 But as a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet 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...  Hudibras: Poëme - Seite 184von Samuel Butler - 1757 - 365 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Samuel Butler - 1709 - 654 Seiten
...old Dog at Phifiology 5 But, as a Dog that turns the Spit, ; Beftirs himfelf, and plies his Feet . To climb the Wheel, but all in vain, . . ^ His own Weight brings him down again : j And ftill he's in the felf-fame pladei . . ' [ I Where at his fetting out he was. . ,' So in the... | |
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 Seiten
...And was old Dog at Phyfiology. But as a Dog that turns the Spit, Beftirs himfelf, and plies his Feet To climb the Wheel, but all in vain, His own Weight brings him down again ; And ftill heIs in the felf fame Place, Where at his fetting-out he was : So in the Circle of the Arts, Did he... | |
 | John Hughes - 1735 - 390 Seiten
...Nature intended them. And as a Dog that turns the Spitt Bejlirs himfelf and plies his Feet, To mount the Wheel, but all in vain. His own Weight brings him down again. * Le Bourgeois Gtntilhommc ; or The Cit turn'd Gentleman. . • I remember A LETTER to the SPECTATOR,... | |
 | Thomas Stackhouse - 1737 - 198 Seiten
...and as perpetually relapfing ! as a Dog, that turns the Spit, Beftirs himfelf, and plies his Feet, To climb the Wheel ; but all in vain, His own Weight brings him down again. * OH my Lord, how prettily and temperately may a Wife and half a dozen Children be maintain'd with... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1753 - 466 Seiten
...was-o/i/ dog at P-liyfiology: But, as a dcf> that turns the fpit, Sie Beftirs himfclf, and pKes his feet To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight...brings him down again : • And ftill he's in the felf-fame place Where at his fetting out he was : 215 f. o in the circle of the arts, Did he advance... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 566 Seiten
...,• ' • But , as a Dag that turns the Spit ,'•'•"Eeflirs himfelf, and plies hit feet r9i 1o climb the Wheel , but all in vain , His own Weight brings him down again : And flill he's in the felf-fatae Place Where at hisfettingout he was. So in the Circle of the Arts , Did... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1761 - 570 Seiten
...old Dog at Phyfiology : But, as a Dog that turns the Spit, 2i-o Beftirs himfelf, and plies his Feet To climb the Wheel, but all in vain ; His own Weight brings him down again ; And ftill he's in the felf-fame Place Where at his fetting out he was : 5 So in the Circle of the Arts, Did he advance his... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1773 - 404 Seiten
...But, as a dog that turns the fpit, Beftirs himfclf, and plies his fret «i» Canto III. HUDIBRAS. 195 To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again ; And ftill he's in the ft.lt -fame place Where at his fetting out he was : So in the circle of the arts 115 Did he advance... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1774 - 254 Seiten
...was old dog at phyfiology : But, as a dog that turns the fpit, Beftirs himfelf, and plies his feet To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again ; And (till he's in the fell-fame place ' Where at his (etting out he was : So in the circle of the arts... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 738 Seiten
...was old dog at phyfiology ; But as a dog that turns the fpit Beftirs himfelf, and plies his feet no To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And ftill he 's in the felf-fame place Where at his felting out he was l So in the circle of the arts z15 Did... | |
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