 And styled of war as well as peace. (So some rats of amphibious nature Are either for the land or water.) But here our authors make a doubt Whether he were more wise or stout.  Hudibras - Seite 5von Robert Deverell - 1816Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | English poetry - 1848 - 468 Seiten
...bench, great in the saddle, That could as well hind o'er as swaddle ; Mighty he was at both of these, And styl'd of war, as well as peace. (So some rats, of amphihious nature, Are either for the land or water ) But here our authors make a doubt, Whether he... | |
 | George Campbell - 1849 - 472 Seiten
...in the saddle, That could as well bind o'er as swaddle, Mighty he was at both of these, And styled of war as well as peace : So some rats of amphibious nature Are either for the land or water '."t In this coarse kind of drollery those laughable translations or paraphrases of heroic and other... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 Seiten
...bench, great on the saddle, That could as well bind o'er, as swaddle : Mighty he was at both of these, |tM ~ loud or water.) But here our authors make a doubt, Whether he were more wise or stout ; Some hold the... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1850 - 528 Seiten
...bench, great in the saddle, That could as well bind o'er, as swaddle :§ Mighty he was at both of these, And styl'd of War as well as Peace. So some rats of...make a doubt, Whether he were more wise, or stout.|| Some hold the one, and some the other ; But howsoe'er they make a pother, The difference was so small,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1850 - 710 Seiten
...: Mighty he waa at both of these, And -ii iM of war as well as peace. (So some rats, of afaphibious s, Numberless, nameless mysteries; And all the little...lime-twigs laid By Machiavel, the waiting-maid ; I more vol ; Some hold the one, and some the other : But howsoe'cr they make a pother, The difference was so small,... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 602 Seiten
...bench, great on the saddle, That could as well bind o'er, as swaddle: Mighty he was at both of these, And styl'd of war as well as peace. (So some rats...make a doubt, Whether he were more wise or stout; Some hold the one, and some the other: But howsoe'er they make a pother, The dlff'rence was so small,... | |
 | Abraham Mills - 1851 - 594 Seiten
...bench, great on the saddle, That could as well bind o'er, as swaddle: Mighty ho was at both of these, And styl'd of war as well as peace. (So some rats...make a doubt, Whether he were more wise or stout; Some bold the one, and some the other: But howsoe'er they make a pother, SAMUEL BUTLER. [Uci.KXII.... | |
 | 1851 - 626 Seiten
...saddle," " That could as well bind o'er as swaddle :" " Mighty he was at both of these," " And styled of war as well as peace :" " So some rats of amphibious nature," " Are either for the land or water." (2.) " For when the restless Greeks sat down" " For ten long years before Troy town," " And were renowned... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1852 - 520 Seiten
...great in the saddle, That conld as well bind o'er, as swaddle :§ Mighty he was at both of these, 25 And styl'd of War as well as Peace. So some rats of amphibions natnre, Are either for the land or water. Bnt here onr anthors make a donbt, Whether he... | |
 | 1853 - 404 Seiten
...the saddle — That could as well bind o'er as swaddle : Mighty he was at both of these, And styled of war as well as peace — (So some rats, of amphibious...authors make a doubt, Whether he were more wise or stout ; Some hold the one, and some the other ; — But howsoe'er they make a pother, The difference was... | |
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