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The Environs of London
… from the benefits of the pardon 48. Butler in his Hudibras has celebrated Philip Nye in the following lines " …
Old and New London
… brought actions for such illegal imprisonment. Butler, in "Hudibras," speaks of this district "'Tis not those paltry … steer too nigh the sands to boast his wit." The author of "Hudibras" has sketched Shaftesbury with the etching tool of … t' escape, mistook, For art and subtlety, his luck." Hudibras, Part III., Canto 2. Thomas Flatman, that tame poet …
Calendar of State Papers Colonial, America and West Indies
… take due pains for others or be driven by them, but like Hudibras's horse the more his master used the spur the less …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… medicinal properties of its waters by Bladud, son of Lud Hudibras, King of Britain; who, according to the fabulous …
Old and New London
… character of the club may be inferred from the lines in "Hudibras:" "as full of tricks As 'Rota-men' of politics." …
Old and New London
… groans of the crop-eared listeners. Butler, in his "Hudibras," says the Rump Parliament resembled "No part of the …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of Cople Hall, now a farmhouse, where Dr. Butler wrote Hudibras. There is a day and Sunday school; also a library of …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II
… the sole printing of the first, second, and third parts of Hudibras. 9. Francesco Corbett to the King. Was ill on his …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II
… late traitors' trial, with a base stolen edition of poor Hudibras. He will confess nothing. Jan. 6. Warrant for …
Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles II
… 24. Licence to Samuel Butler to print the second part of Hudibras, with prohibition to all others to print it. Minute. …