 | Samuel Butler - 1704 - 180 pages
..., Horofeopie, Aflrologie^ And was old DOF at Phifioteie\ OJ o F But, as a Dog that turns the-Spit, Beftirs himfelf, and plies his Feet To climb the Wheel,...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. f. .' So in the Circle of... | |
 | Edward Bysshe - English language - 1710 - 620 pages
...Opticks, Philofophy, and Staticks, Magick, Horofcopy, Aftrology, And was old Dog at Phyfiology. But as a Dog that turns the Spit, Beftirs himfelf, and...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... | |
 | John Hughes - English poetry - 1735 - 390 pages
...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,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - Knights and knighthood - 1744 - 498 pages
...Opticks, Philofophy, and Staticks, Magick, JJorofcopy, dftrology, And was old Dog at Phyfology : But, as a Dog that turns the Spit, £'°Beftirs himfelf, and plies his Feet jfr. 1 8 1, 187. Made Mars, &fr. — Made all the Royal Stars recant.] The hidden Satire of this is... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1753 - 466 pages
...And 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... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 512 pages
...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... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 566 pages
...,• ' • But , as a Dag that turns the Spit ,'•'•"Eeflirs himfelf, and plies hit feet r9i 1o climb the Wheel , but all in vain , His own Weight brings him down again : And flill he's in the felf-fatae Place Where at hisfettingout he was. So in the Circle of the Arts... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1761 - 570 pages
...Magick, Horofcopy, Aftrology, And was old Dog at Phyfiology : But, as a Dog that turns the Spit, 2i-o Beftirs himfelf, and plies his Feet To climb the Wheel,...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... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1773 - 404 pages
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 738 pages
...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... | |
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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... 
