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... English Lands, Letters and Kings ... - Pagina 195door Donald Grant Mitchell - 1890Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| John Bell - 1797 - 722 pagina’s
...2oo Call fire, and sword, and desolation, A godly, thorough Reformation, Which always must becarry'd on, 'And still be doing, never done; As if Religion were intended 205 For nothing else but to be mended; A sect whose chief devotion lies In odd perverse antipathies;... | |
| William Smith - 1803 - 584 pagina’s
...Thus, too many seem to run a constant round from Error to Truth, and from Truth to Error back again " As if Religion were intended " For nothing else — but to be mended ,.•" — there being scarce a folly of all the ancient Corruptions of Christianity, which might not... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1805 - 440 pagina’s
...Call fire, and sword, and desolation, A godly thorough reformation, „ Which always must be carry'd on, And still be doing, never done : As if Religion were intended 205 Jpr nothing else but to be mended. A sect whose chief devotion lies In odd perverse antipathies... | |
| 1807 - 552 pagina’s
...; Call lire, and sword, and desolation, A godly thorough reformation: Which always must be carried on, And still be doing, never done ; As if religion were intended For nothing else but to be mended. HUDIBRiS. t Diet. CASTELLANUS. NoteQ. II Decad. VI. Epist. 7. | Burke's Speech, &c. on Feb. n, 1780.... | |
| Samuel Butler, Thomas Park - 1808 - 506 pagina’s
...; Call tire, and sword, and desolation, A godly, thorongh Reformation, Which always mnst be carried on, And still be doing, never done ; As if Religion were intended For nothing else bnt to be mended : A sect ''"' whose chief devotion lies In odd perverse antipathies ; In railing ont... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1812 - 876 pagina’s
...200 Call fire, and sword, and desolation, A godly thorough reformation, Which always must be carryM on, And still be doing, never done ; As if religion were intended 205 For nothing else but te be mended. A sect whose chief devotion lies In odfl perverse antipathies... | |
| Robert Deverell - 1813 - 666 pagina’s
...200 Call fire, and sword, and desolation, A godly thorough reformation, Which always must be carry 'd on, And still be doing, never done-: As if religion were intended r , 205 For nothing else but to be mended. Thus was he gifted and accouter'd, 237 We mean on th' inside,... | |
| Robert Deverell - 1816 - 304 pagina’s
...200 Call fire, and sword, and desolation, A godly thorough reformation, Which always must be carry'd on, And still be doing, never done : As if religion were intended 205 For nothing else but to be mended. Thus was he gifted and accouter'd, 237 We mean on th;' inside,... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1819 - 390 pagina’s
...Which always must be carried on, And still be doing, never done ; As if religion were intended 205 For nothing else but to be mended. A sect whose chief...with that or this, And finding somewhat still amiss ; 210 wounded grievously above forty more, whereof many are likely to die ; frightened women with child,... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1819 - 560 pagina’s
...Which always must be carry *d on, And still be doing, never done; As if religion were intended 205 For nothing else but to be mended. A sect whose chief...with that or this, And finding somewhat still amiss: 210 More peevish, cross, and splenetic, Than dog distract, or monkey sick ; That with more care keep... | |
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