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| Samuel Butler - 1704 - 180 pages
...year Hang'd threefcore of 'em in one Shire > Some only for not being Jrown'el, And {bme for fitting above ground Whole days and nights upon their breeches And feeling pain, were hang'd for Witches. And ibme for putting Knavijh tricks Upon Green-Geefcj and Turky-Chicks, * Or figs\ that fuddenly deceaft... | |
| Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1750 - 488 pages
...year, Hang'd threefcore of 'em in one Shire ? 145 Some only for not being drown'd, And feme for fitting above ground, Whole days and nights, upon their breeches, And feeling Pain, were hang'd for Witches. And fome for putting Knavifh Tricks 150 Upon Green Geefe, and Turky-Chick«, Or Pigs, that fuddenly deceaft... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1753 - 466 pages
...threefcore of 'em in one /hire? 145 And fome for fttting above ground, Some only for not being dro-wn'd, "Whole days and nights upon their breeches., And feeling pain, were hang'd for -witches, And fome for putting knavifli tricks 150 Upon green geefe, and turkey-chicks , Or pigs, that fuddenly deceaft... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1757 - 482 pages
...Spy, vol. 4. book. 4. letter 9. . ^. 146., 145 Some only for not being drown' d, And fome for fitting above Ground, Whole Days and Nights, upon their Breeches, And feeling Pain, were hang'd.for Witches. And fome for putting Knavijh Tricks 150 Upon Green Geefe, and Turkey-Chicks '„... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1773 - 404 pages
...Some only for not being drown 'd, 145 And fome for fitting above ground, -Canto III. HUDIBRA S. i55 Whole days and nights, upon their breeches, And feeling pain, were hang'd for witches ; And fome for putting knavifh tricks Upon green geefe, and turkey-chicks, i3* Or pigs that fuddenly deceas'd... | |
| James Granger - Great Britain - 1774 - 556 pages
...year, Hang'd threefcore of "em in one (hire ? Some only for not being drown'd : And fome for fitting above ground Whole days and nights upon their breeches, And feeling pain, were hang'd for witches ; And fome for putting knavifli tricks Upon green geefe and turkey chicks, Or pigs that fuddenly deceaft... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 338 pages
...year, Hang'd threefcore of them in one mire ? Some only for not being drown'd, 145 And fome for fitting above ground, Whole days and nights, upon their breeches, And feeling pain, were hang'd for witches ; And fome for putting knavifh tricks Upon green geefe and turkey-chicks^ j Or pigs that fuddenly deceaft... | |
| English poets - 1790 - 342 pages
...Hang'd threefcore of them in one fhire ? Some only for not being drown'd, I+5 And fome for fitting above ground, Whole days and nights, upon their breeches, And feeling pain, were hang'd for witches ; And fome for putting knavifh tricks Upon green geefe and turkey-chicks, 15* Or pigs that fuddenly deceaft... | |
| 1793 - 542 pages
...Roman office. However, objections have been made to it by the authors of the Candid Difquilitions NOTE. Whole days and nights upon their breeches, And feeling pain, were hang'd for witches ; And ionic for putting knavifh tricks Upon green geele and Turkey chicks, Or pigs that iuddenly decealr,... | |
| Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 740 pages
...year, Hang'd thrcefcore of 'em in one mire ; Some only for not being drown'd, And fome for fitting above ground, Whole days and nights, upon their breeches, And feeling pain, were hang'd for witches; And fome for putting knaviih tricks Upon green gecfc and turkey -chicks, Or pigs that fuddcnly deceaft... | |
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