twixt south, and south-west side, On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no horse ; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl, A calf an alderman,... Hudibras: In Three Parts - Page 11by Samuel Butler - 1801Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Butler - Satire - 1744 - 570 pages
...exfeflus eft et Mt On either which he wou'd difpute, 70 Confute, change Hands, and flill confute j He'd undertake to prove by force Of Argument a Man's no Horfe ; He'd prove a Bu22ard is no Fowl, And that a Lord may be an Owl; 75 A Calf an Alderman, a Goofe a fie /blus effet... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 402 pages
...Change la théfe , & puis réfute, H eut démontré bien ou mal Qu'un homme n'eft pas un cheval , Jle '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 Traftees. JJe 'd run in Debt... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 404 pages
...il en fût chiche , Et ne le portât qu'aux bons jours , Comme bourgeoife fes atours. . Aiîij 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... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1773 - 404 pages
...and fouth-weft fide; On either which he would difpute, Confute, change hands, and ftill confute. f« He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's...buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl; AS HUDIBR.AS. Part!. A calf an alderman, a goofe a juftice, 75 And rooks committee-men and truftees.... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 340 pages
...Confute, change hands, and ftill confutei 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 732 pages
...Confute, change hands, and ftill confuteii jo 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 owlj. A calf Ver. 6z.J Here is an alteration without any amendment; for the following lines, And truly... | |
 | Alexander Gerard - Aesthetics - 1780 - 312 pages
...cant. 3. ver. 5.36. &c. •j- He was in logic a great critic, Profoundly Ikill'd in analytic, inr. He'd undertake to prove by force Of argument a man's...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, ire. Cant. i. ver. 6$.... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...Confute, 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 ; Ver. 6i.] Here is an alteration without any amendment; for the following lines, And truly fo he was,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 738 pages
...Confute, change hands, and li ill confute : He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's DO horfe ; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl ; A calf an alderman, a goofe a juilice f, And rooks committee-men and truftces. He'd run in debt by... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1797 - 722 pages
...'twixt south and south.west side; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute: He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no horse : He'd prove a buxaard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl ; Iqnguages there, where he... | |
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