 But as a dog that turns the spit Bestirs himself, and plies his feet To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again: And still he's in the self-same place Where at his setting out he was...  Hudibras - Seite 177von Samuel Butler - 1819Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edward Bysshe - 1710 - 620 Seiten
...And was old Dog at Phyfiology. But as a Dog that turns the Spit, Beftirs himfelf, and plies his Feet To climb the Wheel, but all in vain, His own Weight brings him down again ; And ftill heIs in the felf fame Place, Where at his fetting-out he was : So in the Circle of the Arts,... | |
 | John Hughes - 1735 - 390 Seiten
...Nature intended them. And as a Dog that turns the Spitt Bejlirs himfelf and plies his Feet, To mount the Wheel, but all in vain. His own Weight brings him down again. * Le Bourgeois Gtntilhommc ; or The Cit turn'd Gentleman. . • I remember A LETTER to the SPECTATOR,... | |
 | Thomas Stackhouse - 1737 - 198 Seiten
...and as perpetually relapfing ! as a Dog, that turns the Spit, Beftirs himfelf, and plies his Feet, To climb the Wheel ; but all in vain, His own Weight brings him down again. * OH my Lord, how prettily and temperately may a Wife and half a dozen Children be maintain'd with... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1753 - 466 Seiten
...was-o/i/ dog at P-liyfiology: But, as a dcf> that turns the fpit, Sie Beftirs himfclf, and pKes his feet To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again : • And ftill he's in the felf-fame place Where at his fetting out he was : 215 f. o in the circle of the arts,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 512 Seiten
...Phyfiologue à l'avenant ; Mais , com me un .chien , tournant la broche , A beau mouvoir & jambe croche , To climb the Wheel , but all in -vain , His own Weight brings him down again : > . . ' And ftill he's in the feif fame Place . ' ; ! ; Where at hisfetting out he was. So in the Circle ef the... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1761 - 570 Seiten
...old Dog at Phyfiology : But, as a Dog that turns the Spit, 2i-o Beftirs himfelf, and plies his Feet To climb the Wheel, but all in vain ; His own Weight brings him down again ; And ftill he's in the felf-fame Place Where at his fetting out he was : 5 So in the Circle of the Arts,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1773 - 404 Seiten
...But, as a dog that turns the fpit, Beftirs himfclf, and plies his fret «i» Canto III. HUDIBRAS. 195 To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again ; And ftill he's in the ft.lt -fame place Where at his fetting out he was : So in the circle of the arts... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 738 Seiten
...was old dog at phyfiology ; But as a dog that turns the fpit Beftirs himfelf, and plies his feet no To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And ftill he 's in the felf-fame place Where at his felting out he was l So in the circle of the arts z15... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 Seiten
...old dog at phyfiology ; But as a dog that turns the fpit Beftirs himfclf, and plies his feet 210 9 To To climb the wheel, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And ftill he 's in the felf-fame place \Vhere at his fetting out he was ; So in the circle of the arts... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 Seiten
...phyfiology ; But as a dog that turns the fpit Beftirs himfill, and plies his feet , To climb the wh-.cl, but all in vain, His own weight brings him down again, And dill he's in the fclf-famc place Where at his fetting out he was ; So in the circle of the arts Did... | |
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