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His grisly beard was long and thick , With which he strung his fiddle - stick ; For
he to horse - tail scorn'd to owe For what on his own chin did grow . Chiron , the
four - legg'd bard , had both A beard and tail of his own growth ; 130 . And yet by
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His grisly beard was long and thick , With which he strung his fiddle - stick ; For
he to horse - tail scorn'd to owe For what on his own chin did grow . Chiron , the
four - legg'd bard , had both A beard and tail of his own growth ; 130 . And yet by
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... having found Where thistles grew on barren ground , 840 In haste he drew his
weapon out , And having cropt them from the root , He clapp'd them underneath
the tail Of steed , with pricks as sharp as nail ; The angry beast did straight resent
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... having found Where thistles grew on barren ground , 840 In haste he drew his
weapon out , And having cropt them from the root , He clapp'd them underneath
the tail Of steed , with pricks as sharp as nail ; The angry beast did straight resent
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This said , they wav'd their weapons round 125 About their heads to clear the
ground , And , joining forces , laid about So fiercely , that th ' amazed rout Turn'd
tail again , and straight begun , As if the devil drove , to run . 130 Meanwhile they
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This said , they wav'd their weapons round 125 About their heads to clear the
ground , And , joining forces , laid about So fiercely , that th ' amazed rout Turn'd
tail again , and straight begun , As if the devil drove , to run . 130 Meanwhile they
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Next it appears I am no horse , That I can argue and discourse , Have but two
legs , and ne'er a tail . Quoth she , That nothing will avail ; For some philosophers
of late here , Write men have four legs by Nature , And that ' tis custom makes
them ...
Next it appears I am no horse , That I can argue and discourse , Have but two
legs , and ne'er a tail . Quoth she , That nothing will avail ; For some philosophers
of late here , Write men have four legs by Nature , And that ' tis custom makes
them ...
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This said , he to his engine flew , Plac'd near at hand , in open view , And rais'd it
till it level'd right Against the glow - worm tail of kite , Then peeping through ,
Bless us ! ( quoth he ) It is a planet , now , I see ; And , if I err not , by his proper ...
This said , he to his engine flew , Plac'd near at hand , in open view , And rais'd it
till it level'd right Against the glow - worm tail of kite , Then peeping through ,
Bless us ! ( quoth he ) It is a planet , now , I see ; And , if I err not , by his proper ...
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Página 15 - 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 6 - t has been held by many, that As Montaigne, playing with his cat, Complains she thought him but an ass, Much more she would Sir Hudibras.
Página 216 - March proudly to the river's side, And o'er the waves in triumph ride ; Like Dukes of Venice, who are said The Adriatic sea to wed ; And have a gentler wife than those For whom the state decrees those shows.
Página 6 - Tis plain enough he was no such; We grant, although he had much wit, He was very shy of using it; As being loth to wear it out. And therefore bore it not about, Unless on holy-days, or so, As men their best apparel do.
Página 14 - Although by woful proof we find They always leave a scar behind. He knew the seat of paradise, Could tell in what degree it lies: And, as he was disposed, could prove it, Below the moon, or else above it. What Adam dreamt of when his bride Came from her closet in his side: Whether the Devil tempted her By a...
Página 231 - But as a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again: And still he's in the self-same place Where at his setting out he was...
Página 60 - For he was of that noble trade That demi-gods and heroes made, Slaughter, and knocking on the head...
Página 14 - 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...
Página 122 - In all the trade of war no feat Is nobler than a brave retreat : For those that run away, and fly, Take place at least o' the
Página 100 - 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...
Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Works of the English Poets: Butler Volumen6 de The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Charles Bathurst |
| Autor | Samuel Johnson |
| Colaboradores | H. Hughs, Charles Bathurst |
| Editor | H. Hughs, 1779 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Oxford |
| Digitalizado | 26 Sep. 2006 |
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