 | James Plumptre - 1811 - 486 páginas
...Do. 1. 15. That Latin was no more difficile, Than toa blackhird 'tis to whistle. Do. 1. 53. Beside he was a shrewd philosopher. And had read every text and gloss over. ' Do. 1. 127. This seems to be a favourite word with Butler to make a rhyme to, we have it frequently... | |
 | St. Clyde (fict.name.) - 1816 - 286 páginas
...Augustus, confirmed her secret opinion, that Jessie might make a worse choice. CHAPTER VIII. Beside, he was a shrewd philosopher, And had read every text and gloss over: Whate'er the crabbed'st author hath, He understood by implicit faith: Whatever sceptic could enquire... | |
 | Charles Burton - 1823 - 234 páginas
...butter wanted weight; And wisely tell what hour o'th day The clock does strike, by algebra. Beside he was a shrewd philosopher, And had read every text and gloss over. " For he a rope of sand could twist As tough as learned Sorbonist, And weave fine cobwebs, fit for... | |
 | Paul Ponder (pseud.) - 1825 - 492 páginas
...Batter seems to allude to them in his hero's erudition" — * I ludibifi; , part 1, line 1'27. Besides, he was a shrewd philosopher, And had read every text and gloss over : Whate'er the crabbedst author hath, He understood by th' implicit faith. The second is, ' He who... | |
 | Paul Ponder (pseud.) - 1825 - 524 páginas
...Butler seems to allude to them in his hero's erudition* — * Hudibra?, part 1, line 1-27. Besides, he was a shrewd philosopher, And had read every text and gloss over Whate'er the crabbedst author hath, He understood by th' implicit faith. The second is, ' He who is... | |
 | 1830 - 368 páginas
...world," which caused a good deal of diversion among the ungodly. I am, dear friend, yours. LETTER XIV. He was a shrewd philosopher, And had read every text and gloss over ; Whate'er the crabbed'st author hath, He understood b'implicit faith ; Whatever sceptic could enquire... | |
 | James Lackington - 1827 - 368 páginas
...which caused a good deal of diversion among the ungodly. I am, dear friend, yours. LETTER XIV. • He was a shrewd philosopher, And had read every text and gloss over ; Whate'er the crabbed'st author hath, He understood b'implicit faith ; Whatever sceptic could enquire... | |
 | 1830 - 372 páginas
...took away the sins of the world," which caused a good deal of diversion among the ungodly. LETTER XIV. He was a shrewd philosopher, And had read every text and gloss over ; Whate'er the crabbed'st author hath, He understood b'implicit faith ; Whatever sceptic could enquire... | |
 | David Booth - 1831 - 366 páginas
...humourous Satire of Butler. " In mathematics he was greater, Than Tycho Bra he or Erra Pater; ***** Beside, he was a shrew'd philosopher, And had read every text and gloss over ; \ Whate'er the crabbed'st author hath, He understood b' implicit faith : Whatever sceptic could enquire... | |
 | John Mills - 1841 - 322 páginas
...steam-boats, more or less, that can blot out that inherent feature in our national character, whicli has ever distinguished us favourably from the rest...philosopher, And had read every text and gloss over ; Whatevec sceptic could inquire for, For every why he had a wherefore : He could reduce all things... | |
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He understood b' implicit faith: Whatever Skeptic could inquire for; For every WHY he had a WHEREFORE : Knew more than forty of them do, As far as words and terms could go. All which he understood by rote, And, as occasion... 
