Twas Presbyterian true blue, For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant ; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery ; And... Wit and Humor - Page 179by Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 261 pagesFull view - About this book
| Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - Translating and interpreting - 1797 - 446 pages
...he was of that ftubboni crew , Of errant faints, whom all men grant To be the true church-militant : Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controverfies by Infallible artillery ; And prove their doctrine orthodox, By apoftolic blows and knocks.... | |
| John Broster - Chester (England) - 1800 - 156 pages
...his Hudibras, takes notice oJ them making icligion their plea for war, in the following lines : .... For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints,...Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery; And prove their doctrine orthodox By apostolic blows and knocks ; Call fire and sword, and desolation,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 842 pages
..."Twas Prefbytcrian true blue ; For he was of that ftuhbcirn crew Of crr.int faints, whom all men grunt To be the true Church Militant ; Such as do build their faith upon, 195 The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide ail controvcrfies by Infallible artillery ; And prove their... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1805 - 440 pages
...and his wit : 190 'Twas Preshyterian true blue ; For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant faints whom all men grant To be the true Church Militant ; Such as do build their faith upon 195 The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery; And prove their... | |
| Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1812 - 876 pages
...throw out and miss the matter. For his religion, it was fit To match his learning and his wit: 190 Twas Presbyterian true blue; For he was of that stubborn...Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church-militant: Such as do build their faith upon 195 The holy text of pike and gun; Decide all controversies... | |
| Robert Deverell - 1813 - 666 pages
...mathematics he was greater,, 119 Than Tycho, Brahe, or Erra Pater : For his religion it was fit 189 To match his learning and his wit : 'Twas Presbyterian...church militant : Such as do build their faith upon 195 The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery ; And prove their... | |
| Lord Alexander Fraser Tytler Woodhouselee - Translating and interpreting - 1813 - 466 pages
...that of his great original. THE religion of Hudibras is thus described: For his religion, it was fit To match his learning and his wit : 'Twas Presbyterian...errant saints, whom all' men grant: To be the true church-militant : Such' as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies... | |
| Louis Simond - Great Britain - 1815 - 392 pages
...similar discipline. The idea of military power appears here very revolting, while, with other people, Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun, it is the sort of power they submit to most cheerfully. June ....—Albury. We have been here for some... | |
| Robert Deverell - 1816 - 304 pages
...mathematics he was greater •• . 119 Than Tycho Brahe, or Erra Pater : For his religion it was fit J89 To match his learning and his wit : 'Twas Presbyterian...church militant : Such as do build their faith upon 195 The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery ; And prove their... | |
| Louis Simond - Great Britain - 1817 - 476 pages
...cette sorte de discipline. L'idée du pouvoir militaire révolte toujours ici. Chez d'autres peuples, Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun, c'est celui auquel on se soumet le plus volontiers. On avait distribué partout une feuille imprimée... | |
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