The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
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Page 16
... Hudibras , compares the change of night into day , to the change of colour in a boiled lobster . " The sun had long since , in the lap Of Thetis , taken out his nap ; And , like a lobster boil'd , the morn From black to red , began to ...
... Hudibras , compares the change of night into day , to the change of colour in a boiled lobster . " The sun had long since , in the lap Of Thetis , taken out his nap ; And , like a lobster boil'd , the morn From black to red , began to ...
Page 65
... Hudibras and Ralpho have immortalised Butler ; and what has he done for them in return , but set them up to be ' pilloried on infamy's high and lasting stage ? ' This is ungrateful ! The rest of the characters have , in general , little ...
... Hudibras and Ralpho have immortalised Butler ; and what has he done for them in return , but set them up to be ' pilloried on infamy's high and lasting stage ? ' This is ungrateful ! The rest of the characters have , in general , little ...
Page 67
... Hudibras . It is difficult to lay it down . One thought is inserted into another ; the links in the chain of reasoning are so closely rivetted , that the attention seldom flags , but is kept alive ( without any other assistance ) by the ...
... Hudibras . It is difficult to lay it down . One thought is inserted into another ; the links in the chain of reasoning are so closely rivetted , that the attention seldom flags , but is kept alive ( without any other assistance ) by the ...
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