 You write me word that I am out of favour with a certain poet, whom I have admired for the disproportion of him and his attributes. He is a rarity which I cannot but be fond of, as one would be of a hog that could fiddle, or a singing owl. If he falls...  Waverley Novels: Peveril of the Peak - Page 347by Sir Walter Scott - 1902Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden, Edmond Malone - English prose literature - 1800 - 601 pages
...neither the perpetrators of this outrage, nor their employerSt were «ver discovered. he falls on me at the blunt, which is his very good weapon in wit, I...and leave the repartee to Black WILL -with a cudgel? In this base outrage Rochester has been always supposed to have been joined by Louise de Querouaille,9... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 622 pages
...neither the perpetrators of this outrage, nor their employers, were ever discovered. he falls on me at the blunt, which is his very good weapon in wit, I will forgive him if you please ; and have the repartee to Black WILL with a cudgel" In this base outrage Rochester has been always supposed... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800 - 606 pages
...neither the perpetrators of this outrage, nor their employers, were ever discovered. Re falls on me at the blunt, which is his very good weapon in wit, I will forgive him if you please ; and have the repartee to Black WILL with a cudgel" In this base outrage Rochester has been always supposed... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 564 pages
...but be fond of, as one would be of a hog that could fiddle, or a singing owl. If he falls on me at the blunt, which is his very good weapon in wit, I will forgive him if you please ; and learn the repartee to black Will with a cudgel." In pursuance of this infamous resolution, Dryden,... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 410 pages
...but be fond oft as one would be of a bog that could fiddle, or a singing awl. If he falls on me at the blunt, which is his very good weapon in wit, I...and leave the repartee to black Will with a cudgel.* 'A reward of fifty pounds was offered for the discovery of ' black Will,' and his associates ; but... | |
 | John Dryden - 1821 - 570 pages
...but be fond of, as one would be of a hog that could fiddle, or a singing owl. If he falls on me at the blunt, which is his very good weapon in wit, I...and leave the repartee to black Will with a cudgel" In pursuance of this infamous resolution, Dryden, upon the night of the 18th December, 1679, was waylaid... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 532 pages
...hut be fond of, as one would be of a hog that could fiddle, or a singing owl. If he falls on me at the blunt, which is his very good weapon in wit, I...leave the repartee to black Will with a cudgel.« In pursuance of this infamous resolution, Dryden, upon the night of the i8th De* cember, 1679, was... | |
 | Walter Scott - Chivalry - 1827 - 566 pages
...but be fond of, as one would be of a hog that could fiddle, or a singing owl. If he falls on me at the blunt, which is his very good weapon in wit, I...and leave the repartee to black Will with a cudgel." In pursuance of this infamous resolution, Dryden, upon the night of the 18th December, 1679, was waylaid... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 564 pages
...but be fond of, as one would be of a hog that could fiddle, or a singing owl. If he falls on me at the blunt, which is his very good weapon in wit, I...and leave the repartee to black Will with a cudgel" In pursuance of this infamous resolution, Dryden, upon the night of the 18th December, 1679, was waylaid... | |
 | John Dryden - 1832 - 342 pages
...but be fond of, as one would be of a boy that could fiddle, or a siuging owl. If he falls on me at the blunt, which is his very good weapon in wit, I...and leave the repartee to black Will with a cudgel.' In the country, Ix>rd Rochester lived a blameless life, but he used to say, ' when he came to Brentford,... | |
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