 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 197by William Cowper - 1854Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1828 - 468 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...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... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 412 pages
...sense ; and it will not seem surprising that I was generally a welcome guest where 1 visited. Burns. 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 ! Cowper. But hold, why deign I to' dispute With such a scoundrel... | |
 | William Cowper - 1830 - 374 pages
...argument is snapp'd 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 sure — no doubt ! Dubius is such a scrupulous good man — Yes — you may catch... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 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...always in the right, I twirl my thumbs, fall back into a chair, Fix on the wainscot a distressful stare, And, when I hope his blunders are all out, Reply... | |
 | William Cowper - 1832 - 602 pages
...snapped again ; The wrangler, rather than accord with yon, Will judge himself deceived, and prove it tax Vociferated logic kills me quite, A noisy man is always...a distressful stare, And, when I hope his blunders are'all out, Reply discreetly — To be sure — no doubt ! Dvbiui is such a scrupulous good man —... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 362 pages
...argument is snapp'd 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 sure — no doubt ! DUBIUS is such a scrupulous good man — Yes — you may catch... | |
 | William Cowper - 1835 - 620 pages
...argument is snapp'd again ; The wrangler, rather than accord with you, Will judge himself deceived, and prove it too. Vociferated logic kills me quite, A...twirl my thumbs, fall back into my chair, Fix on the wainscoat a distressful stare, And, when I hope his blunders are all out, Reply discreetly — To be... | |
 | William Cowper - 1836 - 396 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, —...stare, And when I hope his blunders are all out, Reply discreetly — To be sure — no doubt. SC — 8. S Dubius is such a scrupulous good man, — Yes,... | |
 | William Cowper - 1837 - 534 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...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... | |
 | 1838 - 332 pages
...happiness your care, Preserve me from the thing I dread and hate— A duel in the form of a deoate. 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." Dubiits is such a scrupulous, good man — Yes — you may... | |
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