 H' had hard words ready to show why, And tell what rules he did it by ; Else when with greatest art he spoke, You'd think he talk'd like other folk ; For all a rhetorician's rules Teach nothing but to name his tools.  Hudibras, a Poem - Seite 2von Samuel Butler - 1819Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1859 - 780 Seiten
...he happcn'd to break off In th' middle of his speech, or cough, H' had hard words ready to show why, And tell what rules he did it by; Else when with greatest...rhetorician's rules Teach nothing but to name his tools. But when he pleased to show't, his speech, In loftiness of sound, was rich ; A Babylonish dialect,... | |
 | George Campbell - 1859 - 460 Seiten
...Nature, appeared to the author of Hudibras the utmost pitch that had even to his time been attained . " For all a rhetorician's rules Teach nothing but to name his tools."* In this, however, the matter hath been exaggerated by the satirist. Considerable progress had been... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - 1860 - 778 Seiten
...hnppen'd to break off In 111" middle of his speech, or cough, H' had hard words ready to show why, And tell what rules he did it by; Else when with greatest art he spoke, You'd think ho talk'd like other folk ; For all a rhetorician's rules Teach nothing but to name his tools. But... | |
 | David Sherman - 1860 - 470 Seiten
...old horseahoe, or plow-point, or the like. In this respect Mather reminds us of Butler's hero whoso speech " In loftiness of sound was rich ; A Babylonish dialect "Which learned pedants ranch affect; It was a party-colored dress Of patched and pybald languages ; 'Tvvas English out on... | |
 | George Campbell - 1860 - 458 Seiten
...Nature, appeared to the author of Hudibras the utmost pitch that had even to his time been attained • " For all a rhetorician's rules Teach nothing but to name his tools."* In this, however, the matter hath been exaggerated by the satirist. Considerable progress had been... | |
 | English language - 1861 - 312 Seiten
...he happen'd to break off I' th' middle of his speech, or cough, H' had hard words ready to show why, And tell what rules he did it by ; Else when with...greatest art he spoke, You'd think he talk'd like other fdlk ; For all a rhetorician's rules Teach nothing but to name his tools. But, when he pleas'd to show... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1861 - 248 Seiten
...happened to break off I' th' middle of his speech, or cough,t H' had hard words, ready to show why, And tell what rules he did it by; Else, when with greatest art he spoke, You'd think he talked like other folk. For all a rhetorician's rules Teach nothing but to name his tools. But, when... | |
 | Sir Herbert John Clifford Grierson - 1921 - 316 Seiten
...when he hapned to break off I'th middle of his speech, or cough, H'had hard words, ready to shew why, And tell what Rules he did it by. Else when with greatest...spoke, You'd think he talk'd like other folk. For all a Rhetoricians Rules Teach nothing but to name his Tools. His ordinary Rate of Speech In loftiness of... | |
 | Sir Herbert John Clifford Grierson - 1921 - 316 Seiten
...like other folk. For all a Rhetoricians Rules Teach nothing but to name his Took. His ordinary Rate of Speech In loftiness of sound was rich. A Babylonish dialect, Which learned Pedants much affect. 30 It was a parti-colour'd dress Of patch'd and pyball'd Languages : 'Twas English cut on Greek and... | |
 | Edward Albert - 1923 - 648 Seiten
...happened to break off I' th' middle of his speech, or cough, H' had hard words, ready to show why. And tell what rules he did it by: Else, when with greatest art he spoke, You'd think he talked like other folk; For all a rhetorician's rules Teach nothing but to name his tools. PROSE-WRITERS... | |
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