 Next in three books spoil'd human nature : Undid Creation at a jerk, And of Redemption made damn'd work. Then took his Muse at once, and dipt her Full in the middle of the Scripture. What wonders there the man, grown old, did ? Sternhold himself he out...  Miscellaneous Prose Works - Page 155by Walter Scott - 1853Full view - About this book
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 582 pages
...Man. Undid creation • at a jirk, And of ' redemption made damn'd work. 1'hcn took his Muse at once, and dipt her Full in the middle of the Scripture....there the man, grown old, did ( Sternhold himself he out-Steraholded, Made David 10 seem so mad and freakish, All thought him just what thought king Achish.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 384 pages
...seven hooks. ti Tjic Redeemer, another heroic poem, in six Then took his Muse, at once, and dipp'd her Full in the middle of the Scripture : What wonders there the man grown old did ! Sterahold himself he out-Stcrnholded ; Made David* seem so mad and freakish, All thought him just... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 324 pages
...another heroic poem, in six hooks. Then took his Muse, at once, and dipp'd her Full in the mid Jle of the Scripture : What wonders there the man grown old did! Sternhold himself he out-Sternholded ; Made David* seem so mad and freakish, All thought him just what thought King Achish. No mortal read... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - 1814 - 506 pages
...Creationff at a jerk; And of Redemption! J made damn'd work. Then took his Muse, at once, and dipp'd her Full in the middle of the Scripture : What wonders...grown old did ! Sternhold himself he out-Sternholded; Made David §§ seem so mad and freakish, All thought him just what thought king Achish. * Two heroic... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 482 pages
...Creation (g) at a jerk, And of Redemption (h) made damned work : Then took his muse at once, and dipped her Full in the middle of the scripture. What wonders...grown old did ! Sternhold himself he out-sternholded ; Made David (i) seem so mad and freakish, All thought him just what thought king Achish. No mortal... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1821 - 482 pages
...Creation (g) at a jerk, And of Redemption (h) made damned work : Then took his muse at once, and dipped her Full in the middle of the scripture. What wonders there the man grown old did 1 Sternhold himself he out-sternholded ; Made David ( ij seem so mad and freakish, All thought him... | |
 | British poets - 1822 - 272 pages
...wit. 7 Of the nature of man. 8 Creation, a poem, seven books. Then took his Muse at once and dipp'd her Full in the middle of the Scripture. What wonders...grown old did ! Sternhold himself he out-Sternholded : Made David '° seem so mad and freakish, All thought him just what thought King Achish. No mortal... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pages
...human nature ; Undid creation at a jirk, And of redemption made damn'd work. Then took his Muse at once and dipt her Full in the middle of the Scripture....old, did ? Sternhold himself, he out-Sternholded. Made David seem so mad and freakish, All thought him just what thought king Achish. No mortal read... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - 1824 - 406 pages
...creation tt at a jirk, And of redemption}} made damn'd work. Then took his Muse at once and dipp'd her Full in the middle of the Scripture. What wonders...grown old did ! Sternhold himself he out-Sternholded : • Two heroic poems, in folio, twenty books. t Heroic poem, in twelve books. J Heroic poem, in folio,... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1828 - 646 pages
...Richard Blackmore, among whose poetical deeds it is recorded, that He took his muse at once, and dipp'd her Full in the middle of the scripture; What wonders...grown old did ! Sternhold himself he out-Sternhold-ed! T— and others, who have not even attained that melancholy celebrity, Miles Smyth, Richard Goodricige,... | |
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