 | Samuel Butler - 1861 - 394 pages
...Kent, Surrey, Sussex, Norfolk, Suffolk, and Cambridgeshire) which sided with the parliament, cosnH'd run in debt by disputation. And pay with ratiocination:...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... | |
 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...long back on it felf recoils. Milt. RHERHETORICIAN. For Rhetorick, he could not ope His Mouth, jtiut out there flew a Trope : And when he happen'd to break off 1'th'Middle of his Speech, or cough, H*ad Words ready to fhew why, And i-fil what Rules he did it by.... | |
 | Samuel Butler - Satire - 1744 - 570 pages
...Ratiocination. All this by Syllogifm, true 80 In Mood and Figure, he wou'd do. For Rbetonck, he cou'd 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, 85 H' had hard Words ready to fhew why, And tell what Rules he... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1753 - 466 pages
...Truflecs. He'd run in debt by difputation, And pay with ratiocination : All this by fyllcgifm, true 80 In mood and figure he would do. For Rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out their flew a trope ; And when he happen'd to break off I' th' middle of his fpeech, or cough, 85 H'... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1761 - 570 pages
...Ratiocination. 2 ^ ' All this by Syllogifm, true 80 In Mood and Figure, he wou'd do. For RHETORICK, he cou'd 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, 85 H' had hard Words ready to mew why, And tell what Rules he... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1773 - 404 pages
...difputation, And pay with ratiocination : All this by fyllogifm, true In mood and figure, he would do. 89 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 fpeech, or cough, H' had hard words, ready to fhew why, 85 And tell what rules... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1774 - 254 pages
...pay with ratiocination : All this by fyilogifm, 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 1'th'middle of his fpeech, or cough, H'had hard words, ready to (hew why, And tell what rules he did... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 338 pages
...difputation, And pay with ratiocination : All this by fyllogifin, 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 fpeech, or cough, H' had hard words ready to fhew why, .85 And tell what rules... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 372 pages
...difputation, .And pay with ratiocination i : All this by fyllogifm, true In mood and figure, he would do. 8 o For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope ; And when he happen\l to break off I' th' middle of his fpeech, or cough, H' had hard words ready to fhew why, .fc... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 738 pages
...with ratiocination i All this by fyllogifin, true In mood and figure, he would do. 80 For rhetorie, 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 fpeech, or cough, H' had hard words ready to mew why,... | |
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He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl ; A calf an alderman, a goose a justice, And rooks committee-men and trustees. 
