occafion, I doubt I doubt not but it will appear I of With pregnant light : the point is clear; Oaths are but words, and words but wind; Too feeble implements to bind ; And hold with deeds proportion fo As ihadows to a fubftance do. 119 Then when they ftrive for place, 'tis... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1797 - 722 pages
...forswear on occasion, I doubt not but it will appear 105 With pregnant light : the point is clear. Oaths are but words, and words but wind ; Too feeble implements to bind ; And huld with deeds proportion so As shadows to a substance do. no Then when they strive for place, 't... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 842 pages
...fwear and forfwear on occafion, I do'ibt not hut it wiUappear With pregnant light : the point is clear. Oaths are but words, and words but wind; Too feeble implements to bind; And hold with de ds proportion fo As <h tdu wi to a fubftaace do. Then when they ftrive for place, 'tis... | |
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With pregnant light : The point is clear. Oaths are but words, and words but wind, Too feeble implements to bind, And hold with deeds proportion, so, As shadows to a substance do. 
