Hudibras: A Poem, in Three Cantos, Volume 1, Issue 1Rickaby, 1793 - 317 pages |
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... hold that no poem can be perfect which hath not at least one Episode of Love . It is not worth while to enquire , if the characters painted under the fictitious names of Hudibras , Crowdero , Orfin , Talgal , Trulla , & c . were drawn ...
... hold that no poem can be perfect which hath not at least one Episode of Love . It is not worth while to enquire , if the characters painted under the fictitious names of Hudibras , Crowdero , Orfin , Talgal , Trulla , & c . were drawn ...
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... hold the one , and some the other ; But howfoe'er they make a pother , The diff'rence was fo fmall , his brain Outweigh'd his rage but half a grain ; Which made fome take him for a tool That knaves do work with , call'd a Fool ; And ...
... hold the one , and some the other ; But howfoe'er they make a pother , The diff'rence was fo fmall , his brain Outweigh'd his rage but half a grain ; Which made fome take him for a tool That knaves do work with , call'd a Fool ; And ...
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... hold broth , And serve for fight and dinner both . In it he melted lead for bullets , To shoot at foes , and sometimes pullets ; To whom he bore fo fell a grutch , 350 355 He ne'er gave quarter t ' any fuch . The trenchant blade ...
... hold broth , And serve for fight and dinner both . In it he melted lead for bullets , To shoot at foes , and sometimes pullets ; To whom he bore fo fell a grutch , 350 355 He ne'er gave quarter t ' any fuch . The trenchant blade ...
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... eaves , From whence he vaulted into th ' seat , With fo much vigour , strength , and heat , That he had almost tumbled over 415 With his own weight , but did recover , By laying hold on tail and mane , Which oft 26 PART I. CANTO I.
... eaves , From whence he vaulted into th ' seat , With fo much vigour , strength , and heat , That he had almost tumbled over 415 With his own weight , but did recover , By laying hold on tail and mane , Which oft 26 PART I. CANTO I.
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A Poem, in Three Cantos Samuel Butler. By laying hold on tail and mane , Which oft he us'd inftead of rein . But now we talk of mounting steed , Before we further do proceed , It doth behove us to say something Of that which bore our ...
A Poem, in Three Cantos Samuel Butler. By laying hold on tail and mane , Which oft he us'd inftead of rein . But now we talk of mounting steed , Before we further do proceed , It doth behove us to say something Of that which bore our ...
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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