 | Samuel Butler - 1861 - 394 Seiten
...Till falling back still, for retreat, He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat. For as those fowls that lire in water Are never wet, he did but smatter ; Whate'er...Yet none a deeper knowledge boasted, Since old Hodge Bacon,r and Bob Grosted.f Th' intelligible world he knew, And all men dream on't to be true, That in... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Thomas Park - 1808 - 506 Seiten
...the arts Did he advance his natnral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, He fell to jnggle, cant, and cheat : For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did bnt smatter ; Whate'er he labonr'd to appear, His nnderstanding still was clear ; Yet none a deeper... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1809 - 448 Seiten
...fowls that live in water Are nf.ver wet, he did hut smaller: Q&Q Whate'er he lahour'dto appear, IIis understanding still was clear: Yet none a deeper knowledge boasted, Since old c Hodg-Bacon and Bob Grostcd. Th' Intelligible World he knew, 2« And all men dream on't to be trae... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1810 - 372 Seiten
...Ictho mala ; trcdul:' vitun Spes afit, et melius eras fore semper ait. T&ulhtt. He (fell to ;uggle, cant and cheat—- For as those fowls that live in water Are mT!-r wet, he did but unatter; Whate'er he lahour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear. A... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1812 - 876 Seiten
...Did he advance his nat'ral parts ; Till falling back still, for retreat, He fell to juggle, catit, and cheat : For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; 220 Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear. Yet none a deeper knowledge... | |
 | George Crabbe - 1816 - 338 Seiten
...letho mala; rrnlula vitam Spc's alft, ct melius eras fore semper alt. Tibnllus. He fell to joggle, cant, and cheat—— For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter ; Whatever he labour*d to appear, His understanding stilt was clear. A paltrv wretch be bad, half-starv'd,... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 456 Seiten
...the arts Did he advance his natural parts, Till falling back still, for retreat,) He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat : For as those fowls that live in...never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour'd to appeal-, His understanding still was clear ; Yet none a deeper knowledge boasted, Since old Hodge Bacon,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 416 Seiten
...advanee his natural parts, 'rill falling baek still, for retreat,) He fell to juggle, eant, and eheat: For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smatter; Whate'er he labour' d to appear, His understanding still was elear; Yet none a deeper knowledge boasted, Sinee... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1819 - 402 Seiten
...arts, 215 Did he advance his nat'ral parts; Till falling back still, for retreat, He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat: For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smarter: 220 Whate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear, v. 209. But, at a dog... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 412 Seiten
...the arts Did he advance his natural parts, Till falling back still, for retreat,) He fell to juggle, cant, and cheat: For as those fowls that live in water Are never wet, he did but smarter ; AVhate'er he labour'd to appear, His understanding still was clear; Yet none a deeper knowledge... | |
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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 ; So in the circle of the arts, Did he advance his nat'ral parts, Till falling back still, for retreat, He... 
