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... Ralpho and the Widow . The verse consists of eight fyllables , or four feet , a measure which , in unskilful hands , foon becomes tiresome , and will ever be a dangerous snare to meaner and less masterly imitators . The Scotch , the ...
... Ralpho and the Widow . The verse consists of eight fyllables , or four feet , a measure which , in unskilful hands , foon becomes tiresome , and will ever be a dangerous snare to meaner and less masterly imitators . The Scotch , the ...
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... Ralpho does that of the independents : it would be de- grading the liberal spirit , and universal genius of Mr. Butler , to narrow his general fatire to a particular libel on any cha- racters , however marked and prominent . To a fingle ...
... Ralpho does that of the independents : it would be de- grading the liberal spirit , and universal genius of Mr. Butler , to narrow his general fatire to a particular libel on any cha- racters , however marked and prominent . To a fingle ...
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... Ralpho , they fay , represents the parliament of independents , called Barebones Parliament ; Bruin is fometimes the royal perfon , fometimes the king's adherents : Orfin represents the royal party - Talgol the city of London - Colon ...
... Ralpho , they fay , represents the parliament of independents , called Barebones Parliament ; Bruin is fometimes the royal perfon , fometimes the king's adherents : Orfin represents the royal party - Talgol the city of London - Colon ...
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... Ralpho , ' tis all one : And when we can , with metre safe , We'll call him fo , if not , plain Raph ; For rhyme the rudder is of verses , 455 460 With which , like ships , they steer their courses . An equal stock of wit and valour 465 ...
... Ralpho , ' tis all one : And when we can , with metre safe , We'll call him fo , if not , plain Raph ; For rhyme the rudder is of verses , 455 460 With which , like ships , they steer their courses . An equal stock of wit and valour 465 ...
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... Ralpho knew , and therefore took The other course , of which we spoke . Thus was th ' accomplish'd squire endu'd With gifts and knowledge per❜lous fhrewd : Never did trusty squire with knight , 625 Or knight with fquire , e'er jump ...
... Ralpho knew , and therefore took The other course , of which we spoke . Thus was th ' accomplish'd squire endu'd With gifts and knowledge per❜lous fhrewd : Never did trusty squire with knight , 625 Or knight with fquire , e'er jump ...
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againſt agen almoſt arms b'ing baſe beaft bear bear-baiting beard beaſt Becauſe beſt blows Butler CANTO caſe cauſe Cerdon church cloſe confcience courſe Covent Garden Crowdero dame diſpatch diſpute dogs elſe ev'ry faid faints falſe fame faſt fatire fhall fide fight firſt flain fome fometimes ftout fuch fwear fword fynods himſelf honour horſe houſe itſelf juſt juſtice Knight laſt learned leaſt lefs leſs Magnano moſt muſt ne'er noſe numbers o'er oath Orfin perfons pleaſe poem poet pow'r publiſhed Quoth fhe Quoth Hudibras Quoth Ralpho racters raiſe reaſon refolv'd reſpect reſt ſaid Samuel Butler ſay ſecond ſee ſeen ſenſe ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome ſpeed ſpirit Squire ſtand ſtars ſtate ſteed ſtill ſtocks ſtone ſtout ſtraight ſtrange ſuch ſwear ſword Talgol thee themſelves theſe thoſe thou Trulla turn'd Twas underſtood Unleſs us'd uſe verſe Whoſe worſe worſhip worſt wound