The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, Volúmenes 6-7Samuel Johnson C. Bathurst, 1779 |
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... 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 could reduce all things to acts , And knew their natures ...
... 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 could reduce all things to acts , And knew their natures ...
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... said , it was ftolen : but being to march away , he who would eat no ftolen goofe , made no fcruple to ride away upon a stolen mare ; for , plundering Mrs. Bartlet of her mare , this hypocritical captain gave fufficient teftimony to the ...
... said , it was ftolen : but being to march away , he who would eat no ftolen goofe , made no fcruple to ride away upon a stolen mare ; for , plundering Mrs. Bartlet of her mare , this hypocritical captain gave fufficient teftimony to the ...
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... said here , We unto them refer our reader ; For brevity is very good , When w ' are , or are not understood . 670 To this town people did repair On days of market or of fair , And Ver . 665. ] Brentford , which is eight miles weft from ...
... said here , We unto them refer our reader ; For brevity is very good , When w ' are , or are not understood . 670 To this town people did repair On days of market or of fair , And Ver . 665. ] Brentford , which is eight miles weft from ...
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... said , X Kings were proclaim'd by a horse that neigh'd ) . ; i He , bravely vent'ring at a crown , By chance of war was beaten down , And wounded fore : his leg then broke , Had got a deputy of oak ; For when a fhip in fight is cropt ...
... said , X Kings were proclaim'd by a horse that neigh'd ) . ; i He , bravely vent'ring at a crown , By chance of war was beaten down , And wounded fore : his leg then broke , Had got a deputy of oak ; For when a fhip in fight is cropt ...
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... said , " I was a Ja- " cobite rafcal ; that my horfes were guilty of high trea- " fon , and my waggon ought to be hanged . " I an- " swered , " It was already drawn , and within a yard " or two of being quartered ; but as to being ...
... said , " I was a Ja- " cobite rafcal ; that my horfes were guilty of high trea- " fon , and my waggon ought to be hanged . " I an- " swered , " It was already drawn , and within a yard " or two of being quartered ; but as to being ...
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Página 8 - For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope; And when he happened to break off I...
Página 181 - In times of peace, an Indian, Not out of malice, but mere zeal, Because he was an infidel, The mighty...
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 20 - Still they are sure to be i' th' right. 'Tis a dark lantern of the Spirit, Which none see by but those that bear it ; A light that falls down from on high, For spiritual trades to cozen by ; An ignis fatuus, that bewitches, And leads men into pools and ditches...
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 179 - Why should not Conscience have vacation As well as other courts o' th' nation ; Have equal power to adjourn, Appoint appearance and return...
Página 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...
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...