The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volumes 6-7Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 |
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Pagina 11
... matter whether right or wrong ; They might be either said or fung . 135 His notions fitted things fo well , That which was which he could not tell ; 140 But oftentimes miftook the one For th ' other , as great clerks have done . He ...
... matter whether right or wrong ; They might be either said or fung . 135 His notions fitted things fo well , That which was which he could not tell ; 140 But oftentimes miftook the one For th ' other , as great clerks have done . He ...
Pagina 14
... matter . For his religion , it was fit To match his learning and his wit ; 190 ' Twas Ver . 181. ] Several of the Ancients have fuppofed that Adam and Eve had no navels ; and , among the Moderns , the late learned Bishop Cumberland was ...
... matter . For his religion , it was fit To match his learning and his wit ; 190 ' Twas Ver . 181. ] Several of the Ancients have fuppofed that Adam and Eve had no navels ; and , among the Moderns , the late learned Bishop Cumberland was ...
Pagina 29
... , and Walk , knave , walk , He'd extract numbers out of matter , And keep them in a glass , like water , Ver . 546. ] Alluding to the Philofopher's Stone . of Of fovereign power to make men wife ; For , HUDIBRAS , PART I. CANTO I.
... , and Walk , knave , walk , He'd extract numbers out of matter , And keep them in a glass , like water , Ver . 546. ] Alluding to the Philofopher's Stone . of Of fovereign power to make men wife ; For , HUDIBRAS , PART I. CANTO I.
Pagina 30
... Matter feen undreft : He took her naked , all alone , Before one rag of form was on . The Chaos , too , he had defcry'd , 555 560 And feen quite through , or elfe he ly'd ; Not that of Pafteboard , which men shew For groats , at fair of ...
... Matter feen undreft : He took her naked , all alone , Before one rag of form was on . The Chaos , too , he had defcry'd , 555 560 And feen quite through , or elfe he ly'd ; Not that of Pafteboard , which men shew For groats , at fair of ...
Pagina 33
... matter which ,. They ' re all alike , yet we shall pitch . On one that fits our purpose most , Whom therefore thus do we accost . Thou that with ale , or viler liquors , 640 645 Didft inspire Withers , Pryn , and Vickars ,, And force ...
... matter which ,. They ' re all alike , yet we shall pitch . On one that fits our purpose most , Whom therefore thus do we accost . Thou that with ale , or viler liquors , 640 645 Didft inspire Withers , Pryn , and Vickars ,, And force ...
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Pagina 312 - tis a greater mystery in the art Of painting to foreshorten any part, Than draw it out ; so 'tis in books the chief Of all perfections to be plain and brief.
Pagina 9 - Twas English cut on Greek and Latin, Like fustian heretofore on satin ; It had an odd promiscuous tone, As if h' had talk'd three parts in one ; Which made some think, when he did gabble, Th' had heard three labourers of Babel, Or Cerberus himself pronounce A leash of languages at once.
Pagina 10 - His tawny beard was th' equal grace Both of his wisdom and his face ; In cut and dye so like a tile, A sudden view it would beguile ; The upper part whereof was whey, The nether orange, mix'd with gray.
Pagina 179 - Why should not Conscience have vacation As well as other courts o' th' nation ; Have equal power to adjourn, Appoint appearance and return...
Pagina 11 - He understood b' implicit faith; 130 Whatever sceptic could inquire for, For every why he had a wherefore ; Knew more than forty of them do, As far as words and terms could go; All which he understood by rote, And, as occasion...
Pagina 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...