...As by the sequel shall be shown. The sun had long since in the lap Of Thetis, taken out his nap, 30 And like a lobster boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn ; When Hudibras, whom thoughts and aching 'Twixt sleeping kept, all night, and waking, Began to...

...high or dignified wit, because regarding things important. The often quoted passage of Hudibraa, " And, like a lobster boil'd, the morn, From black to red, began to turn," Again, is an instance of low wit, being expressly intended to degrade. Yet the acuteness in...

...not mean the herb in use, That always goes along with goose) How have I feasted on thy page ! " When like a lobster boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn," Till midnight, when I went to bed, And clapp'd my tewah-diddle * on my head. Who is there cannot...

...black, being made red by boiling."—Grose. Butler's ingenious simile will occur to the reader:— When, like a lobster boil'd, the Morn From black to red began to turn. 'J- Ordained—ie become clergymen. § Transported. ** Child.—Hence our useful word, kidnapper—to...

...being made red by boiling." — Grose. Butler's ingenious simile will occur to the reader :— When, like a lobster boil'd, the Morn From black to red began to turn. •f- Ordained — ie become clergymen. § Transported. ** Child. — Hence our useful word,...

...mean the herb in use, That always goes along with goose) ( How have I feasted on thy page ! " When like a lobster boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn," Till midnight, when I went to bed, And clapp'd my tewah-diddle* on my head. Who is there cannot...

...said to arise from a ludicrous comparison : — And now had Phoebus in the lap Of Thetis taken out his nap ; And, like a lobster boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn. Hudibras, part ii. canto 2Here there is no real connexion between a lobster boiling, and the...

...however, to observe how differently these great masters manage a similar turn of thought: Butler. " And, like a lobster boil'd, the morn " From black to red began to him." Lord Byron.. . " parting day " Dies like the dolphin, whom each pang imbues " With a new colour,...

...direction of the author's ideas. The following description of morning is equally original : — Now, like a lobster boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn. The following accumulation of similitudes in Swift's Tale of a Tub may amuse at once from their...

...As by the sequel shall be shown. The sun had long since, in the lap Of Thetis, taken out his nap, 30 And, like a lobster boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn, When Hudibras, whom thoughts and aking 'Twixt sleeping kept all night and waking, Began to rub...