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... half would thruft , the other strike ; And when their forces he had join'd , He scorn'd to turn his parts behind . He Trulla lov'd , Trulla , more bright Than burnish'd armour of her knight ; 365 A bold Ver . 365. ] The daughter of ...
... half would thruft , the other strike ; And when their forces he had join'd , He scorn'd to turn his parts behind . He Trulla lov'd , Trulla , more bright Than burnish'd armour of her knight ; 365 A bold Ver . 365. ] The daughter of ...
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... half of thee as good To bear out blows as that of wood ? Could not the whipping - poft prevail , With all its rhetoric , nor the jail , 960 965 To Ver . 944. ] The fkin encounter`d , & c . In the two first editions . Ver . 947. ] on ...
... half of thee as good To bear out blows as that of wood ? Could not the whipping - poft prevail , With all its rhetoric , nor the jail , 960 965 To Ver . 944. ] The fkin encounter`d , & c . In the two first editions . Ver . 947. ] on ...
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... half of him ' s already flain , The other is not worth your pain ; Th ' honour can but on one fide light , As worship did , when y ' were dubb'd Knight ; Wherefore I think it better far 1075 To keep him prifoner of war , And let him ...
... half of him ' s already flain , The other is not worth your pain ; Th ' honour can but on one fide light , As worship did , when y ' were dubb'd Knight ; Wherefore I think it better far 1075 To keep him prifoner of war , And let him ...
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... 1663 . Ver . 37. ] For now the half - defeated Bear . Thus al- tered 1674 , 1684 , 1689 , 1694 , 1700. Reftored as above , 1704 . H 3 Gave way to fortune , and with hafte Finding their HUDIBRAS , PART I. CANTO III . 101.
... 1663 . Ver . 37. ] For now the half - defeated Bear . Thus al- tered 1674 , 1684 , 1689 , 1694 , 1700. Reftored as above , 1704 . H 3 Gave way to fortune , and with hafte Finding their HUDIBRAS , PART I. CANTO III . 101.
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... ears , which in the martial 14/5 Encounter loft a leathern parcel : For as an Auftrian archduke once Had one ear ( which in ducatoons Is half the coin ) in battle par'd Close to 3 Is HUDIBRA S , PART I. CANTO III . 105.
... ears , which in the martial 14/5 Encounter loft a leathern parcel : For as an Auftrian archduke once Had one ear ( which in ducatoons Is half the coin ) in battle par'd Close to 3 Is HUDIBRA S , PART I. CANTO III . 105.
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Page 8 - He'd run in debt by disputation, And pay with ratiocination : All this by syllogism true, In mood and figure he would do. For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope : And when he happen'd to break off I' th' middle of his speech, or cough, H...
Page 27 - Could tell what subtlest parrots mean, That speak and think contrary clean ; What member 'tis of whom they talk When they cry ' Rope,' and
Page 32 - To those that dwell therein well known, Therefore there needs no more be said here, We unto them refer our reader ; For brevity is very good, When w
Page 197 - Offender : But they maturely having weigh'd, They had no more but him o...
Page 13 - 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...
Page 305 - Nick Machiavel had ne'er a trick (Though he gave his name to our Old Nick) But was below the least of these 1.315 That pass i' th
Page 233 - I' th' garb and habit of a dog That was his tutor, and the cur Read to th' occult philosopher, And taught him subtly to maintain All other sciences are vain.
Page 102 - Have these bones rattled, and this head So often in thy quarrel bled ? Nor did I ever winch or grudge it For thy dear sake.' Quoth she, ' Mum budget.' ' Think'st thou 'twill not be laid i' th' dish Thou turn'dst thy back ?' Quoth Echo,
Page 183 - The sun had long since, in the lap Of Thetis, taken out his nap, And, like a lobster...
Page 12 - For his religion, it was fit To match his learning and his wit : 'Twas Presbyterian true blue, For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant...