Hudibras: In Three Parts : Written in the Time of the Late WarsVernor and Hood, 1805 - 384 páginas |
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Hudibras: In Three Parts, Written in the Time of the Late Wars, Volumen2 Samuel Butler Sin vista previa disponible - 2015 |
Términos y frases comunes
Æneids agen ancient arms b'ing bear bear-baiting beard beast believ'd blood blows break bus'ness cause CERDON cheat Church conscience cou'd CROWDERO dame Devil dogs e'er ears enemy engag'd ev'ry eyes false fear feats fight forc'd force gain'd give grace haste head heart Heaven honour horse Julius Cæsar King Knight ladies laid learned lover magick MAGNANO Napier's Bones ne'er never numbers o'er O'th oaths on't ORSIN poets POPE JOAN pow'r PRESBYTER Prester John prov'd prove Quoth HUDIBRAS Quoth RALPHO rabble rais'd resolv'd rump Saints shew side SIDROPHEL soul specieses spirits Squire stars steed stout swear sword swore tail TALGOL thee there's things thou thought trepan tricks true TRULLA turn turn'd twas twill TYCHO BRAHE us'd vow'd WHACHUM Whore of Babylon wise witches words worse wou'd wounds
Pasajes populares
Página 7 - A sect whose chief devotion lies In odd perverse antipathies, In falling out with that or this, And finding somewhat still amiss ; More peevish, cross, and splenetic, Than dog distract, or monkey sick...
Página 278 - For loyalty is still the same Whether it win or lose the game ; True as the dial to the sun, Although it be not shin'd upon.
Página 7 - For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant ; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery ; And prove their doctrine orthodox By apostolic blows and knocks...
Página 3 - 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, a goose a justice, And rooks committee-men and trustees.
Página 153 - The sun had long since, in the lap Of Thetis, taken out his nap, And, like a lobster boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn...
Página 141 - Quoth he, My faith, as adamantine, As chains of destiny, I'll maintain ; True as Apollo ever spoke, Or oracle from heart of oak ; And if you'll give my flame but vent, Now in close hugger-mugger pent, And shine upon me but benignly, With that one, and that other pigsney...
Página 165 - Have a care o' th' main chance, And Look before you ere you leap ; For As you sow, y...
Página 361 - Though women first were made for men, Yet men were made for them again : For when (out-witted by his wife) Man first turn'd tenant but for life, if women had not interven'd, How soon had mankind had an end ! And that it is in being yet, To us alone you are in debt.
Página 27 - Success, the Mark no Mortal Wit, Or surest Hand, can always hit: 880 For whatsoe'er we perpetrate, We do but row, we're steer'd by Fate, Which in Success oft disinherits, For spurious Causes, noblest Merits.
Página 63 - AY me ! what perils do environ The man that meddles with cold iron ! What plaguy mischiefs and mishaps Do dog him still with after-claps ! For though Dame Fortune seem to smile, And leer upon him for a while, She'll after show him, in the nick Of all his glories, a dog-trick. This any man may sing or say, I' th