 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
 | William Davenport Adams - Poetry - 1880 - 362 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... | |
 | Almon Benson Richmond - Alcoholism - 1880 - 404 pages
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 | Joseph Angus - English literature - 1880 - 726 pages
...a 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... | |
 | Law - 1881 - 684 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." Zaccliias's whole work from beginning to end is a mass of verbosity; and what he culls from the writings... | |
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...South and South-vat Side ; On either which ho would dispute, Confute, change Hands, and still confute ; He'd undertake to prove by Force Of Argument a Man's no Horse ; Ho'd prove a Buzzard Is no Fowl, And that a /.'•..-' may be an Owl, A Calt an AUerman, a Goose... | |
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...great critic, Profoundly skilled 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 undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no horse ; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl,... | |
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...great critic, Profoundly skilled 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 undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no horse ; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl,... | |
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...great critic, Profoundly skilled 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 undertake to prove by force Of argument, a man's no horse ; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And... | |
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