 | Samuel Butler, Samuel Johnson - 1807 - 544 דפים
...their natures by abstracts; Where Entity and Quiddity, The ghosts of defunct bodies, fly ; \Vhere truth in person does appear, Like words congeal'd in northern...what, and that's as high As metaphysic wit can fly: 150 In school-divinity as able As he that hight Irrefragable; A second Thomas, or, at once To name... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1867 - 752 דפים
...And grows more desperate like the worst diseases, Upon the nobler part, the mind, it seizes. Butler. He knew what's what, and that's as high As metaphysic wit can fly. Butler, Hud. 1, I. 149. He knew what ever's to be known, KNGWLEDGE— continued. Virtue only makes... | |
 | Dawson Brothers (Montréal, Quebec), Son of Bon-Accord in North America - 1868 - 154 דפים
...foe. I had the privilege of hearing two of these sermons, in which Mr. Hart strove hard to show that He knew what's what, and that's as high, As metaphysic wit can fly — and, that in the elucidation of his doctrinal positions Whatever sceptic could inquire for For... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1869 - 168 דפים
...their natures by abstracts ; Where entity and quiddity, The ghosts of defunct bodies, fly ; Where truth in person does appear, Like words congeal'd in northern...wit can fly. In school-divinity as able As he that night Irrefragable _,• A second Thomas, or at once To name them all, another Dunce : Profound in... | |
 | Daniel Scrymgeour - 1870 - 644 דפים
...left all war, by his example, Reduced to victualling a camp well. DETACHED PASSAGES FROM HUDIBRAS. He knew what's what, and that's as high As metaphysic wit can fly. Ah me ! what perils do environ The man that meddles with cold iron. In all the trade of war, no feat... | |
 | 1871 - 910 דפים
...how admirable is the burlesque of his thousand-times-quoted summing up ! In short, he says : — " He knew what's what, and that's as high As metaphysic wit can fly." Is not this, too, a vividly humorous description, in four lines, of a quack politician ? — " So politic,... | |
 | 1872 - 710 דפים
...their natures by abstracts : Where Entity and Quiddity, The ghosts of defunct bodies, fly ; Where truth ame By my complaint inetaphysic wit can fly : DISQUIET. 215 In school-divinity as able As he that height Irrefragable ;... | |
 | 1874 - 674 דפים
...toothpicks he was wont to chew ; Of virtue he was not possessed, But with immortal cheek was blessed." " He knew what's what and that's as high As metaphysic wit can fly." "So soon done for, Wonder what he began for." " To hear an open slander is a curse, But not to find... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 470 דפים
...quiddity, The ghost of defunct bodies, fly ; Where truth in person doth appear, Like words congealed in northern air. He knew what's what, and that's as high As metaphysic wit can fly. He was deep in school divinity, and For his religion, it was fit To match his learning and his wit... | |
 | University of Madras - 1876 - 580 דפים
...sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded, and the glory of Europe is extinguished for ever. (c.) He knew what's what ; and that's as high As metaphysic wit can fly. (d.) 0 wad some power the giftie gie us To see ourselves as others see us ! It wad frae mony a blunder... | |
| |
But oftentimes mistook the one For th' other, as great clerks have done. He could reduce all things to acts, And knew their natures by abstracts ; Where entity and quiddity, The ghosts of defunct bodies, fly ; Where truth in person does appear, Like words... 
