 | Samuel Butler - Satire - 1744 - 570 pages
...mown. The Sun had long fince in the Lap 30 Of Thetis, taken out his Nap, And like a Lobfter boyl'd, the Morn From black to red began to turn : When Hudibras, whom Thoughts and Aking, 'Twixt fleeping kept, all Night, and waking, 35 Began to rub his drowfy Eyes, And from his Couch... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1753 - 466 pages
...Ihown. The fun had long fince in the lap 30 Of Thetis taken out his nap, And like a lohfler \3O\Vd, the morn From black to red began to turn ; "When Hudibras, whom thoughts and aking, 'Twixt fleeping kept all night, and waking^ 35 Began to rub his drowfy eyes, And from his couch... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 512 pages
...Faith ; Each ftri-ving to make good his own , As ly the Sequel fh nil befhown. The Sun had long ftne e in the Lap Of Thetis taken out his Nap , And like a Lobftcr botl'd , the Morn From Black to Red began to tara. When Hudibras 3 whom Thoughts ana Akin g... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1762 - 464 pages
...manfully, and urging; - ....;, Not flow approaches, like a virgin. Canto I. The fun had long fince in the lap Of Thetis taken out his nap ; And, like a lobfter boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn. Part 2. canto 2. Books, like men, their authors,... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1765 - 578 pages
...entering manfully, and urging ; Not flow approaches, like a virgin. C*nt» i . The fun had long fince in the lap Of Thetis taken out his nap ; And, like a lobfter bofl'd, the morn From black to red began to turn. Part 2. canto 2. Books, like men, their authors,... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1772 - 398 pages
...entering manfully, and urging ; Not flow approaches, like a viigin. , Cante I. The fun had long fmce in the lap Of Thetis taken out his nap ; And, like a lobfter boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn. Part 2. cantt z. Books, like men, their authors,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1774 - 254 pages
...faith, Each ftriving to make good his own, As by the fequel (hall be (hown. The fun had long fince, in the lap Of Thetis, taken out his nap, And like a lobfter boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn ; When Hudibras, whom thoughts and itking,... | |
 | James Beattie - Classical education - 1776 - 582 pages
...poflefled of that very turn of fancy which produced the drollery in queftion. * The fun had long fince in the lap Of Thetis taken out his nap, And, like a lobfter boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn. " "Ch. I. LUDICROUS COMPOSITION* 337 " But... | |
 | Joseph Priestley - Criticism - 1777 - 348 pages
...lively fenfe of pleafure. This we may perceive in the following lines of Butler : The fun had long fince in the lap] Of Thetis taken out his nap ; And, like a lobfter boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn. HUD. Part II. Cant. II. Ver. 29. This effect... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 372 pages
...editions to 1704., inclufive. Altered to Montaign and Lully, in 1710, or 171$. And, like a lobfter boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn; When Hudibras, whom thoughts and afcing 'Twixt fleeping kept, all night, and waking, Began to rub his drowfy eyes, 35 And from his couch... | |
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