 | John Bell - 1797 - 722 pages
...lsTot as a proselyte, but for claps. He was in logic a great critie, 65 Profoundly skill'din analytic; He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south and south.west side; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute: He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument,... | |
 | 1802 - 448 pages
...— • r. 59. MR. WINDHAM. He was in logic a good critic, Profoundly skill'd in analytic : He would distinguish and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side ; On either side whieh he'd dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. y.6S. MR. PITT. _ when he pleas'd... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1809 - 448 pages
...proselyte, hut for claps. He was in Logic a grout eiitick, '65 Profoundly skill'd in aanalytick! He con'd distinguish and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side; On either which he would dispute, Coufute, change hands, and still coufute, 70 He'd undertake to prove, hy force Of argument,... | |
 | 1811 - 708 pages
...Calvinist, must be like Hudibras, who Was in logic a great critic, Profoundly skilled in analytic i He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side : On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. As we despair to see such a genius during... | |
 | 1811 - 706 pages
...Calvinist, must be like Hudibras, who Was in logic a great critic, Profoundly skilled in analytic : He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side : On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute. As we despair to see such a genius during... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813 - 666 pages
...*Tis plain enough he was no such. He was in logic a great critic, 65 Profoundly skill'd in analytic; He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south 'and south-west side ; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute 70 For rhetoric, he could not ope 81 His mouth,... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1816 - 304 pages
...'Tis plain enough he was no such. He was in logic a great critic, €5 Profoundly skill'd in analytic; He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side ; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute 70 For rhetoric, he could not ope 81 His mouth,... | |
 | Samuel Whelpley - 1817 - 626 pages
...crown all, a musician ; " He is in Logick a great critick, Profoundly skill'd in anulytick; He can distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side ; On either which he will dispute, Confute, change bands, and still confute ; He'll undertake to prove, by force Of argument,... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 456 pages
...Not as a proselyte, but for claps.* He was in logic a great critic, Profoundly skill'd in analytic ; He could distinguish, and divide A hair, 'twixt south and south-west side ; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute : He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 412 pages
...Not as a proselyte, but for claps.* He was in logic a gveat critic, Profoundly skill'd in analytic ; He could distinguish, and divide A hair, 'twixt south and south-west side ; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute : He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument,... | |
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He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no horse; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And that a lord may be an owl, A calf an alderman, a goose a justice, And rooks committee-men and trustees. 
