She that with poetry is won Is but a desk to write upon ; And what men say of her they mean No more than on the thing they lean. Some with Arabian spices strive 595 T' embalm her cruelly alive ; Or season her, as French cooks use Their haut-gouts, bouilles,... Hudibras - Page 54by Samuel Butler - 1819Full view - About this book
| Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 pages
...felf, and not your Heart : Nor will you raife, in mine, Combufticii, By Dint of high heroick Fuftian. She that with Poetry is won, Is but a Desk to write upon : And what Men fay of her, they mean No more than that on which they lean. Some with ArMan Spices ftrive T'embalm... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1750 - 488 pages
...high Heroic Fuftion i She that with Poetry is won, Is but a Defk to write upon ; * And what men fay of her, they mean No more, than on the thing they lean. «5 Some with Arabian Spices ftrive T' embalm her cruelly alive ; Or Seafon her, as French Cooks ufe... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1753 - 466 pages
...of high heroic fultian : She that with poetry is won, Is but a dejk to write upon ; And what men fay of her, they mean. No more than on the thing they lean. 595 Some with Arabian fpices ftrive" . T' embalm her cruelly alive ; Oifeafen her, as French cooks... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1757 - 610 pages
...Doth shew itfelf, and not y our Heart : N«r will y ou raife in ~By dint of high Heroick Fujlioit : She that with Poetry is won } Is but a Desk to write ufo» ; And what Hen fay of her , they mea» No more than on the Thing they lean. Some with Arabian... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1773 - 404 pages
...high heroic fuftian. ;5° She that with poetry is won, Js hut a delk to writ upon ; And what men fay of her, they mean No more than on the thing they lean. ^me with Arabian fpices ftrive 595 T' embalm her cruelly alive; Or feafon her, as French cooks ufe... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 338 pages
...high heroic fuftian. ^ She that with poetry is won, Is but a defk to write upon ; And what men fay of. her, they mean No more than on the thing they lean. Some with Arabian fpices ftrive 595 T' embalm her cruelly alive ; . Or Or feafon her, as French cooks ufc Their haut-goufts,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 350 pages
...of high heroic fuftian. She that with poetry is won, Is but a deflc to write upon ; And what men fay of her, they mean, No more than on the thing they lean. Sqme with Arabian fpices ftrive T' embalm her cruelly alive ; Or feafon her, as French cooks ufe Their... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...high heroic fuftian. 590 She that with poetry is won, Is but a defk to write upon ; And what men fay of her, they mean No more than on the thing they lean. Some with Arabian fpices ftrive • j95 T" embalm her cruelly alive ; Or feafon her, as French cooks afe Their haut-goujis,... | |
| Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 pages
...of high heroic fuftiou. She that with poetry is won, Is but a delk to write upon, And what men fay of her they mean No more than on the thing they lean. Some with Arabian fpices ftrive T" embalm her cruelly alive ; Or feafon her us French cooks ufe Their baut-gouftjt boullies,... | |
| John Bell - 1797 - 722 pages
...Nor will you raise in mine combustion, By dint of high heroic fustion. 590 Cartle I. HUDIRRAS. lai She that with poetry is won, Is but a desk to write...cruelly alive; Or season her, as French cooks use Their baut.gousts, boultits, or ragcnuts ; Use her so barbarously ill, To grind her lips upon a mill, 603... | |
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