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" Vociferated logic kills me quite, A noisy man is always in the right, I twirl my thumbs, fall back into my chair, Fix on the wainscot a distressful stare, And, when I hope his blunders are all out, Reply discreetly — To be sure — no doubt ! Dubius... "
The Poetical Works of William Cowper - Page 197
by William Cowper - 1854
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1817 - 252 pages
...argument is suapt again ; The wrangler, rather than accord with yon, Will judge himself deceived, and prove it too. Vociferated logic kills me quite, A noisy man is always in the right — I twirl my thumb's, rail hack into my chair, Fix on the wainscot a distressful stare, And, when I hope his hlunders...
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Poems,

William Cowper - 1817 - 252 pages
...argument is suapt again ; The wrangler, rather than accord with you, Will jndge himself deceived, and prove it too. Vociferated logic kills me quite, A noisy man is always in the right — I twirl ray thumhs, fall hack into my chair, Fix on the waiuscot a distressful stare, And, when I hope his...
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Table talk, and other poems

William Cowper - 1817 - 230 pages
...me a mistake That zeal, not vanity, has chanc'd to make, And spare the poet for his subject's sake. I twirl my thumbs , fall back into my chair, Fix on the wainscot a distrefsful stare, And when I hope his blunders are all out, Reply discreetly— to he sure— no doubt....
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Poems

William Cowper - 1818 - 448 pages
...wrangler, rather than accord with you, Will judge himself deceived, and prove it too. y CONVERSATION. li Vociferated logic kills me quite, A noisy man is always...stare, And, when I hope his blunders are all out, Reply discreetly — To be sure — no doubt ! DUBIUS is such a scrupulous good man — Yes — you may catch...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1818 - 314 pages
...wrangler, rather than accord with you, Will judge himself deoeiv'd, and prove it too. Vociferated logick kills me quite, A noisy man is always in the right...Fix on the wainscot a distressful stare, And, when 1 hope his blunders are all out, Reply discreetly — To be sure — no doubt! Hublus is such a scrupulous...
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Poems

William Cowper - 1820 - 508 pages
...than accord with yon, Will jndge himself deceived, ami prove it too. Vociferated logic kills me qnite, A noisy man is always in the right: I twirl my thumbs, fall back into my chair, Fix on tun wainscot a distressful stare, And. when l hope his blunders are all out, Reply discreetly — To...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1821 - 556 pages
...argument is snapt again ; The wrangler, rather than accord with you, Will judge himself deceived, and prove it too. Vociferated logic kills me quite, A...stare, And, when I hope his blunders are all out, Reply discreetly — To be sijre--no doubt ! DUBIOUS is such a scrupulous good manYes — you may catch him...
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Poems, Volume 1

William Cowper - 1821 - 220 pages
...argument is snapped again ; The wrangler, rather than accord with you, Will judge himself deceived, and prove it too. Vociferated logic kills me quite, A...thumbs, fall back into my chair, Fix on the wainscot n distressful stare, And, when I hope his blunders arc all out, Reply discreetly — To be sure —...
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Conversation; or, Shades of difference

Heron - 1821 - 944 pages
...talented a being was as " wax to receive" good impressions, and " marble to retain" them. CHAPCHAPTER II. Vociferated logic kills me quite; A noisy man is always in the right. COWPE*. " MY dear Caroline, to oblige you," said sir Gower Fitzormond to his wife, as he seated himself...
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Select Works of the British Poets: With Biographical and Critical ..., Volume 10

John Aikin - 1821 - 278 pages
...argument is snapp'd again ; The wrangler, rather than accord with you, Will judge himself deceiv'd, and prove it too. Vociferated logic kills me quite, A noisy man is alwa}"s in the right, I twirl my thumbs, faH back into my chair, Fix on the wainscot a distressful...
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