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 | Samuel Butler - 1750 - 488 strani
...Confute, change hands, and ftill confute j He'd undertake to prove by force Of argument a man's no horfe ; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a Lord may be an owl ; 75 A calf an Alderman, a goofe a Juftice, And rooks Committee-men and Truftccs. He'd run in debt... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1753 - 466 strani
...Confute, change hands, and itill confute; He'd undertake to prove by force Of argument a man'is no horfe; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a Lord may be an Owl, 75 A calf an Alderman, a goofe a Jtiflkf, And rooks Committee-men and Truftees. He'd run in debt by... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 406 strani
...thcfe , & puis réfute 1 . • 11 eut démontré bien ou mal Qu'un homme n'eft pas un cheval, Av He 'd prove a Buzzard is no fowl , And that a Lord may be an Owl ; A Calf an Alderman, a Goofe a Inftice, And Rooks Committee-Men and Tr*ftett.' He 'd run in Debt by Difputation... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 496 strani
...Confute, change Hands, and ftill confute ; He'd undertake to prove by force Of Argument a Man's no Horfe ; He'd prove a Buzzard is no Fowl, And that a Lord may be an Owl; 75 A Calf an Alderman, a Goofe a Juftice, And Rooks Committee-men and Truftees. jr. 65. Fte was in... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1761 - 570 strani
...Confute, change Hands, and ftill confute : fJe'd undertake to prove by Force Of Argument a Man's no Horfe; He'd prove a Buzzard is no Fowl, And that a Lord may be an Owl; 75 A Calf an Alderman, a Goofe a Juftice, And Rooks Committee-Men and Truftees. He'd run in Debt by... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1773 - 404 strani
...change hands, and ftill confute. 76 He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a msn's no horfe; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl-, I A calf an alderman, a goof: a joffice, 75 And rooks coaowtec-aicn and truftees. He'd ran ia debt... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1774 - 254 strani
...Hebrew roots, although they To flouriih moil in barren grounc He hadfuch ni-— 4 HUDIBRAS. PICI 73. He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl ; A calf an alderman, a goofe a juftice, And rooks committee-men and truftees. He'd run in debt by difputation,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 350 strani
...change haftds, and ftill confute: 70 He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man 's no horfe ; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl; A calf Ver. 62.J Here is an alteration without any amendment} for the following lines, And truly fo he was,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 372 strani
...change hands, and ftill confute.;. 70 He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man 's no horfe; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl; A calf Ver. 61.J Here is an alteration without any amendment; for the following lines, And truly fo he was,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 338 strani
...change hands, and ftill confute: 70 He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man 's no horfe; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl; A calf Ver. 61. ] Here is an alteration without any amendment; for the following lines, And truly fo he was,... | |
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