| Samuel Butler - 1704 - 232 pages
...much, 'Tis plain enough he was nofuch, We grant altho' he had much VVit, H' was very fliie of ufing it, • . As being loth to wear it out, And therefore bore it not about, Unlefs on Holy-Days, or fo, 4s N|en their beft Apparel do. A 3 Befide Befide 'tis known he could fpeak Greek,... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1709 - 622 pages
...much, 'Tis plain enough he was no fuch 5 . We grant, altho' he had much Wit, H' was very ftiie of ufing it ; As being loth to wear it o.ut, And therefore bore it not about : > Unlefs on Holy-Days, or fo, As Men their beft Apparel do, B 3 Befide L Befide, 'tis known he could fpeak Greek,... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1709 - 654 pages
...'Tis plain enough he was no fuch ; We grant, altho' he had much Wit, H' was very ftiie of ufing it 5 As being loth to wear it out, And therefore bore it not about ; Unlefs on Holy-Days, or fo, , As Men their belt Apparel do. Befide, 'tis known he could fpeak Greek, '• As... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1750 - 488 pages
...mxvcVv, 'Tis plain enough he was no C HUD IB RAS. 45 We grant altho' he had much wit, H' was very my of ufmg it ; As being loth to wear it out, And therefore bore it not about ; Unlei's on holy- days, orfo, 50 As men their beft apparel do. Befide, 'tis known he cou'd fpeak GREEI... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1757 - 406 pages
...plain enough he was no fitch : . > . i.. We grant , alt he' he had much Wit , H'was very fhy of ufing it ; As being loth to wear it out , And therefore bore .it not about ; Unlefs an Holy-days , erfo, . . .;;. , : . '. - '. i il Ai Men their befti. Apparel do. . .'. i : . . i: j... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1757 - 464 pages
...much-, 'Tis plain enough he was no fuch : We grant , altht' he had much Wit , "H'was very fhy of u/ing it ; As being loth to wear it out , And therefore bore it not about i ~Vnlefs on Holy-days , or fo ^ As Men their befl Apparel da. ..,,• Et fut renommé pour fes faits... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1761 - 570 pages
...Knight To all his Challenges did write.) But they're miftaken very much, 45 We grant altho' he had mach Wit, H' was very fhy of ufmg it ; As being loth to...it out, And therefore bore it not about ; Unlefs on Holy-days, or fo, 50 As Men their befr. Apparel do. Befide, 'tis known he cou'd fpeak GREEK As naturally... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - 1762 - 480 pages
...-j-." The following is a proper example. We grant although he had much wit, H' was very fhie of ufing it, As being loth to wear it out ; And therefore bore it not about, Unlefs on holidays, or Ib, As men their beft apparel do. Hudibras, canto i. Wit is of all the moft elegant recreation. The... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - 1765 - 534 pages
..."We grant although he had much wit, H' was very fhie of ufing it, » 8. 3. ch. n. $ a. t See chap. I. As being loth to wear it out ; And therefore bore it not about, TJnlefs on holidays, or fo, As men their beft apparel do. Hudibras, canto I. Wit is of all the moft... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1774 - 254 pages
...enough he was no fuch. We grant, although he had much wit, H' was very ftly of ufmg it; As being loath to wear it out, And therefore bore it not about; Unlefs on holidays, or fo, As men their beft apparel do. Bcfide, 'tis known he could fpeak Greek As naturally as pigs fqueak; That Latin was... | |
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