...greater entertainment on the whole perusal. The allusions in Butler are often dark and farfetched ; and though scarcely any author was ever able to express...into a work of pleasantry and humour : Hudibras is perhapfe one of the most learned compositions that is to be found in any language. The advantage which...

...greater entertainment on the whole perusal. The allusions in Butler are often dark and far-fetched ; and, though scarcely any author was ever able to express...work of pleasantry and humour. Hudibras is perhaps the most learned composition that is to be found in any language. The advantage which the royal cause...

...greater entertainment on the whole perusal. The allusions in Butler are often dark and far-fetched ; and, though scarcely any author was ever able to express...good a grace into a work of pleasantry and humour. Hndibras is perhaps the most learned composition that is to be found in any language. The advantage...

...while Mr. Hume, in his History of England, no less justly observes, that, though scarcely any other author was ever able to express his thoughts in so few words, Butler often employs too many thoughts on one subject, and thereby becomes prolix after an unusual...

...greater entertainment on the whole perusal. The allusions in Butler are often dark and far-fetched ; and though scarcely any author was ever able to express...with so good a grace into a work of pleasantry and humor : Hudibras is perhaps one of the most learned compositions that is to be found in any language....

...greater entertainment on the whole perusal : the allusions in Butler are often dark and farfetched ; and though scarcely any author was ever able to express...with so good a grace into a work of pleasantry and humor : Hudibras is perhaps one of the most learned compositions that is to be found in any language....

...many thoughts on one subject, bud- thereby becomes prolix after an unusual manner. It is surpnsing how much erudition Butler has introduced with so good a grace into a work of pleasantry and humor : Hudibras is perhaps one of the most learned compositions that is to be found in any language....

...greater entertainment oh the whole perusal. The allusions m Butler are often dark and far-fetched ; and though scarcely any author was ever able to express his thoughts in so few Vords, he often employs too many thoughts on one subject, and thereby becomes prolix after an unusual...

...strain of diction original and peculiar. We must not, however, suffer the pride, which we assume * " Though scarcely any author was ever able to express his thoughts in so few words as Butler, he often employs too many thoughts on one subject, and thus becomes prolix after an unusual...

...whole perusal. The allusions in Butler are often dark and far-fetehed ; and though scareely any auther was ever able to express his thoughts in so few words,...he often employs too many thoughts on one subject, :md thereby becomes prolix after an unusual manner. It is surprising how much erndition Butler has...