| Samuel Butler - 1709 - 654 Seiten
...'Tis plain enough he was no fuch ; We grant, altho' he had much Wit, H' was very ftiie of ufing it 5 As being loth to wear it out, And therefore bore it not about ; Unlefs on Holy-Days, or fo, , As Men their belt Apparel do. Befide, 'tis known he could fpeak Greek,... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1750 - 488 Seiten
...much, 'Tis plain enough he was no fuch i C 45 We grant altho' he had much wit,, H' was very fhy of ufmg it ; As being loth to wear it out, And therefore bore it not about ; Unlefs on holy-days, or fo, I 50 As men their beft apparel do. Befide, 'tis known he cou'd fpeak... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1757 - 406 Seiten
...plain enough he was no fitch : . > . i.. We grant , alt he' he had much Wit , H'was very fhy of ufing it ; As being loth to wear it out , And therefore bore .it not about ; Unlefs an Holy-days , erfo, . . .;;. , : . '. - '. i il Ai Men their befti. Apparel do. . .'. i :... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1757 - 400 Seiten
...much, 'Tis plain enough he was no fetch : We grant , altho' he had much Wit , H'was very fhy of ufing it ; As being loth to wear it out , And therefore bore it not about s Unlefs on Holy-days , or fo , As Mew their beft Apparel rfa. Et fut renommé pour Ces faits Pendant... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - 1762 - 480 Seiten
...-j-." The following is a proper example. We grant although he had much wit, H' was very fhie of ufing it, As being loth to wear it out ; And therefore bore it not about, Unlefs on holidays, or Ib, As men their beft apparel do. Hudibras, canto i. Wit is of all the moft... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - 1765 - 534 Seiten
..."We grant although he had much wit, H' was very fhie of ufing it, » 8. 3. ch. n. $ a. t See chap. I. As being loth to wear it out ; And therefore bore it not about, TJnlefs on holidays, or fo, As men their beft apparel do. Hudibras, canto I. Wit is of all the moft... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 350 Seiten
...5 'Tis plain enough he was no fuch. We grant, although he had much wit, 45 H' was very my of ufing it, As being loth to wear it out, And therefore bore it not about; Unlefs on holy^days, or fo, As mon their bed apparel do. 50 Befide 'tis known he could i'peak Greek... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - 1788 - 548 Seiten
...grant although he had much wit, He was very fhie of ufing it, As * B. 2. ch. n. § i. f See chap. i. As being loth to wear it out ; And therefore bore it not about, Unlefs on holidays, or fo, As men their beft apparel do. Hudibras, canto I. Wit is of all the moft... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 342 Seiten
...'Tis plain enough he was no fuch. We grant, although he had much wit, 4£ II ' was very fhy of ufing it, As being loth to wear it out, And therefore bore it not about ; Unlefs on holidays, or fo, As men their beft apparel do. 5O Betide 'tis known he could fpeak Greek... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 924 Seiten
...informations, because they were hid from ages. Gisnv. We grant, although he had much wit, H' was very ttiy of using it, As being loth to wear it out, And therefore bore it not about< Hailibrat, 4. To exclude. 3. Keeping at a distance ; unwilling to approach. A shy fellow was the duke... | |
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