 tis known he could speak Greek As naturally as pigs squeak; That Latin was no more difficile, Than to a blackbird 'tis to whistle...  Hudibras - Seite 2von Samuel Butler - 1859 - 473 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | John Gideon Millingen - 1845 - 952 Seiten
...husbanded with as much care as money and charity funds : like Hudibras's, who " Was very shy in using it, As being loth to wear it out, And therefore bore it not about." But what I most admire in our worthy and enlightened citizens, is their noble independence, which they... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 282 Seiten
...'Tis plain enough he was no such. We grant, although he had much wit, H' was very shy of using it, As being loth to wear it out, And therefore bore it...on holy-days, or so, As men their best apparel do. Besides, 'tis known he could speak Greek As naturally as pigs squeak ; That Latin was no more difficile,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 416 Seiten
...T is plain enough he was no such. We grant, although he had much wit, H' was very shy of using it, As being loth to wear it out, And therefore bore it...on holy-days, or so, As men their best apparel do. Besides, 't is known he could speak Greek As naturally as pigs squeak ; That Latin was no more difficile,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1846 - 324 Seiten
...'Tis plain enough he was no such. We grant, altho' he had much wit, 45 H' was very shy of using K; As being loth to wear it out, And therefore bore it not about ; Unless on holy-days, or so, As men-their best apparel do. 50 Beside, 'tis known he could speak Greek As naturally as pigs squeak :... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 Seiten
...was no such : We grant, although he had much wit, He was тегу shy of using it ; As being loath ghepherds give a g holidays, or so, As men their best apparel do ; Beside, 'tis known he could speak Greek As naturally... | |
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 Seiten
...enough he was no such. We grant, although he had much wit, IP was very shy of using it ; As being loath to wear it out, And therefore bore it not about : Unless on holidays, or so, As men their best apparel do. Beside, 'tis known ho could speak Greek As naturally... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1850 - 596 Seiten
...knaves do work with, called a foot * a * We grant, altho' he had much wit, He was very shy of using it, As being loth to wear it out, And therefore bore it not about, Uuless on holidays or so, As men their best apparel do. Besides, 'tis known he could speak Greek As... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 594 Seiten
...enough he was no such : We grant, although he had much wit, He was very shy of using it ; As being loath to wear it out, And, therefore, bore it not about...Unless on holydays or so, As men their best apparel do; Beside, 'tis known he could speak Greek As naturally as pigs squeak; That Latin was no more difficile,... | |
 | James Robert Boyd - 1852 - 364 Seiten
...they are unexpected. For example : " We grant, although he had much wit, He was very shy of using it, As being loth to wear it out ; And therefore bore...on holydays or so, As men their best apparel do." The unexpected discovery of resemblance between things supposed to be unlike, when it is clearly expressed... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1853 - 838 Seiten
...'Tis plain enough he was not such. We grant, although he had much wit. H' was very shy of using it, As being loth to wear it out, And therefore bore it not about ; Unless on holidays or so, As men their best apparel do. Beside, 'tis known he could speak Greek As naturally... | |
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