 A sect whose chief devotion lies In odd perverse antipathies, In falling out with that or this, And finding somewhat still amiss ; More peevish, cross, and splenetic, Than dog distract, or monkey sick...  Hudibras, a Poem - Seite 7von Samuel Butler - 1819Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1844 - 520 Seiten
...the account of Hudibras's religion, which is said to have been " Presbyterian true blue :" " A *ect, whose chief devotion lies In odd perverse antipathies : In falling out with that or Ihii, And finding somewhat still amiss : More peevish, cross, and splenetic, Than dog distract, or... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 410 Seiten
...reformation, Which always must be carried on, And still be doing, never done ; As if religion were intended For nothing else but to be mended : A sect whose chief...with that or this, And finding somewhat still amiss ; More peevish, cross, and splenetic, Than dog distract, or monkey sick ; That with more care keep... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 282 Seiten
...desolation, A godly, thorough reformation, Which always must be carried on, And still be doing, never done ; For nothing else but to be mended : A sect whose chief...with that or this, And finding somewhat still amiss ; More peevish, cross, and splenetic, Than dog distract, or monkey sick; That with more care keejj... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1846 - 324 Seiten
...still be doing, never done : As if religion were intended 205 For nothing else but to be mended. A iect whose chief devotion lies In odd perverse antipathies...with that or this. And finding somewhat still amiss : 2I0 More peevish, cross, and splenetick, Than dog distract, or monkey sick ; That with more care... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 386 Seiten
...In odd perverse antipathies ; In falling out with that or this, And finding somewhat still amiss ; More peevish, cross, and splenetic, Than dog distract, or monkey sick ; That with more care keep holy-day The wrong, than others the right way ; Compound for sins they are inclind to, By damning those... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 Seiten
...reformation, Which always must he carried on, And still be doing, never done ; As if religion were intended to show, To whom all scenes of Europe homage owe. ; More peevish, cross, and splenetic, Than dog distraught or monkey sick ; That with more care keep... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 Seiten
...reformation, Which always must be cariy'd on, And still be doing, never done As if religion were intended For nothing else but to be mended. A sect whose chief...with that or this, And finding somewhat still amiss : More peevish, cross, and splenetic, Than dog distract, or monkey sick ; That with more care keep... | |
 | 124 Seiten
...reformation, "Which always must be carried on. And still be doing, never done: As if religion were intended For nothing else but to be mended. A sect whose chief...odd perverse antipathies ; In falling out with that and this, And finding somewhat still amiss : More peevish, cross, and splenetick, Than dog distract,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1850 - 528 Seiten
...and Which always must be carry'd on, And still be doing, never done : As if Religion were intended For nothing else but to be mended. A sect, whose chief...with that or this, And finding somewhat still amiss :t More peevish, cross, and splenetic, Than dog distract, or monkey sick. That with more care keep... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 594 Seiten
...reformation, Which always must be carried on, And still be doing, never done; As if religion were intended For nothing else but to be mended , A sect whose chief...with that or this, And finding somewhat still amiss; SAMUEL BUTLER. [Leer. XXtt More peevish, cross, and splenetic, Than dog distraught or monkey sick ;... | |
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