 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - 1797 - 434 pages
..." as concave as a covered goblet, or a worm-eaten " nut." Sis you Hie it, aä 3-fc. lev Tliis fword a dagger had his page, That was but little for his age ; And therefore waited on him io, As dwarfs upon knights-etrant do» Hiidllras, canto \. " Books, like men, their authors, have but... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 842 pages
...Oft had it ta'en poffeflion, And prifoners too, orm.ide them run. This iword a dagger had, hispage. That was but little for his age, And therefore waited on him fo, Asdwarfk upon knights-errant do; It was a ferviceable dudgeon, Either for fighting or for drudging:... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1803 - 522 pages
...it ta'en poffcilion, s, And pris'ners too, or made them run. This fword a'dagger had, hi* page, 375 That was but little for his age, And therefore waited on him fo, As dwarfs upon knight errant do : It was a ferviceable dudgeon, Either for fighting or for drudging... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1805 - 440 pages
...it ta'en possession, And pris'ncrs too, or made them run. This sword a dagger had t' his page, 375 That was but little for his age ; : ^ '' And therefore...dwarfs upon Knights Errant do. It was a serviceable dndgeon, Either for fighting or for drndging. • 380 When it had stabb'd, or broke a head, It would... | |
 | Eaton Stannard Barrett - 1807 - 602 pages
...page, That was but little for bis age ; And therefore waited on him so As dwarfs upon Knights-errant do ; It was a serviceable dudgeon, Either for fighting, or for drudging : Where it had stabb'd, or broke a head, It would scrape trenchers, or chip bread ; Toast cheese or... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Thomas Park - 1808 - 506 pages
...ta'en possession, And prisoners too, or made them rnn. y This sword a dagger had, his page That was bnt little for his age, And therefore waited on him so, As dwarfs npon knights-errant do : It was a serviceable dndgeon. Either for fighting or for drndging : When it... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Britannica - 1810 - 824 pages
...buriefque'; but it is far below the dignity of the epic, or of any ferious compofition. ] COM This fword a dagger had his page, That was but little for his age ; And therefore waited on him fo, As dwarfs upon knight-errants do. Hudibras, canto I. Compartítion || Compafs. The noble fitter... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...page. That was but little for bis age, And therefore waited on him so, As dwarfs upon knights-errant le was made the common prey; And at the mercy of the rabble lay. The te When it had stabb'd or broke a head, It woidd scrape trenchers, or chip bread ; Toast cheese or bacon,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1809 - 448 pages
...possession, And pris'ners too, or made them rnn. This sword a dagger had l' his page, 375 That was bat little for his age; And therefore waited on him so, As dwarfs npon Knights Errant do. It was a serviceahle dudgeou, •Kither for fighting or for drudging. 380 When... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1816 - 304 pages
...much scorn'd to lurk in case, As if it durst not shew its face. This sword a dagger had his page, 375 That was but little for his age ; And therefore waited...serviceable dudgeon, Either for fighting or for drudging. 380 When it had stabb'd, or broke a head, It would scrape trenchers, or chip bread ; Toast cheese or... | |
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