 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pagine
...Staticks, Magick, Horofcopy, Aftrology, And was old Dog at Phyfiology. But as a Dog that turns the Spit, Beftirs himfelf, and plies his Feet To climb the Wheel,...vain, His own Weight brings him down again ; And ftill heIs in the felf fame Place, Where at his fetting-out he was : So in the Circle of the Arts, Did he... | |
 | John Hughes - 1735 - 390 pagine
...Nature intended them. And as a Dog that turns the Spitt Bejlirs himfelf and plies his Feet, To mount the Wheel, but all in vain. His own Weight brings him down again. * Le Bourgeois Gtntilhommc ; or The Cit turn'd Gentleman. . • I remember A LETTER to the SPECTATOR,... | |
 | Thomas Stackhouse - 1737 - 198 pagine
...perpetually ftruggling to get out of Debt, and as perpetually relapfing ! as a Dog, that turns the Spit, Beftirs himfelf, and plies his Feet, To climb the...all in vain, His own Weight brings him down again. * OH my Lord, how prettily and temperately may a Wife and half a dozen Children be maintain'd with... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1753 - 466 pagine
...And was-o/i/ dog at P-liyfiology: But, as a dcf> that turns the fpit, Sie Beftirs himfclf, and pKes his feet To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His...felf-fame place Where at his fetting out he was : 215 f. o in the circle of the arts, Did he advance his nat'ral parts ; Till falling back ftill, for retreat,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 512 pagine
...Phyfiologue à l'avenant ; Mais , com me un .chien , tournant la broche , A beau mouvoir & jambe croche , To climb the Wheel , but all in -vain , His own Weight...brings him down again : > . . ' And ftill he's in the feif fame Place . ' ; ! ; Where at hisfetting out he was. So in the Circle ef the Arts , . ;. ;;.;.... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1761 - 570 pagine
...Magick, Horofcopy, Aftrology, And was old Dog at Phyfiology : But, as a Dog that turns the Spit, 2i-o Beftirs himfelf, and plies his Feet To climb the Wheel,...the felf-fame Place Where at his fetting out he was : 5 So in the Circle of the Arts, Did he advance his nat'ral Parts; Till falling back ftill, for Retreat,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1773 - 404 pagine
...But, as a dog that turns the fpit, Beftirs himfclf, and plies his fret «i» Canto III. HUDIBRAS. 195 To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again ; And ftill he's in the ft.lt -fame place Where at his fetting out he was : So in the circle of the arts 115 Did he advance... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 738 pagine
...was old dog at phyfiology ; But as a dog that turns the fpit Beftirs himfelf, and plies his feet no To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And ftill he 's in the felf-fame place Where at his felting out he was l So in the circle of the arts z15 Did... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 pagine
...old dog at phyfiology ; But as a dog that turns the fpit Beftirs himfclf, and plies his feet 210 9 To To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And ftill he 's in the felf-fame place \Vhere at his fetting out he was ; So in the circle of the arts 2ic Did... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 pagine
...phyfiology ; But as a dog that turns the fpit Beftirs himfill, and plies his feet , To climb the wh-.cl, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And dill he's in the fclf-famc place Where at his fetting out he was ; So in the circle of the arts Did... | |
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But as a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again: And still he's in the self-same place Where at his setting out he was... 
