 With pregnant light : The point is clear. Oaths are but words, and words but wind, Too feeble implements to bind, And hold with deeds proportion, so, As shadows to a substance do.  Hudibras - Sayfa 92Samuel Butler tarafından - 1757Tam görünüm - Bu kitap hakkında
 | Sir Charles Sedley - 1707 - 424 sayfa
...and Forfwear on occafion, I doubt not but it will appear With pregnant light, the point is elear : Oaths are but words, and words but wind, Too feeble Implements to bind. And Saints whom Oaths or Vows oblige, Know little of their Priviledge : Further, I mean, than carrying... | |
 | Robert Manning - 1725 - 400 sayfa
...in the Strongeft Terms, may •be broke through like Cob webs , and wemuft agree with Hudibras that, Oaths are but Words, and Words but Wind'. Too feeble Implements to bind. Of which Commodious Dodrine we may fuipecl that Cranmer had no great Abhorrence, 4tiWy, He was thefirft... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1750 - 488 sayfa
...difpenlation To fwear and forfwear, on occafion, 105 I doubt not, but it will appear With pregnant light i The Point is clear. Oaths are but Words, and Words...implements to bind ; . And hold with Deeds proportion, fo As Shadows to a Subftance do. Thea Then when they ftrive for place, 'tis fit The weaker veflel Ihould... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 514 sayfa
...That Saints may claim a Difpenfation Tofwear and forfwear , on Occajton t I doubt not t but it will appear With pregnant Light. The Point is clear .Oaths...Implements to bind ; And hold with Deeds Proportion , fo As 'Shadows to a Subftance do. Ten when they ftrive for Place , 'tis fit The weaker Veffel fhou... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 610 sayfa
...That Saints may claim a Difpenfation Tofwear and forfwettr , on Occajion , I doubt not } but it will appear With pregnant Light. The Point is clear : Oaths are but Words , and Words but Wi*di Too fteblf Implements to bind ,• And sold with Deeds Proportion 3 fo As Shadows to et Subflance... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1761 - 570 sayfa
...That Saints may claim a Difpenfation To fwear and forfwear, on Occafion, 105 I doubt not, but it will appear With pregnant Light : The Point is clear. Oaths...Implements to bind ; And hold with Deeds Proportion, fo no As Shadows to a Subftance do. Then when they ftrive for Place, 'tis fit The weaker VefTel {hould... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 350 sayfa
...difpenfation To fwear and forfwear on occafion, I doubt not but it will appear 1o; With pregnant light i the point is clear. Oaths are but words, and words...implements to bind; And hold with deeds proportion fo As fhadows to a fubftance do. in Then when they ftrive for place, 'tis fit The weaker veflel mould... | |
 | English poets - 1790 - 342 sayfa
...claim a difpenfation To fwear and forfwear on occafion, I doubt I doubt not but it will appear I of With pregnant light : the point is clear; Oaths are...implements to bind ; And hold with deeds proportion fo As ihadows to a fubftance do. 119 Then when they ftrive for place, 'tis fit The weaker veflel mould... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 740 sayfa
...fecond ; That Saints may claim a difpenfation To (wear and forfwcnr on occafion, I doubt not but it will appear With pregnant light : the point is clear. Oaths are but words, and words but wind j Too feeble implements to bind ; And hold with deeds proportion, fo As fhadows to a fubfianccdo. '/'hen... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 722 sayfa
...Saints may claim a dispensation To swear and forswear on occasion, I doubt not but it will appear 105 With pregnant light : the point is clear. Oaths are...words but wind ; Too feeble implements to bind ; And huld with deeds proportion so As shadows to a substance do. no Then when they strive for place, 't... | |
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