Hudibras: A Poem in Three Cantos, Volume 1Rickaby, 1793 |
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... half a grain ; Which made fome take him for a tool That knaves do work with , call'd a Fool ; And offer'd to lay wagers , that As Montaigne , playing with his cat , Complains the thought him but an ass , Much more she wou'd Sir Hudibras ...
... half a grain ; Which made fome take him for a tool That knaves do work with , call'd a Fool ; And offer'd to lay wagers , that As Montaigne , playing with his cat , Complains the thought him but an ass , Much more she wou'd Sir Hudibras ...
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... And yet so fiery , he would bound , As if he griev'd to touch the ground : That Cæfar's horfe , who , as fame goes , Had corns upon his feet and toes , 420 425 430 Was not by half fo tender - hooft , Nor PART I. 27 CANTO I.
... And yet so fiery , he would bound , As if he griev'd to touch the ground : That Cæfar's horfe , who , as fame goes , Had corns upon his feet and toes , 420 425 430 Was not by half fo tender - hooft , Nor PART I. 27 CANTO I.
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A Poem in Three Cantos Samuel I Butler. Was not by half fo tender - hooft , Nor trod upon the ground so soft : And as that beast would kneel and stoop , Some write , to take his rider up : So Hudibras his , ' tis well known , Would often ...
A Poem in Three Cantos Samuel I Butler. Was not by half fo tender - hooft , Nor trod upon the ground so soft : And as that beast would kneel and stoop , Some write , to take his rider up : So Hudibras his , ' tis well known , Would often ...
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... half . Though writers , for more stately tone , Do call him 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 ...
... half . Though writers , for more stately tone , Do call him 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 ...
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... half a hundred men of war ; So he appear'd , and by his skill , No less than dint of fword , cou'd kill . The gallant Bruin march'd next him , With visage formidably grim , And rugged as a Saracen , Or Turk of Mahomet's own kin , Clad ...
... half a hundred men of war ; So he appear'd , and by his skill , No less than dint of fword , cou'd kill . The gallant Bruin march'd next him , With visage formidably grim , And rugged as a Saracen , Or Turk of Mahomet's own kin , Clad ...
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