 | Samuel Butler - 1861 - 394 דפים
...by geometric scale, Could take the size of pots of ale ; Kesolve by sines and tangent* straight If bread or butter wanted weight; And wisely tell what...Whate'er the crabbed'st author hath, He understood b' implicit faith : Whatever sceptic could inquire for For ev'ry why he had a wherefore; Knew more... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1805 - 440 דפים
...what hour o' tli' day ,, 125 The clock does strike, by algebra. Beside, he was a shrewd PHII.OSOPHER And had read ev'ry text and gloss over : Whate'er ;the crabbed'st author hath, He understood b' implicit faith : 158 Whatever fc Sceptic cou'd enquire for, for ev'ry why, he had a wherefore ;... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Thomas Park - 1808 - 506 דפים
...Resolve by sines and tangents, straight, If bread or bntter wanted weight ; And wisely tell what honr o' th' day The clock does strike, by Algebra. Beside,...ev'ry text and gloss over ; Whate'er the crabbed'st anthor hath, He nnderstood b' implicit faith ; Whatever sceptic conld inqnire for, For ev'ry why he... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1809 - 448 דפים
...scale, Could take the size of pots of ale; Resolve, hy sines and tangents, straight, If hread or hutter wanted weight; And wisely tell what hour o' th' day The clock does strike, hy algehra. Beside, he was a shrewd Philosopher, And had read ev'ry^text and gloss over : Whale'er... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 דפים
...tangents, strait, If bread or butter wanted weight ; And wisely tell, what hour o'th' day The clock docs strike, by algebra. Beside, he was a shrewd philosopher, And had read every text and gloss over ; Whate'er the crabbed'st author hath, He understood b' implicit faith :... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1812 - 876 דפים
...and tangents, straight, If bread and butter wanted weight; And wisely tell what hour o' th' day 125 The clock does strike, by algebra. Beside, he was a shrew'd philosopher* And had read ev'ry^text and gloss over; Whate'er the crabbed'st author hath, He understood b' implicit faith : ISO... | |
 | James Gregory - 1819 - 454 דפים
...•. , ««• Could take the size of pots of ale, " Resolve by sines, and tangents straight, " If bread or butter wanted weight, «• " And wisely...o' th' day, " The clock does strike, by Algebra." Now, though I mean not to affirm, that you have attained the same high eminence with this gentleman,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1819 - 560 דפים
...Resolve by sines and tangents, straight, If bread and butter wanted weight ; And wisely tell what hoyr o' th' day The clock does strike, by algebra, Beside, he was a shrewM philosopher, And had read ev'ry text and gloss over ; Whate'er the crabbed'st author hath, He... | |
 | Samuel Butler, Ezekiel Sanford - 1819 - 456 דפים
...by geometric scale, Could take the size of pots of ale ; Resolve by sines and tangents, straight, If bread or butter wanted weight; And wisely tell what hour o' th' dayThe clock does strike, by Algebra. Beside he was a shrewd philosopher, And had read ev'ry text and... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1822 - 542 דפים
...butter wanted weight ; And wisely tell what hour o' th' day 125 The clock does strike, by algebra. N Beside, he was a shrewd philosopher, And had read...Whate'er the crabbed'st author hath, He understood b' implicit "faith : 130 Whatever sceptic could inquire for, For ev'ry why he had a wherefore : Knew... | |
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In mathematics he was greater Than Tycho Brahe" or Erra Pater ; For he, by geometric scale, Could take the size of pots of ale ; Resolve by sines and tangents, straight, If bread or butter wanted weight ; And wisely tell what hour o' th' day The clock... 
