 | Samuel Butler - 1861 - 394 pages
...takes the Fiddler prisoner, Conveys him to enchanted castle, There shuts him fast in wooden Bantile. THERE was an ancient sage philosopher That had read Alexander Ross over, And swore the world, as he could prove. Was made of fighting and of love. Just so Romances are, for what else Is in them all but... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1744 - 570 pages
...CANTO II. / I ^ HERE was an ancient fage Philofopher, A That had read Alexander Rofs over, And fwore the World, as he cou'd prove, Was made of Fighting and of Love ; f ARGUMENT. jfr. 8. Thtnfiuts himfaft in Wooden Baftile.'] In the Stocks. The State Prifon in France... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1750 - 488 pages
...haftile. CANTO II. i *" • "• HERE was a fage Philofopher, I ThathadreadALEXANDER-Rossover, And fwore the world, as he cou'd prove, Was made of Fighting and of Love ; 5 Juft fo Romances are, for what el£e Is in them all, but Love and Battels ? O'th' firft of thefe... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 722 pages
...Bastile. .'" • , •. rf' 1 HEBI was an ancient sage philosopher ... That had read Ali•xanderRoss over, •, And swore the world, as he cou'd prove, Was made of lighting and of love. Just so Romances are, for what else . j Is in them all but love and battles ?... | |
 | Albin-Joseph-Ulpien Hennet - 1806 - 456 pages
...malheur de ma vie, La douleur est par-tout où n'est pas Virginie. BUTLER. HUDIBRAS. CANTO a. . 1 HERE was an ancient sage philosopher That had read Alexander Ross over, And swore the world, as he could prove, "Was made of fighting and oflove. Just so romances are; for what else Is in them all but... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Thomas Park - 1808 - 506 pages
...rakes the Fiddler prisoner, Conveys him to inchanted castle, There shnts him fast in wooden Bastile. THERE was an ancient sage philosopher That had read Alexander Ross over, And swore the world, as he conld prove, Was made of fighting and of love. Jnst so Romances are, for what else Is in them all bnt... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1809 - 448 pages
...takes the Fiddler prisouer, Couveys him to enchanted castle; There shuts him fast in wooden hastile. was an ancient sage philosopher, -*- That had read Alexander Ross over, And swore the world, as he con'd prove, Was made of fighting and oflove: 1ust so romances are; for what eise Is in them all, hut... | |
 | James Plumptre - 1811 - 486 pages
...late philosophers Have well observ'd, beasts that converse With man take after iiim.— Do. 1. 789. There was an ancient sage philosopher That had read Alexander Ross over. 'CANTO ii. 1. 1. Whatever sceptic could inquire for, I'orcv'ry why he had a wherefore, CAN ro i. I.... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1812 - 876 pages
...Fiddler prisoner; Convey i him to inchanted castle, There shuti him fast in wooden biitile, JL HERE was an ancient sage philosopher, That had read Alexander Ross over; And swore the world, as he could prove, Was made ot fighting and of love : last so romances are, for what else Is in them all,... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1816 - 304 pages
...the fiddler prisoner ; Conveys him to inchanted castle, There shuts him fast in wooden bastile. . . THERE was an ancient sage philosopher, That had read Alexander Ross over ; And swore the world as he could prove, Was made of fighting and of love : Just so romances are, for what else 5 Is in them all... | |
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THERE was an ancient sage philosopher That had read Alexander Ross over, And swore the world, as he could prove, Was made of fighting and of love. Just so Romances are, for what else Is in them all but love and battles ? O' th' first of these w' have... 
