 twixt 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 buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl, A calf an alderman,...  The Southern Review - Page 1541871Full view - About this book
 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pages
...proselyte, but for elaps. He was in logie a great eritie, Profoundly skilTd in analytie : He eould anee due, Dispenses light from far ; they, as they move T'neir starry danee whieh he would dispute, Confute, ehange hands, and still eonfute : He'd undertake to prove, by foree... | |
 | Guards - 1827 - 308 pages
...He was- '..-\ lojic a great critic, Profoundly ekill'd in analytic ; He could distinguish and decide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side ; On either...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 fowl, And that a Lord may be an... | |
 | Timothy Flint - 1828 - 828 pages
...logic a great critic, Profoundly skill'd in analytic ; He could distinguish and divide A hair, Hwixt south and south-west side , On either which he would...hands, and still confute He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no hone ; He'd prove a bu/zanl is DO fowl, And that a lord may be an... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1829 - 346 pages
...as a proselyte, but for claps. He was in logic a great critick, 65 Profoundly skill'd in analytick ; He could distinguish and divide A hair 'twixt south...dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. 70 He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no horse. He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl,... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...great critic, Profoundly skill'd in analytic; He could distinguish and divide A hair 'twixt soutli and south-west side; On either which he would dispute....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 fowl, And that a lord may be an... | |
 | Blue bag - 1832 - 128 pages
...conception of Hudibras: — " He could distinguish and divide, A hair 'twixt South and South -West side ; On either which he would dispute, Confute,...hands, and still confute ; He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no horse." My worthy friend, the Speaker, has just sent his eleventh... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 332 pages
...was, perhaps, Not as a proselyte, but for claps. He was in logic a great critic, 65 Profoundly skill'd in analytic ; He could distinguish, and divide A hair...dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute : ?o He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no horse ; , He'd prove a buzzard is no... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 340 pages
...was, perhaps, Not as a proselyte, but for claps. t|e was in logic a great critic, Profoundly skill'd in analytic ; He could distinguish, and divide A hair...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 no horse... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 456 pages
...he was, Tis many a pious Christian's case.8 He was in Logic a great critic,i 65 Profoundly skill'd in Analytic ; He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south, and south-west side ; On either side he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute ;8 70 He'd undertake to prove, by force... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1835 - 410 pages
...he was, 'Tis many a pious Christian's case.9 He was in Logic a great critic,i 65 Profoundly skill'd in Analytic ; He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south, and south-west side ; On either side he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute ;* 70 He'd undertake to prove, by force... | |
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