 | 1804 - Liczba stron: 844
...himself, and no persuasions could induce him to proceed upon the most favourite topic. CHAP. XXVII. fie could distinguish and divide A hair 'twixt south and south west side; He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no liorsc; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1805 - Liczba stron: 440
...Profoundly skill'd in s analytick ! •ili: cou'd distinguish and divide A hair 'twixt south and^outh-west side; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. #0 He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no horse. He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - Liczba stron: 654
...was, perhaps, Not as a proselyte, but for claps. He was in logic a great critic, Profoundly skill'd in analytic ; He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south and so'jth-west side ; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute : He'd... | |
 | 1811 - Liczba stron: 706
...to make the Old fashioned Churchman himself a Calvinist, must be like Hudibras, who Was in logic a great critic, Profoundly skilled in analytic : He...could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side : On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. As we... | |
 | 1811 - Liczba stron: 982
...to make the Old fashioned Churchman himself a Calvinist, must be like Hudibras, who Was in logic a great critic, Profoundly skilled in analytic : He -could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south aad south-west side : On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute.,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1812 - Liczba stron: 876
...Profoandly skill'd in analytic; " He could distinguish and divide A hair, 'twixt sooth and south-west side : On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. 70 He'd undertake to prove, by force ' Of argument, a man's no horse ; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl,... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - Liczba stron: 666
...Profoundly skill'd in analytic; He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south 'and south-west side ; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute 70 For rhetoric, he could not ope 81 His mouth, but out there flew a trope ; mention of the brain,... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1816 - Liczba stron: 304
...very much, 'Tis plain enough he was no such. He was in logic a great critic, €5 Profoundly skill'd in analytic; He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side ; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute 70 For... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1819 - Liczba stron: 560
...was, perhaps, Nor as a prosylete, but for claps. He was in logic a great critic, 65 Profoundly skilltl in analytic ; He could distinguish and divide A hair, 'twixt south and south-west side; [q ^iT' On either which he would dispute, ~ff Confute, change hands, and still confulr.... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - Liczba stron: 456
...was, perhaps, Not as a proselyte, but for claps.* He was in logic a great critic, Profoundly skill'd in analytic ; He could distinguish, and divide A hair, 'twixt south and south-west side ; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute : He'd... | |
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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, a goose a justice, And rooks committee-men and trustees. 
