 | 1866 - 390 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, H' had hard words ready to show why, ss And tell what rules... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 544 pages
...ratiocination : All this by syllogism, true In mood and figure, he would do. 80 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 ccugh, H' had hard words ready to show why, And tell what rules he... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1869 - 168 pages
...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 In th' middle of his speech, or cough, H' had hard words ready to shew why, And tell what rules he... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1870 - 644 pages
...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' the middle of his speech, or cough, He had hard words ready to show why, And tell what rules he... | |
 | Angela Gillespie, Member of the Order of the Holy Cross - Elocution - 1871 - 664 pages
...ratiocination : 2. 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, or cough, H' had hard words ready to show why, And tell what rules he... | |
 | American literature - 1872 - 660 pages
...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 In the middle of his speech, or cough, He had hard words ready to show why, And... | |
 | Austin Dobson - Authors, English - 1874 - 332 pages
...an Alderman, a Qoose a Justice, And Rooks Committee-men and Trustees. . . ' For Rhetorkk, he could not ope His Mouth, but out there flew a Trope ; And when he happened to break off I' Hi' Middle of his Speech, or cough, H'had hard Words, ready to shew why, And... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - Authors, English - 1876 - 870 pages
...ratiocination : All this by syllogism, true In mood and figure, he would da For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth but out there flew a trope ; And when he happened to break off I" th' middle of his speech, or cough, H' had hard words, ready to shew why,... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 470 pages
...ratiocination. All this by syllogism, true I* 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, He had hard words ready to shew why, And... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1877 - 610 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, H' had hard words ready to show why, And tell what rules he... | |
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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,... 
