 Twas English cut on Greek and Latin, Like fustian heretofore on satin; It had an odd promiscuous tone, As if h' had talked three parts in one; Which made some think, when he did gabble, Th' had heard three labourers of Babel, Or Cerberus himself pronounce...  Hudibras: Poem - Page 4by Samuel Butler - 1812 - 410 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 252 pages
...fustian heretofore on satin. It had an odd promiscuous tone, As if he had talked three parts in one ; Which made some think, when he did gabble, Th' had heard three labourers of Babel. JOHN DEYDEN: 1631-1700. Drydon, one of the great masters of English verse, was the son of a gentleman... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1866 - 366 pages
...cut on Greek and Latin, Like fustian heretofore on satin ; It had an odd promiscuous tone, As if h' had talk'd three parts in one 100 Which made some...did gabble, Th' had heard three labourers of Babel, 7a In the several counties, especially the Associated ones (Middlesex, Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Norfolk,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1890 - 342 pages
...authority, from the members of the two Houses at Westminster, to fine and imprison whom thev pleased. Or Cerberus himself pronounce A leash of languages at once. This he as volubly would vent, 10.5 As if his stock would ne'er be spent : And truly, to support that charge, He had supplies as vast... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 544 pages
...cut on Greek and Latin, Like fustian heretofore on satin; It had an old promiscuous tone, As if h' had talk'd three parts in one; 100 Which made some...languages at once. This he as volubly would vent, As if his stock would ne'er be spent: And truly, to support that charge, He had supplies as vast and... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1869 - 168 pages
...fustian heretofore on sattin. It had an odd promiscuous tone, As if h' had talk'd three parts in one ; Which made some think, when he did gabble, Th' had...of languages at once. This he as volubly would vent As if his stock would ne'er be spent ; And truly to support that charge, He had supplies as vast and... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1869 - 340 pages
...heretofore on sattin. I0 It had an odd promiscuous tone, As if hj had talk'd three parts in one ;" Which made some think, when he did gabble, Th' had heard three labourers of Babel,12 1 Such was Alderman Pennington, who sent a person to Newgate for singing (what he called)... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1870 - 644 pages
...promiscuous tone, As if he had talked three parts in one. Which made some think when he did gabble They had heard three labourers of Babel, Or Cerberus himself pronounce A leash of languages at once. HIS SWORD AND DAGGER. His puissant sword unto his side Near his undaunted heart was tied, With basket... | |
 | English periodicals - 1871 - 930 pages
...promiscuous tone, As if he talked three parts in one : Which made some think, when he did gabble, They heard three labourers of Babel ; Or Cerberus himself pronounce A leash of languages at once." Moreover, he rarely contents himself with a solitary comparison (as we have just seen), but he constantly... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pages
...fustian heretofore on satin ; It had an odd promiscuous tone, As if h' had talked three parts in one ; Which made some think, when he did gabble, Th' had heard three laborers of Babel, Or Cerberus himself pronounce A leash of languages at once. RICHARD LOVELACE. Richard... | |
 | American literature - 1872 - 660 pages
...talked three parts in one ; Which made some think, when he did rabble, They had heard three laborers of Babel, Or Cerberus himself pronounce A leash of languages at once. This he as volubly would vent As if his stock would ne'er he spent. And truly, to support that charge, He had supplies as vast and... | |
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