Twas Presbyterian true blue, For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant ; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible artillery ; And... The Canadian Law Times - Side 3031904Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| Anna Eliza Bray - 1845 - 478 sider
...uncommon at the date of our tale. These events, however, demand another chapter. CHAPTER XXVI. For he was of that stubborn crew, Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant ; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pipe and gun I Decide all controversies by Infallible... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 282 sider
...religion, it was fit5 To match his learning and his wit : 'Twas presbyterian true blue ; For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant ; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1846 - 324 sider
...religion, it was fit To match his learning and his wit : I90 'Twas Presbyterian true blue ; For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints whom all men grant To be the true church militant ; Such as do build their faith upon I95 The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 290 sider
...religion, it was fit* To match his learning and his wit : 'Twas presbyterian true blue ; For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant ; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 416 sider
...religion, it was fit 5 To match his learning and his wit : 'T was presbyterian true hlue ; For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant ; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 sider
...his religion, it was fit To match his learning and hie wit. 'Twas Presbyterian true blue ; For he was ery old room, And olJ liquor able to make a cat speak, and man dumb ; Like an old courtie ; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible... | |
| English poetry - 1848 - 468 sider
...religion, it was fit To match his learning and his wit : 'Twas Presbyterian true blue : For he was of that stubborn crew Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true church militant : Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible... | |
| 124 sider
...religion it was fit To match their learning and their wit. Twas Methodistical true blue; For they were of that stubborn crew Of errant saints whom all men grant To be the true church militant; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun; Decide all controversies by Infallible... | |
| George Atkinson - 1849 - 334 sider
...fleshed in human blood, as he did at Mirandola, it is no unfair surmise — ' That Baynbrigg too Was also of that stubborn crew ; Of errant saints, whom all men grant To be the true Church Militant; Such as do build their faith upon The holy text of pike and gun ; Decide all controversies by Infallible... | |
| 1858 - 682 sider
...like that described by the author of Sir Hudibras : — " 'Twas Pretbyterian true Blue, For he was of that stubborn Crew Of Errant Saints, whom all Men grant To be the true church Militant." (Edit. Dublin, 1732, Canto ip 26.) But not seemingly having been able altogether to enjoy the tranquil... | |
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