 | Samuel Butler - 1861 - 394 trang
...Profoundly skill'd in analytic; He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west aide; 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,... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 722 trang
...lsTot as a proselyte, but for claps. He was in logic a great critie, 65 Profoundly skill'din analytic; He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south...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,... | |
 | 1802 - 448 trang
...— • r. 59. MR. WINDHAM. He was in logic a good critic, Profoundly skill'd in analytic : He would distinguish and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side ; On either side whieh he'd dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. y.6S. MR. PITT. _ when he pleas'd... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1805 - 440 trang
...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.... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1809 - 448 trang
...proselyte, hut for claps. He was in Logic a grout eiitick, '65 Profoundly skill'd in aanalytick! He con'd distinguish and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side; On either which he would dispute, Coufute, change hands, and still coufute, 70 He'd undertake to prove, hy force Of argument, a man's... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 trang
...Profoundly skill'd in analytic ; He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south and so'jth-west ~ : He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no horse ; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl,... | |
 | 1811 - 708 trang
...Calvinist, must be like Hudibras, who Was in logic a great critic, Profoundly skilled in analytic i He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south...dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. As we despair to see such a genius during our days, we do not hesitate to sing a requiem to the apprehensions... | |
 | 1811 - 706 trang
...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...dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. As we despair to see such a genius during our days, we do not hesitate to sing a requiem to the apprehensions... | |
 | 1811 - 982 trang
...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., As we despair to see such a genius during our days, we do not hesitate to sing a requiem to the apprehensions... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1812 - 876 trang
...great critic, 65 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,... | |
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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. 
