 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 738 pagine
...fpeech of birds As well as they themfelves do words ; Could tell what fubtleft parrots mean, That fpeak and think contrary clean; < ?• What member 'tis...they talk When they cry Rope, and Walk, knave, walk. He'd extract numbers out of matter, And kerp them in a glaft, like water, Of Of fovereign power to... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 350 pagine
...themfelves do words ; Could tell what fubtleft parrots mean, That fpeak and think contrary clean; yyt What member 'tis of whom they talk When they cry Rope, and Walk, knave, walk. He'd extraft numbers out of matter, And keep them in a glafs, like water, Of Vcr. -546.] Alluding to... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 454 pagine
...language, without any determinate idea ; such language as parrots are taught to speak. So, inHudibras: " Could tell what subt'lest parrots mean, " That speak,...talk, " When they cry rope, and walk knave, walk." The following passage in Wilson' s Arte of Rhetorique, 15,53 ; shews that this was the meaning of the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 384 pagine
...this Butler hints, where, speaking of Ralpho's skill in augury, he says : " Could tell what suhtlest parrots mean, " That speak and think contrary clean...talk, " When they cry rope, and walk, knave, walk!" WARBURTON. So in Decker's Satironastix : "But come, respite funem." STEEVENS.' 356. Certes,] ie certainly.... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 pagine
...themfelves do words ; Could tell what fubtleft parrots mean, That fpeak and think contrary clean ; JJQ What member 'tis of whom they talk When they cry Rope, and Walk, knave, walk. He'd extract numbers out of matter, And keep them in a glafs, like water, Of fovereign power to make... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 690 pagine
...parrots are taught to fpeak. So, in Hudibras: " Could tell what fubt'left parrots mean, " That fpeak, and think contrary clean; " What member 'tis of whom...talk, " When they cry rope, and walk, knave, walk." The following paflage in Wilfon's Arte of Rhetorique, IJJJ, fliews that this was the meaning of the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 584 pagine
...parrots are taught to fpeak. So, in Hudibras: " Could tell what fubt'left parrots mean, " That fpeak, and think contrary clean ; " What member 'tis of whom...talk, " When they cry rope, and walk, knave, walk." The following paffage in Wilfon's Arte of Rbetorique, 1553, fhews that this was the meaning of the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 600 pagine
...parrots are taught to fpeak. So, in Hudibras: " Could tell what fubt'left parrots mean, " That fpeak, and think contrary clean; " What member 'tis of whom they talk, " When they cry rapt, and walk, knave, walk." The following paflage in Wilfon's Arte of Rhetorique, 1553, Ihews that... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 pagine
...of birds As well as they themfelves do wordu ^ Could tell what fubtlcft parrots mean, Tl.:it fpeak and think contrary clean; What member 'tis of whom...they talk When they cry Rope, and Walk, Knave, walk. He'd extract numbers out of matter, And keep them in a glafs, like water, pf fov'reign ppvei to make... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 722 pagine
...he that Vcre adeylu: earned: iBe understood the speech of birds As weil as they themselves do words! Could tell what subtlest parrots mean, That speak and think contrary clean ; 550 What member 'tis of whom they talk When they cry Rope, and Walk, Knave, Walk. He'd extract numbers... | |
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He understood the speech of birds As well as they themselves do words ; Could tell what subtlest parrots mean, That speak and think contrary clean ; What member 'tis of whom they talk When they cry ' Rope,' and 
