Hudibras: A Poem, in Three Cantos, Volume 1, Issue 1Rickaby, 1793 - 317 pages |
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... equal . Prior , as Dr. Johnson says , had not Butler's exuberance of matter , and variety of illustration . The fpangles of wit which he could afford , he knew how to po- lish , but he wanted the bullion of his mafter . Hudibras , then ...
... equal . Prior , as Dr. Johnson says , had not Butler's exuberance of matter , and variety of illustration . The fpangles of wit which he could afford , he knew how to po- lish , but he wanted the bullion of his mafter . Hudibras , then ...
Page 1
... half an equal . Plock of Wit and Valour He had laid in , by Birth a Taylor Their armes and Equipage did fit . as well as Vertues , Parts , and Wit : Their Valours too were of a Rate and out they fally'd at the Gate ; N ...
... half an equal . Plock of Wit and Valour He had laid in , by Birth a Taylor Their armes and Equipage did fit . as well as Vertues , Parts , and Wit : Their Valours too were of a Rate and out they fally'd at the Gate ; N ...
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... equal grace Both of his wifdom and his face ; In cut and dye so like a tile , A fudden view it would beguile : The upper part thereof was whey , The nether orange , mixt with grey . This hairy meteor did denounce The fall of fceptres ...
... equal grace Both of his wifdom and his face ; In cut and dye so like a tile , A fudden view it would beguile : The upper part thereof was whey , The nether orange , mixt with grey . This hairy meteor did denounce The fall of fceptres ...
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... equal stock of wit and valour 465 He had laid in , by birth a taylor . The mighty Tyrian queen that gain'd , With fubtle fhreds , a tract of land , Did leave it , with a castle fair , To his great ancestor , her heir ; 470 From him ...
... equal stock of wit and valour 465 He had laid in , by birth a taylor . The mighty Tyrian queen that gain'd , With fubtle fhreds , a tract of land , Did leave it , with a castle fair , To his great ancestor , her heir ; 470 From him ...
Page 53
... equal to their worth ; But fometimes fail , and in their stead Fortune and cowardice fucceed . Yet we have no great cause to doubt , 885 Our actions still have borne us out ; 890 Which , tho ' they're known to be so ample , We need not ...
... equal to their worth ; But fometimes fail , and in their stead Fortune and cowardice fucceed . Yet we have no great cause to doubt , 885 Our actions still have borne us out ; 890 Which , tho ' they're known to be so ample , We need not ...
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againſt agen arms b'ing baſe bear bear-baiting beard beaſt Becauſe beſt blows Butler CANTO caſe cauſe Cerdon church cloſe confcience courſe Crowdero dame defigned diſpatch diſpute durance elſe ev'ry faid faints falſe fame faſt fatire fhall fide fight firſt flain fome fometimes ftout fuch fwear fword himſelf honour horſe houſe itſelf juſt juſtice Knight laſt learned leaſt leſs loſe Magnano moſt muſt ne'er noiſe noſe numbers o'er oath Orfin perfons pleaſe poem poet pow'r profe publiſhed Quoth fhe Quoth Hudibras Quoth Ralpho racters raiſe Ralpho reaſon refolv'd repreſent reſt Samuel Butler ſay ſecond ſee ſeen ſenſe ſet ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome ſpeak ſpeed ſpirit Squire ſtand ſtars ſtate ſteed ſtill ſtocks ſtone ſtout ſtraight ſtrange ſwear Talgol thee themſelves theſe thoſe thou Trulla turn'd twas underſtood Unleſs us'd uſe valour verſe whofe Whoſe worſe worſt wound