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" For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope ; And when he happen'd to break off I' th' middle of his speech, or cough, H... "
Littell's Living Age - Page 3
1856
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Hudibras: In Three Parts, Written in the Time of the Late Wars, Volume 1

Samuel Butler - 1744 - 570 pages
...Ratiocination. All this by Syllogifm, true 80 In Mood and Figure, he wou'd do. For Rbetonck, he cou'd not ope His mouth, but out there flew a Trope : And when he happen'd to break off I'th' middle of his Speech, or cough, 85 H' had hard Words ready to fhew why,...
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Hudibras: In Three Parts

Samuel Butler - 1761 - 570 pages
...Ratiocination. 2 ^ ' All this by Syllogifm, true 80 In Mood and Figure, he wou'd do. For RHETORICK, he cou'd not ope His Mouth, but out there flew a Trope : And when he happen'd to break off I'th' middle of his Speech, or cough, 85 H' had hard Words ready to mew why,...
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Hudibras: In Three Parts. Written in the Time of the Civil Wars. By Samuel ...

Samuel Butler - 1773 - 404 pages
...difputation, And pay with ratiocination : All this by fyllogifm, true In mood and figure, he would do. 89 For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope ; And when he happen'd to break off I' th' middle of his fpeech, or cough, H' had hard words, ready to fhew why,...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces ..., Volume 6, Page 1

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 338 pages
...difputation, And pay with ratiocination : All this by fyllogifin, true In mood and figure, he would do. So For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope ; And when he happen'd to break off I' th' middle of his fpeech, or cough, H' had hard words ready to fhew why, .85...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volumes 6-7

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 738 pages
...with ratiocination i All this by fyllogifin, true In mood and figure, he would do. 80 For rhetorie, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope ; And when he happen ' d to break off I' th' middle of his fpeech, or cough, H' had hard words ready to mew why,...
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The Works of the English Poets: Butler

Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 350 pages
...difputation, 'And pay with ratiocination i All this by fyllogifm, true In mood and figure, he would do. sŤ For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope 5 "And when he happen'd to break off I' th' middle of his fpeech, or cough, H' had hard words ready...
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An Essay on Taste: To which is Now Added Part Fourth, of the Standard of ...

Alexander Gerard - 1780 - 310 pages
...A calf an alderman, a goofe a juftice, And rooks committee-men and truftees, ire. Cant. i. ver. 6$. For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope, ire. Ver. 81. trc. In mathematics he was greater, ire. ver. 119. — 188, for holding broth, a dagger...
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An Essay on the Composition of a Sermon, Volume 1

Jean Claude - 1788 - 564 pages
...art, into rhyme ? like him who believe, there is, I know not faid, What, of irregularity in grief; For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope j And when he happen'd to break off, I' th' middle of his fpeech, or cough, He 'ad hard words ready...
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The Spectator. ...

1789 - 428 pages
...do not queftion but you are as great an orator as Sir Hudibras, of whom the poet'fweetly rings, *' He could not ope *' His mouth, but out there flew a trope." If you will fend us down the, half dozen well turned periods that produced fuch difmal effects in your...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 13

English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...difputation, And pay with ratiocination : All this by fyllogifin, true In mood and figure, he would do.. So For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope ; And when he happen'd to break off I' th' middle of his fpecch or cough, H' had hard words ready to fhew why, ....
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