 | James William Gilbart - Language and languages - 1854 - 428 pages
...the ridicule will apply with equal justice to the scholastic logicians : — " For rhetoric, he could not ope' His mouth but out there flew a trope ; And when he happen'd to break off I' the middle of his speech, or cough, He 'd hard words ready to show why, And tell what rules he did... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1856 - 800 pages
...other oocasloil. All t'.iis by syllogism true, In mood :md figure he would do. For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope: And when he happen'd to break off In til' middle of his speech, or cough, H' had hard words ready to show why, And tell what rules he... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - American periodicals - 1856 - 602 pages
...fourth page, would be read twice or thrice on the spot, before going farther : " For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope ; And when he happened to break off I' the middle of his speech, or cough, H' had hard words ready to show why, And... | |
 | James William Gilbart - Language and languages - 1857 - 416 pages
...the ridicule will apply with equal justice to the scholastic logicians : — " For rhetoric, he could not ope' His mouth but out there flew a trope ; And when he happen'd to break off I' the middle of his speech, or cough, He 'd hard words ready to show why, And tell what rules he did... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1857 - 374 pages
...ratiocination : All this by syllogism, true In mood and figure he would do. so For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope ; » And when he happen'd to break off I' th' middle of his speech, or cough, IF had hard words ready to show why, 35 And tell what rules... | |
 | James William Gilbart - Language and languages - 1857 - 416 pages
...the ridicule will apply with equal justice to the scholastic logicians : — " For rhetoric, he could not ope' His mouth but out there flew a trope ; And when he happen'd to break off I' the middle of his speech, or cough, He 'd hard words ready to show why, And tell what rules he did... | |
 | John Seely Hart - Readers - 1857 - 394 pages
...with ratiocination: All this by syllogism, true In mood and figure he would do. For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope; And when he happened to break off F the middle of his speech, or cough, He had hard words, ready to show why, And... | |
 | Abraham Mills - English literature - 1858 - 594 pages
...ratiocination: All this by syllogism, true In mood and figure, he would do. For rhetorie, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope ; And when he happen'd to break off I' the middle of his speech, or cough, H' had hard words, ready to show why, And tell what rules he... | |
 | Charles Dexter Cleveland - English literature - 1858 - 780 pages
...r<mi*y Docton ' All this by syllogism true, In mood and figure he would do. For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope : And when he happen'd to break off In th" middle of his speech, or cough, H' had hard words ready to show why, And tell what rules he... | |
 | Oliver Oldham - Humorous recitations - 1858 - 422 pages
...ratiocination ; All this by syllogism, true Iq mood and figure, he would do. For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope ; And when he happened to break off I' the middle of his speech, or cough H' had hard words, read}7 to show why,... | |
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He'd run in debt by disputation, And pay with ratiocination : All this by syllogism true, In mood and figure he would do. For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope : And when he happen'd to break off I' th' middle of his speech,... 
