Hudibras: A Poem, in Three Cantos, Volume 1, Issue 1Rickaby, 1793 - 317 pages |
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Page iv
... mean office , but one that required a knowledge of the law and constitution of his country , and a proper behaviour to men of every rank and occupation : besides , in those times , before the roads were made good , and fhort visits fo ...
... mean office , but one that required a knowledge of the law and constitution of his country , and a proper behaviour to men of every rank and occupation : besides , in those times , before the roads were made good , and fhort visits fo ...
Page xii
... mean and paltry . “ The king is neceffitated to lay heavy taxes upon his subjects in his own defence , and to keep ... means to do by Paris , renders himself weaker , by endea vouring to appear the more magnificent : lets go the ...
... mean and paltry . “ The king is neceffitated to lay heavy taxes upon his subjects in his own defence , and to keep ... means to do by Paris , renders himself weaker , by endea vouring to appear the more magnificent : lets go the ...
Page xx
... mean perfons and things in pompous language , and a magnificent manner , or sometimes levelling fublime and pompous paffages to the standard of low imagery . The principal actions of the poem are four : Hudibras's victory over Crowdero ...
... mean perfons and things in pompous language , and a magnificent manner , or sometimes levelling fublime and pompous paffages to the standard of low imagery . The principal actions of the poem are four : Hudibras's victory over Crowdero ...
Page xxi
... means 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 ...
... means 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 ...
Page xxiii
... means the wonderful bir or banian def- cribed by Milton . The fig - tree , not that kind for fruit renown'd , But fuch as at this day to Indians known In Malabar or Decan , fpreads his arms , Branching 1726 , when it was printed at ...
... means the wonderful bir or banian def- cribed by Milton . The fig - tree , not that kind for fruit renown'd , But fuch as at this day to Indians known In Malabar or Decan , fpreads his arms , Branching 1726 , when it was printed at ...
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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