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" I' th' middle of his speech, or cough, H' had hard words ready to show why, And tell what rules he did it by; Else, when with greatest art he spoke, You'd think he talk'd like other folk: For all a rhetorician's rules Teach nothing but to name his tools. "
Hudibras: A Poem - Page 5
by Samuel Butler - 1822 - 494 pages
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Hudibras

Samuel Butler - 1861 - 394 pages
...disputation. And pay with ratiocination: All this by syllogism, true In mood and figure he would do. For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out...of his speech, or cough. H' had hard words ready to show why, And tell what rules he did it by; Else, when with greatest art he spoke, You'd think he talk'd...
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The Art of English Poetry Containing: Rules for making verses. A collection ...

Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...long back on it felf recoils. Milt. RHERHETORICIAN. For Rhetorick, he could not ope His Mouth, jtiut out there flew a Trope : And when he happen'd to break off 1'th'Middle of his Speech, or cough, H*ad Words ready to fhew why, And i-fil what Rules he did it by....
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Hudibras: In Three Parts, Written in the Time of the Late Wars, Volume 1

Samuel Butler - Satire - 1744 - 570 pages
...Ratiocination. All this by Syllogifm, true 80 In Mood and Figure, he wou'd do. For Rbetonck, he cou'd not ope His mouth, but out there flew a Trope : And when he happen'd to break off I'th' middle of his Speech, or cough, 85 H' had hard Words ready to fhew why, And tell what Rules he...
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Hudibras: In Three Parts. Written in the Time of the Late Wars. By Samuel ...

Samuel Butler - 1753 - 466 pages
...fyllcgifm, true 80 In mood and figure he would do. For Rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out their flew a trope ; And when he happen'd to break off I' th' middle of his fpeech, or cough, 85 H' had hard words, ready to fhew why, And tell what rules he did it by : El!e,...
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Hudibras: In Three Parts

Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1761 - 570 pages
...Ratiocination. 2 ^ ' All this by Syllogifm, true 80 In Mood and Figure, he wou'd do. For RHETORICK, he cou'd not ope His Mouth, but out there flew a Trope : And when he happen'd to break off I'th' middle of his Speech, or cough, 85 H' had hard Words ready to mew why, And tell what Rules he...
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Hudibras: In Three Parts. Written in the Time of the Civil Wars. By Samuel ...

Samuel Butler - 1773 - 404 pages
...difputation, And pay with ratiocination : All this by fyllogifm, true In mood and figure, he would do. 89 For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out...when he happen'd to break off I' th' middle of his fpeech, or cough, H' had hard words, ready to fhew why, 85 And tell what rules he did it by: Elfe when...
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Hudibras, in Three Parts: Written in the Time of the Late Wars, Volume 1

Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1774 - 254 pages
...pay with ratiocination : All this by fyilogifm, true In mood and figure, he would do. For rhetorie, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope; And when he happen'd to break off 1'th'middle of his fpeech, or cough, H'had hard words, ready to (hew why, And tell what rules he did...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces ..., Volume 6, Page 1

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 338 pages
...difputation, And pay with ratiocination : All this by fyllogifin, true In mood and figure, he would do. So For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out...when he happen'd to break off I' th' middle of his fpeech, or cough, H' had hard words ready to fhew why, .85 And tell what rules he did it by ; Elfe...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 6

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 372 pages
...difputation, .And pay with ratiocination i : All this by fyllogifm, true In mood and figure, he would do. 8 o For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope ; And when he happen\l to break off I' th' middle of his fpeech, or cough, H' had hard words ready to fhew why, .fc...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volumes 6-7

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 738 pages
...with ratiocination i All this by fyllogifin, true In mood and figure, he would do. 80 For rhetorie, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope ; And when he happen ' d to break off I' th' middle of his fpeech, or cough, H' had hard words ready to mew why,...
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