 H' had hard words ready to show why, And tell what rules he did it by ; Else when with greatest art he spoke, You'd think he talk'd like other folk ; For all a rhetorician's rules Teach nothing but to name his tools.  Hudibras - Page 12by Samuel Butler - 1835Full view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...H*ad Words ready to fhew why, And i-fil what Rules he did it by. Elfewhen with greateft Art he {poke, You'd think he talk'd like other Folk. For all a Rhetorician's Rules, Teach nothing but to name his Tools. Hud. RHYME. Rhyme the Rudder is of Verfes, With which, like Ships, they fteer their Courfes. Hud. Andthofe... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1750 - 488 pages
...words ready to fhew why, < And tell what rules he did it by i . Elfe when with greateft art he fpoke, You-'d think he talk'd like other folk. „ For all a rhetorician's rules .... 50 Teach nothmg but to name his tools. But, when he pleas'd to fhew't, his fpeech In loftinefs... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1753 - 466 pages
...words, ready to fhew why, And tell what rules he did it by : El!e, \vhen with greateft art he.fpoke, You'd think he talk'd like other folk. For all a Rhetorician's rules 90 Teach nothing but to name his tools. But, when he pleas'd to fhew't, his fpeech In loftinefs of... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 400 pages
...ready to shew why , 'And tell what Rules he did it by : fife when with greateft Art hefpoke , You 'd think he talk'd like other folk. for all a Rhetorician's Rules Teach nothing but to name his Tools. But, when he pleas' d to shew't , his Speech In loftinejf of Sound was rich ; A Babylonish Dialeft... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 738 pages
...the two Houfes at Weftminfter, to fine and imprifon whom they pleafed. HUD IB RAS, PART I. CANTO I. , For all a rhetorician's rules Teach nothing but to name his tools. 90 But, when he pleas'd to fhow 't, his fpeech, In loftinefs of found, was rich 5 • A Babylonifh dialeft,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - Books - 1785 - 504 pages
...hindered from hearing the effft'l of imiikal intervals, becaufc he is ignorant of their ratios; » ' For all a rhetorician's rules Teach nothing but to name his tools.' We cannot agree with the author, when he fays, that harttiony is rather the parent than the offspring... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...words ready to fhew why, . 85 And tell what rules he did it by; Elfe when with greateft art he fpoke, You'd think he talk'd like other folk ; For all a...rhetorician's rules Teach nothing but to name his tools. 50 Ver. 75.] Such was Alderman Pennington, who fent a perfon to Newgate for tinging (what he called)... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 740 pages
...words ready to (hew why, And tell what rules he did it by ; ' Elfe when with grcatcft art he fpolce. You'd think he talk'd like other folk ; ~' For all...rhetorician's rules Teach nothing but to name his tools. But, when he pleas' d to fhew*t, his fpeecb, In loftinefs of ibund, was rich ; A Babylonifh dialed,... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1797 - 722 pages
...members of the two Houses at Westminster, to fine and imprison whom they pleased. ( Canto I. HUDIRRAS. 25 Else when with greatest art he spoke, You'd think he talk'd like other folk ; For all a rbetorician's rules Teach nothing but to name his tools. 90 But, when he pleas'd to show't, his speech,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 842 pages
...words ready to (hew why, And tell what rules be did it by ; Elfe v. hen with greateft art he fpoke, You'd think he talk'd like other folk; For all a rhetorician's rules Teach nothing but to name his tools. J» Bnt, when he pleas'd to ihew 't, his fpecch, In loftinefs of found, was rich ; A Babylonim dialeft,... | |
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