 Twas English cut on Greek and Latin, Like fustian heretofore on satin ; It had an odd promiscuous tone, As if h' had talk'd three parts in one ; Which made some think, when he did gabble, Th' had heard three labourers of Babel, Or Cerberus himself pronounce...  The Philadelphia Journal of Homœopathy - Page 2441856Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Butler - 1861 - 394 pages
...cut on Greek and Latin, Like fustian heretofore on satin; It had an odd promiscuous tone, As if h' had talk'd three parts in one; Which made some think, when he did gabble, '1'ii' had heard three labourers of Babel, Or Cerberus himself pronounce A leash of languages at once.... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1797 - 722 pages
...fustian heretofore on sattin ; It had an old promiscuous tone, As if h'had talk'd three parts in one; 1lW Which made some think, when he did gabble, Th' had heard three labourers of Babel, Or Cerberus himself pronounce A leash of languages at once. This he as volubly... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1805 - 440 pages
...heretofore on satin. .It had an odd promiscuous tone, As if h' had talk'd three parts in one ; 100 Which made some think, when he did gabble, Th' had heard three labourers of Babel ; Or 8 CERREUUS himself pronounce A leash of languages at once. This he as volubly... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Thomas Park - 1808 - 506 pages
...cnt on Greek and Latin, Like fnstian heretofore on satin ; It had an old promiscnons tone, As if h' had talk'd three parts in one ; Which made some think, when he did gabble, Th' had heard three labonrers of Babel, Or Cerberns himself prononnce A leash of langnages at once. This he as volnbly... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1812 - 876 pages
...f>atch'd and py-ball'd languages : 'Twas English cut on Greek and Latin, Like fustian heretofore on satin. It had an odd promiscuous tone, As if he had talk'd three parts in one ; 100 Which made some think, when he did gabble, Th' had heard three labourers of Babel; Or Cerberus... | |
 | Aristotle, Thomas Twining - Aesthetics - 1812 - 516 pages
...party-colour'd dress " Of patch'd and piebald languages. " It had an odd promiscuous tone, " As if he'd talk'd three parts in one ; " Which made some think, when he did gabble, " They had heard three labourers of Babel ; " Or Cerberus himself pronounce " A leash of languages... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 456 pages
...languages ; 'Twas English cut on Greek and Latin, Like fustian heretofore on satin ; It had an old promiscuous tone, As if he' had talk'd three parts...in one ; Which made some think, when he did gabble, They' had heard three labourers of Babel, Or Cerberus himself pronounce A leash of languages at once.... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 412 pages
...languages ; 'Twas English cut on Greek and Latin, Like fustian heretofore on satin ; It had an old promiscuous tone, As if he' had talk'd three parts...in one ; Which made some think, when he did gabble, They' had heard three labourers of Babel, Or Cerberus himself pronounce A leash of languages at once.... | |
 | John Duncan (philosophical writer.) - Genius - 1820 - 138 pages
...rut on Greek and Latin, Like fustian heretofore on satin ; It had an odd promiscuous tone, As if h' had talk'd three parts in one, Which made some think, when he did gabble TV had heard three labourers of Babel, Or Cerberus himself pronounce A I. Msli of languages at once."... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...cut on Greek and Latin, Like fustian heretofore on satin ; It had an odd promiscuous tone, As if 1Г uri / labourers of Babel, Or Cerberus himself pronounce A leash of languages at once. This he as volubly... | |
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