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Page xi
... ready accept- ance of the theory that Butler married a widow . There is a curious contradiction amongst authorities as to her property . Some hold that Butler lived on it comfortably , others that he died in extreme want . The loss of ...
... ready accept- ance of the theory that Butler married a widow . There is a curious contradiction amongst authorities as to her property . Some hold that Butler lived on it comfortably , others that he died in extreme want . The loss of ...
Page xiv
... not refined enough to cause him to recoil from gross- But even in this respect his unscrupulousness gave him a kind of advantage . Wishing to make ness . his Hudibras as ridiculous as possible , he was ready Xiv INTRODUCTION .
... not refined enough to cause him to recoil from gross- But even in this respect his unscrupulousness gave him a kind of advantage . Wishing to make ness . his Hudibras as ridiculous as possible , he was ready Xiv INTRODUCTION .
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Samuel Butler Alfred Milnes. his Hudibras as ridiculous as possible , he was ready to catch at any means which presented for that end , and therein at least he was successful , even though the means were occasionally foul . It is ...
Samuel Butler Alfred Milnes. his Hudibras as ridiculous as possible , he was ready to catch at any means which presented for that end , and therein at least he was successful , even though the means were occasionally foul . It is ...
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... ready to laugh at opponents whom they had not long since both hated and feared . And Hudibras gave them something to laugh at . To the public to which it was issued it appealed with irresistible force . Allusions to the events of the ...
... ready to laugh at opponents whom they had not long since both hated and feared . And Hudibras gave them something to laugh at . To the public to which it was issued it appealed with irresistible force . Allusions to the events of the ...
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... ready to his hand . It requires but the calm observer -that looker - on who sees most of the game - to find boundless mirth in the absurdities into which even an honest enthusiasm is sure to run when judgment drops the reins . But ...
... ready to his hand . It requires but the calm observer -that looker - on who sees most of the game - to find boundless mirth in the absurdities into which even an honest enthusiasm is sure to run when judgment drops the reins . But ...
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