| British poets - 1822 - 314 páginas
...In odd perverse antipathies ; In falling out with that or this, And finding somewhat still amiss ; More peevish, cross, and splenetic, Than dog distract,...others the right way ; Compound for sins they are inclined to, By damning those they have a mind to : Still so perverse and opposite, As if they worshipp'd... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1822 - 532 páginas
...would content the Catholics, but that she could never learn what would content the Puritans. V. 213-14. That with more care keep holyday The wrong, than others the right way.] The Puritans were so remarkably obstinate in this respect, that they kept a fast upon Christmas-day,... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 páginas
...be doing, never done; As if religion were intended For nothing else but to be mended: A sect whose once each heart alarm'd, Aw'd without virtue, without...beauty charm'd ; Her tongue bewitch'd as oddly as her More peevish, cross, and splenetie, Than dog distract or monkey sick; That with more care kept holiday... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 páginas
...doing, never done ; As if religion were intended For nothing else but to be mended : A seet whose ehief y t j j j ; More peevish, eross, and splenetie, Than dog distraet or monkey siek ; That with more eare kept holiday... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1829 - 346 páginas
...doing, never done : As if religion were intended 205 For nothing else but to be mended. A sect whose chief devotion lies In odd perverse antipathies ;...somewhat still amiss: 210 More peevish, cross, and splenetick, Than dog distract, or monkey sick ; That with more care keep holy-day The wrong, than others... | |
| Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 páginas
...Infallible artillery; And prove their doctrine orthodox By apostolic blows and knocks. A sect whose chief devotion lies In odd perverse antipathies; In...with that or this, And finding somewhat still amiss: More peevish, cross, and splenetic, Than dog distract, or monkey sick; That with more care keep holy-day... | |
| Leonard Withington - 1832 - 36 páginas
...the gcorners were on the other aide. Butler tbur describes them : A sect whose chief devotion ljes In odd perverse antipathies; In falling out with that or this, And finding somewhat still amiss ; More peevish, cross and splenetic, Than dog distract and monkey sick ; That with more care keep holiday... | |
| James Flamank - 1833 - 436 páginas
...to the no small molestation of themselves as well as others." They seem to be eminently prolific " In odd perverse antipathies; In falling out with that or this, And finding something still amiss; More peevish, cross, and splenetic, Than dog distract, or monkey sick." —... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1835 - 340 páginas
...These, Sir (said the Cornet), are my Instructions." For nothing else but to be mended : A sect whose chief devotion lies In odd perverse antipathies ;...right way ; Compound for sins they are inclin'd to, // cij By damning those they have no mind to : » Still so perverse and opposite, As if they worshipp'd... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1835 - 456 páginas
...contradicting each other, even in the most trifling matters. The Presbyterians reckoned it sinful to eat In falling out with that or this, And finding somewhat...right way : ' Compound for sins they are inclin'd to, 215 By damning those they have no mind to : Still so perverse and opposite, As if they worshipp'd God... | |
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