 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 Seiten
...ancient sage philosopher That had read Alexander Rose over, And swore the world, as he could prove, AVas 24 b in them all but love and battles ? 0' th' first of these w* have no great matter To trent of, but... | |
 | Paul Ponder (pseud.) - 1825 - 524 Seiten
...satirical Bard has well described these mock-heroic histories— There was an ancient sage philosopher, Who had read Alexander Ross over, And swore the world,...love. Just so romances are, for what else Is in them bat loves and battles. Hudibrai, ca.nt.-2. NB A commentator, the least inclined to allegorize, might... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 Seiten
...by skilful midwife drest, He laid him down to take his rest HUDIBRAS'S HEROES. TНERE was an aneient sage philosopher That had read Alexander Ross over, And swore the world, as he eould prove, Was made of fighting and of love. Just so romanees are, for what eke Is in them all but... | |
 | Paul Ponder (pseud.) - 1825 - 492 Seiten
...philosopher, Who had read Alexander Ross over, And swure the world, as he could prove, Was made of fia;hiing and of love. Just so romances are, for what else Is in them but loves and battles. Hudibras, cant '1. NB A commentator, the least inclined to allegorize, might... | |
 | Francis Wrangham - 1826 - 672 Seiten
...Scotland for that express purpose. Of the celebrated couplet, which opens the Second Canto of Hndibrai, There was an ancient sage Philosopher, That had read Alexander Ross over; — Pulpit, drum ecclesiastic, W«s beat with fist instead of a stick — it is ." more frequently... | |
 | Hamel (fict.name.) - 1827 - 678 Seiten
...regimentals, and my cocked hat and sword : this is muster-day, and I must attend it." CHAPTER XXII. There was an ancient sage philosopher, That had read...the world, as he could prove, Was made of fighting apd of love. HUDtDRAS. THE facetious Thomas Brown has observed, that " upon the report of a war among... | |
 | Timothy Flint - 1828 - 828 Seiten
...5, Finer doggrel can not be imagined, than the two lines at the commencement of the second canto: ' There was an ancient sage philosopher. That had read Alexander Ross over; The answers of echo are happily imagined: ' He rag'd and kept as heavy a coil a? Stout Hercules for... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1829 - 346 Seiten
...takes the Fiddler prisoner, Conveys him to enchanted castle ; There shuts him last in wooden bastile. THERE was an ancient sage philosopher, That had read...And swore the world, as he could prove, Was made of lighting and of love : , Just so Romances are, for what else 5 Is in them all, but love and battles... | |
 | 1831 - 426 Seiten
...that Fiddler priioner ; Convey» him to inehanted caitíe, There thai* him fast in wooden battile. THERE -was an ancient sage philosopher, That had read...for what else Is in them all, but love and battles 1 O' th' first of these we've no great matter To treat of, but a world o' th' latter : In which to... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 332 Seiten
...takes the Fiddler prisoner, Conveys him to enchanted castle, There shuts him fast in wooden Bastile. THERE was an ancient sage philosopher That had read...fighting and of love. Just so Romances are, for what else a la in them all but love and battles ? O' th' first of these w' have no great matter To treat of,... | |
| |
THERE was an ancient sage philosopher, That had read Alexander Ross over. And swore the world, as he could prove, Was made of fighting and of love ; Just so romances are, for what else Is in them all but love and battles? O' th' first of these w' have... 
