 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 360 lapas
...change hands, and ftill confutes 70 He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man 's no horfe ; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an ow.l; A calf Ver. 6z.J Here is an alteration without any amendment; for the following lines, And truly fo... | |
 | 1822 - 438 lapas
...borne by the steed—they were indeed a pretty pair, formed expressly for each other. To Hudibras— " He'd undertake to prove, by force " Of argument, 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 traitées.'' It was right,... | |
 | 1792 - 744 lapas
...change hands, and {till confute ; He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no horfe ; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl ; A calf an alderman, a goole a juftice f, And rooks committee-men and truilee«» He'd run in debt... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 722 lapas
...south and south.west side; 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 buxaard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl; Iqnguages there, where he is sure to be admired,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1801 - 528 lapas
...Confute, change hands, and ftill confute: He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no horfe; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl, 75 A calf an alderman, a goofe a juftice, ne folus cffet notabilis, omnes circumcidi voluit." Vet,... | |
 | Charles Fothergill (of Salisbury.) - 1803 - 314 lapas
...south-west side, " 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 fowi, " And that a lord may be an owl, " A calf an alderman, a goose a justice, " And rooks committee-men... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1803 - 522 lapas
...was in logick a great critic, 65 He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no horfc ; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl; A calf an alderman, a gooie a juftice, 7 S And rooks committee-men and truftecs. V. a, if.] This is... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1805 - 440 lapas
...and^outh-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...buzzard is no fowl. And that a Lord may be an owl, A calf an Alderman, a goose a Justice, 75 And rooks Ciiinmittee-men and Trustees. He'd run in debt... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1809 - 448 lapas
...and south-west side; On cither which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. 7^ He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's...buzzard is no fowl, And that a Lord may be an owl, A calf an Alderman, a goose a justice, 76 Aud rooks Committee men and Trustees. He'd run in debt by... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 652 lapas
...south and south-west side; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute : He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's...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. He'd run in debt by... | |
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dispute. 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: All this by syllogism 
