Hudibras: A Poem in Three Cantos, Volume 1Rickaby, 1793 |
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Page xi
... words , upon all occafions , that if they did not cut them short in pronunciation , they would grow tedious , and infufferable . " They infinitely affect rhyme , though it becomes their language the worst in the world , and spoils the ...
... words , upon all occafions , that if they did not cut them short in pronunciation , they would grow tedious , and infufferable . " They infinitely affect rhyme , though it becomes their language the worst in the world , and spoils the ...
Page xix
... words , and thoughts elegantly adapted to the occafion : objects which poffefs an affinity and congruity , or fometimes a contrast to each other , affembled with quickness and variety ; in fhort , every ingredient of wit , or of humour ...
... words , and thoughts elegantly adapted to the occafion : objects which poffefs an affinity and congruity , or fometimes a contrast to each other , affembled with quickness and variety ; in fhort , every ingredient of wit , or of humour ...
Page xxvii
... words , " Loro loro lilliburlero , that made an impreffion on the ( king's ) army that cannot be imagined by those that saw The whole army , and at last the people , both in city and country , were singing it perpetually ; and perhaps ...
... words , " Loro loro lilliburlero , that made an impreffion on the ( king's ) army that cannot be imagined by those that saw The whole army , and at last the people , both in city and country , were singing it perpetually ; and perhaps ...
Page xxxiii
... words than ideas , and the reader waftes much pains with them , and gets little information or amusement . Butler , on the contrary , has more ideas than words , his wit and learn- ing crowd so fast upon him , that he cannot find room ...
... words than ideas , and the reader waftes much pains with them , and gets little information or amusement . Butler , on the contrary , has more ideas than words , his wit and learn- ing crowd so fast upon him , that he cannot find room ...
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... not why ; When hard words , jealousies , and fears , Set folks together by the ears , And made them fight , like mad or drunk , For dame Religion as for Punk ; 5 Whose honesty they all durft fwear for , Tho ' Y.Refs sculp ...
... not why ; When hard words , jealousies , and fears , Set folks together by the ears , And made them fight , like mad or drunk , For dame Religion as for Punk ; 5 Whose honesty they all durft fwear for , Tho ' Y.Refs sculp ...
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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