 | Samuel Butler - 1753 - 466 pages
...th' ancient mice attack'J tbe frogs .] Homer wrote , poem of the war between the mice and the frogs. To hope, by ftratagem, to woo her, Or waging battle to fubdue her, Tho' fome have done it in romances, 380 And bang'd them into am'rous fancies; As thofe who won the... | |
 | Zachary Grey - 1754 - 424 pages
...Canto 3. 375, &c. " 'Tis plain you cannot now do worfe " Than take this out-of-fafhion'd courfe, " To hope by ftratagem to woo her, \ " Or waging battle to fubdue her : " Though fprne have done it in romances, " And bang'd them into amorous fancies, " As thofe who won the Amazons,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 482 pages
...'Tis plain, you cannot now do worfe, . Than take this out-of-fafhion'd Courfe ; To hope, by Stratagem, to woo her, Or waging Battle to fubdue her : Though fome have done it in Romances, 380 And bang'd them into amorous Fancies ; jr. 369, 370. But when he wext to dine or fup, — More... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1761 - 570 pages
...'Tis plain, you cannot now do worfe, Than take this out-of-fafhion'dCourfe ; To hope, by Stratagem, to woo her, Or waging Battle to fubdue her. : Though fome have done it in Romances, 380 And bang'd them into amorous Fancies ; As thofe who won the AMAZONS, By wanton drubbing of their... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 738 pages
...you cannot now do worfe 37^ Than take this'out-of-fafhion'd courfe ; To hope, by ftratagem, to wooe her, Or waging battle to fubdue her ; Though fome...in romances, And bang'd them into amorous fancies ; 3So As thofe who won the Amazons, By wanton drubbing of their bones ; And (i out Rinaldo gain'd his... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...ont-of-feshion'd course, To hope, by stratagem, to woo her, Or waging battle to subdue her ; Though some n those who won the Amazons, By wanton drubbing of their bones ; Aad stoat Rinaldo gain'd bis bride By... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 456 pages
...out-of-fashion'd course ; To hope, by stratagem, to woo her, Or waging battle to subdue her ; Though some have done it in romances, And bang'd them into amorous fancies ; As those who won the Amazons, By wanton drubbing of their bones ; And stout Rinaldo gain'd his bride By... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 412 pages
...out-of-fashion'd course ; To hope, by stratagem, to woo her, Or waging battle to subdue her ; Though some have done it in romances, And bang'd them into amorous fancies ; As those who won the Amazons, By wanton drubbing of their bones ; And stout Rinaldo gain'd his bride By... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1819 - 390 pages
...out-of-fashion'd course, To hope, by stratagem, to woo her, Or waging battle to subdue her : Though some have done it in romances, And bang'd them into amorous fancies; As those who won the Amazons , By wanton drubbing of their boues; And stout Rinaldo gain'd his bride ,... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 312 pages
...out-of-fashion'd course; To hope, by stratagem, to woo her, Or waging battle to subdue her; Though some have done it in romances, And bang'd them into amorous fancies ; As those who won the Amazons, By wanton drubbing of their bones ; And stout Rinaldo gain'd his bride By... | |
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But, since those times and feats are over, They are not for a modern lover, When mistresses are too... 
