Dubius is such a scrupulous good man ! Yes, you may catch him tripping if you can. He would not with a peremptory tone Assert the nose upon his face his own ; With hesitation admirably slow He humbly hopes, presumes, it may be so. Poems - Side 186av William Cowper - 1810Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| 1846 - 492 sider
...such , man, for instance, as Cowper describes — ., .. f •i,.,..[ If •: . , i•. - ... . ' Who would not, with a peremptory tone, .,-;.,,.,',,. Assert the nose upon his face his own,' might, by referring to the Biblical Cyclopedia, be enabled to swear to his own tongue. In the article... | |
| William Cowper - 1847 - 556 sider
...stare, And when I hope his blunder? are all out, Reply discreetly — To be sure — no doubt ! tiubiut is such a scrupulous good man — Yes— you may catch him tripping if you can. lie would not, with a peremptory tone, Assert the nose upon his face his own ; With hesitation admirably... | |
| William Goodman - 1847 - 336 sider
...home, And dye well." Great part of this is mere " serpentine prudence " or " columbine simplicity." " He would not, with a peremptory tone, Assert the nose upon his face his own." Now, reader, be pleased to peruse the following sensible, plain, and well-written petition. If that... | |
| Timothy Stone Pinneo - 1847 - 502 sider
...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...hopes, presumes, it may be so. His evidence, if he were called by law To swear to some enormity he saw, For want of prominence and just relief, Would hang... | |
| William Cowper - 1849 - 740 sider
...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...hopes, presumes it may be so. His evidence, if he were eall'd by law To swear to some enormity he saw, For want of prominence and just relief, Would hang... | |
| William Cowper - 1851 - 624 sider
...stare, And, when I hope his blunders are all out, Reply discreetly — To be sure — no doubt I fhibius of such a case belonging to me : I mean extraordinary...of Mr. Bluedevil. When I am in the best health, my called by law To swear to some enormity he saw, For want of prominence and just relief Would hang an... | |
| William Cowper - 1851 - 620 sider
...Reply discreetly—To be sure—no doubt! Dubius is such a scrupulous good man— Yea—you may cateh could bumbly hopes—presumes—it may be so. His evidence, if he were called by law To swear to some enormity... | |
| William Cowper - 1851 - 624 sider
...disereetlv — To be sure — no doubt! Llubius is such a serupulous good man — Ves— you may cateh him tripping if you can. He would not, with a peremptory tone, A«crt the nose upon his face his own ; With hesitation admirably slow, Пe humbly hopes — presumes... | |
| Charles Simmons - 1852 - 564 sider
...thing to live in suspense ; it is the life of the spider. Cowper. He would not, with a clear, decided tone, Assert the nose upon his face his own; With...slow, He humbly hopes — presumes — it may be so. Knows what he knows, as if he knew it not; What he remembers, seems to have forgot; His sole opinion,... | |
| George Frederick Graham - 1852 - 570 sider
...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 him tripping if you can. 110 He would not, with a peremptory tone, Assert the nose upon his face his own ; With hesitation admirably... | |
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