 There's but the twinkling of a star Between a man of peace and war, A thief and justice, fool and knave, A huffing officer and a slave, A crafty lawyer and pick-pocket, A great philosopher and a block-head, A formal preacher and a player, A learn'd physician...  Hudibras - Page 70by Samuel Butler - 1835Full view - About this book
 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...kills a Man thar is lick : Mirry'd his punftual Dofe of Wives, ; Js cuckolded, and breaks or thrives. There's but the Twinkling of a Star Between ;a Man of Peace and War ; A Thief jnd Tuftice, Fool and Knave, . ". , A huffing Officer and a Slave ; A crafty Lawyer and Pick-pocket,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 610 pages
...kills a Man that isjick ; Marry' d hit punctual Dofe of Wives , Is Cuckolded 3 and breaks , or thrives. There's but the twinkling of a Star Between a Man of Peace and War ; A Thief and Juflice , fool and Knavt ,A huffing Officer and a Slave. A crafty Lawyer and Vick-pocket } Jl great... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1761 - 570 pages
...kills a Man that's fick; 955 Marry'^ his punctual Dofe of Wives, Is cuckolded, and breaks, or thrives. There's but the twinkling of a Star Between a Man of Peace and Wart AT A Thief and Juftice, Fool and Knave, 960 A huffing Officer, and a Slave ; A crafty Lawyer,... | |
 | English fiction - 1765 - 254 pages
...that the Aftrologers could do in his Favour ; for though they could difcover with Hudibras, that " There's but the Twinkling of a Star " Between a Man of Peace and War, " A huffing Lawyer and Pickpocket, " A great Philofopher and Blockhead," yet they were quite in the dark... | |
 | William Henry Ireland - Satire, English - 1807 - 330 pages
...understand by the stars, the events which are ta happen to mankind, than the following inimitable lines. There's but the twinkling of a star, Between a man...war; A thief and justice, fool and knave, A huffing officer and slave, A crafty lawyer and pickpocket, A great philosopher and a blockhead, A formal preacher... | |
 | William Henry Ireland - Fools and jesters - 1807 - 356 pages
...slur, Between a man of peace and tear ; A thief and justice, fool and knave, A huffing officer and slave, A crafty lawyer and pickpocket, A great philosopher...and a blockhead^ A formal preacher and a player, A learn'd physician and manslayer ; As if men from the stars did suck, Old age, diseases, and ill-luck... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Thomas Park - 1808 - 506 pages
...that is sick ; Married his pnnctnal dose of wives, Is cnckolded, and breaks, or thrives. There's bnt the twinkling of a star Between a man of peace and war; A thief and jnstice, fool and knave, A hnffing officer and a slave ; A crafty lawyer and pickpocket, A great philosopher... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...man that is sick : Marry'd his punctual dose of wives, b ccckolded, and breaks, or thrives. There 's but the twinkling of a star Between a man of peace...war ; A thief and justice, fool and knave, A huffing officer and a slave ; A crafty lawyer and pick-pocket, A zreat philosopher and a blockhead ; A fijrmal... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1812 - 876 pages
...sick ; Married his punctual dose of wives, ' 055 Is cuckolded, and breaks, or thrives. There 's bnt the twinkling of a star ' Between a man of peace and...war; A thief and justice, fool and knave, A huffing, officer and a slave ; O/JQ A crafty lawyer and a pick-pocket, A great philosopher and a blockhead ;... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1819 - 584 pages
...a man that is sick ; Married his punctual dose of wives, 9-56 Is cuckolded, and breaks, or thrives. There's but the twinkling of a star Between a man...war ; A thief and justice, fool and knave, A huffing officer and a slave ; 960 A crafty lawyer and a pick-pocket, A great philosopher and a blockhead ;... | |
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