 twixt south and south-west side; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no horse; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl, A calf an alderman,...  Hudibras: Poem - Page 3by Samuel Butler - 1812 - 410 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Butler - 1869 - 168 pages
...great critic, Profoundly skill'd in analytic : He could distinguish and divide, A hair 'twixt south and south-west side ; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute : He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no horse ; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl,... | |
 | William Francis Collier - American literature - 1869 - 572 pages
...skilled in analytic; Ho could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side ; o» 15 On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute ; He'd undertake to prove by force Of argument a man's no horse ; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl,... | |
 | William Cullen Bryant - American poetry - 1871 - 968 pages
...great critic, Profoundly skilled in analytic ; He could distinguish and divide A hair 'twixt south T f g [ ( ) * $ : He 'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man 's no horse ; He 'd prove a buzzard is no fowl,... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pages
...great critic, Profoundly skilled in analytic ; He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side ; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute : He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no horse ; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl,... | |
 | Angela Gillespie, Member of the Order of the Holy Cross - Elocution - 1871 - 664 pages
...a great critic, Profoundly skill'd in analytic: He could distinguish and divide A hair 'twixt south and southwest side; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute ; He'd run in debt by disputation, And pay with ratiocination : 2. All this by syllogism true, In mood... | |
 | 1871 - 800 pages
...great critic, Profoundly skilled in analytic, He could distinguish and divide A hair 'twixt South, and South-west side. On either which he would dispute Confute, change hands, and still confute, He'd undertake to prove hy force Of argument, a man's no horse. He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1872 - 786 pages
...and south-west side; On either which he would dispuie, Confute, change bands, and still confute: He d undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's...horse; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord tnay be an owl ; A calf an alderman, a goose a justice, And rooks committee-men and trustee». He'd... | |
 | Ephraim Hunt - American literature - 1872 - 658 pages
...great critic, Profoundly skilled in analytic : He could distinguish and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. He'd undertake to prove by force Of argument a man's no horse; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And... | |
 | Lal Behari Day - Bengal (India) - 1874 - 410 pages
...great critic, Profoundly skill'd in analytic ; He could distinguish and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side ; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. Rama Rupa was a strict disciplinarian. He had by him constantly, besides his crutch, a thin but longish... | |
 | Lāl Behārī Day, Lālavihārı̄ De - India - 1874 - 318 pages
...great critic, Profoundly skill'd in analytic ; He could distinguish and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side ; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. Rama Rupa was a strict disciplinarian. He had by him constantly, besides his crutch, a thin but longish... | |
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