| Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 Seiten
...o'er as fwaddle; Mighty he was at both of thefe, And ftyj'd of War, as well as Peace (So fume rars, of amphibious nature, Are either for the land or water) : But here our Authors make a dmibt Whether he were more wife or ftont : Some hold the one, and forac the other, But, howfoe'er they... | |
| George Campbell - 1801 - 462 Seiten
...bind o'er as swaddle, Mighty - i . i -j • - .j r ^ L * Hudibras, Part II. Canto 2. Sect. I. Of wit. Mighty he was at both of these, And sty I'd of war,...amphibious nature, Are either for the land or water f. In this coarse kind of drollery, those laughable translations or paraphrares of heroic and other... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1801 - 528 Seiten
...a& ip 258. Mr.Theobald's firft edit. vol. iii. 1733), and throwing down his gauntlet, fays, " I take Are either for the land or water.) But here our authors make a doubt 30 Whether he were more wife or flout. Some hold the one, and fome the other ; But, howfoe'er they... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1803 - 522 Seiten
...o'er as fwaddle l Mighty he was at both of thefe, 15 And ftyl'd of War, as well as Peace : (So fome rats, of amphibious nature, Are either for the land...here our authors make a doubt Whether he were more wife or ftout : 30 Some hold the one, and fome the other, But, howfoe'er they make a pother, The difference... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1805 - 440 Seiten
...either for the land or water.) But here our author makes a douht, Whether he were more wise or stout. SO Some hold the one, and some the other ; But howsoe'er, they make a pother, The difference was so small, his hraioOutweigh'd his rage hut half a grain ; Which made some take him for... | |
| George Campbell - 1808 - 468 Seiten
...as well bind o'er as swaddle, Mighty he was at both of these, And styl'd of <war, as well as peace i So some rats of amphibious nature, Are either for the land or ivater 'f. In this coarse kind of drollery, those laughable translations or paraphrases of heroic and... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 Seiten
...in the saddle, That could as well bind o'er as swaddle; Mighty he was at both of these, And rtyl'd of war, as well as peace. (So some rats, of amphibious...stout : Some hold the one, and some the other, But, howsoe'cr they make a pother, The difference was so small, his brain Outweigh'd his rage but half a... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1812 - 876 Seiten
...the saddle, That could as well bind o'er as swaddle; Mighty he was at both of these, 33 And styl'd of war, as well as peace* (So some rats, of amphibious nature, Are either for the land or water.) But hwe our authors make a doubt, "Whether he were more wise or stout. 30 Some hold the one, and some the... | |
| Charles Caleb Colton - 1812 - 294 Seiten
...Wliere, Wakefield f thanks in Prison Fox for bread, While Power rains Mitres on some Thurlow's + head ; * "So some Rats of Amphibious nature, Are either for the Land or Water." f A Subscription of between four and five thousand Pounds wasraised for Gilbert Wakefield, while a... | |
| Robert Deverell - 1813 - 666 Seiten
...bench, great in the saddle, That could as well bind o'er as swaddle: Mighty he was at both of these, 35 And sty I'd of war, as well as peace. (So some rats...make a doubt, Whether he were more wise or stout. 30 Some hold the one, and some the other : by the aid of that method of printing, conceive the subject... | |
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