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... Hudibras: In Three Parts - Página 165de Samuel Butler - 1761 - 401 páginasVisualização completa - Sobre este livro
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 738 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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... | |
| John Bell - 1797 - 722 páginas
...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, Anil lliil he 's in the Telf.fame place Where at his fettihg out he Was ; So in the circle of the arts... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1803 - 522 páginas
...was old Hog 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...the felf-fame place Where at his fetting out he was ; So in the cirele of the arts 115 Did he advance his nat'ral parts, Till falling back ftill, for retreat,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1805 - 954 páginas
...all-bsaring mother, yieids, She gathers. Paradite Lost. But, as a dog that turns the spit lifstin timtrlf, and plies his feet To climb the wheel ; but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again* What aileth them, that they must needs ititir l!-emscli>is to jet in ;ur, tu maintain the creature's... | |
| William Henry Ireland - 1807 - 356 páginas
...horoscopie, astrologie, And was old dog at phisiologie ; 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. Nor ought we to conclude this note, without applying the words of our immortal bard, who thus expresseth... | |
| William Henry Ireland - 1807 - 330 páginas
...Ikoroscopie, astrologie, And was old dog sAphisiologie; 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. Nor ought we to conclude this note, without applying the words of our immortal bard, who thus expresseth... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1812 - 876 páginas
...old dog at physiology : But, as a dog that turns the spit, Bestirs himself, and plies his feet 810 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 getting out he \w : So in the circle of the arts glS... | |
| Robert Deverell - 1816 - 304 páginas
...old dog at physiology : But, as a dog that turns the spit, Bestirs himself, and plies his feet 210, 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 : So in the circle of the arts 215... | |
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