A sect whose chief devotion lies In odd perverse antipathies, In falling out with that or this, And finding somewhat still amiss ; More peevish, cross, and splenetic, Than dog distract, or monkey sick... Hudibras, a Poem - Страница 7по Samuel Butler - 1819Пълен достъп - Информация за книгата
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 страници
...Reformation, Which always must be carry'd on, And still be doing, never done; As if religion were intended spots the nice admirer take. Twas thus Calypso once...beauty charm'd ; Her tongue bewitch'd as oddly as her More peevish, cross, and splenetie, Than dog distract or monkey sick; That with more care kept holiday... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 страници
...doing, never done ; As if religion were intended For nothing else but to be mended : A seet whose ehief y t j j j ; More peevish, eross, and splenetie, Than dog distraet or monkey siek ; That with more eare kept holiday... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1829 - 346 страници
...out the proportion of notes from Ihe sounds of hammers upon an anvil. ^S^Which always must be earry'd on, And still be doing, never done : As if religion...somewhat still amiss: 210 More peevish, cross, and splenetick, Than dog distract, or monkey sick ; That with more care keep holy-day The wrong, than others... | |
| 1831 - 426 страници
...must be carry'd on, And still be doing, never done ; As if religion were intended For nothing else hut to be mended. A sect whose chief devotion lies In odd perverse antipathies : ___ this, And finding somewhat still amiss. '¿\ More peevish, cross, and splenetic, Th.-in dog distract,... | |
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 страници
...controversies by Infallible artillery; And prove their doctrine orthodox By apostolic blows and knocks. A sect whose chief devotion lies In odd perverse antipathies;...with that or this, And finding somewhat still amiss: More peevish, cross, and splenetic, Than dog distract, or monkey sick; That with more care keep holy-day... | |
| Leonard Withington - 1832 - 36 страници
...the gcorners were on the other aide. Butler tbur describes them : A sect whose chief devotion ljes In odd perverse antipathies; In falling out with that or this, And finding somewhat still amiss ; More peevish, cross and splenetic, Than dog distract and monkey sick ; That with more care keep holiday... | |
| James Flamank - 1833 - 436 страници
...to the no small molestation of themselves as well as others." They seem to be eminently prolific " In odd perverse antipathies; In falling out with that or this, And finding something still amiss; More peevish, cross, and splenetic, Than dog distract, or monkey sick." —... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1835 - 340 страници
...so drawing up his troop in the inward court, " These, Sir (said the Cornet), are my Instructions." For nothing else but to be mended : A sect whose chief...distract, or monkey sick : That with more care keep holyday The wrong, than others the right way ; Compound for sins they are inclin'd to, // cij By damning... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1835 - 456 страници
...200 Call fire, and sword, and desolation, A godly-thorough-Reformation,7 Which always must be carry'd on, And still be doing, never done : As if Religion...whose chief devotion lies In odd perverse antipathies :8 militant, as struggling with temptations, and subject to persecutions : but the Presbyterians of... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1835 - 410 страници
...200 Call fire, and sword, and desolation, A godly-thorough-Reformation/ Which always must be carry'd on, And still be doing, never done : As if Religion...whose chief devotion lies In odd perverse antipathies :8 militant, as struggling with temptations, and subject to persecutions : but the Presbyterians of... | |
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