 Dubius is such a scrupulous good man ! Yes, you may catch him tripping if you can. He would not with a peremptory tone Assert the nose upon his face his own ; With hesitation admirably slow He humbly hopes, presumes, it may be so.  Poems - Page 186by William Cowper - 1810Full view - About this book
 | William Cowper - 1806 - 310 pages
...are all out, Reply discreetly—To be sure—no doubt! DUBIUS is such a scrupulous good manYes—you may catch him tripping if you can. He would not, with...his own; With hesitation admirably slow, He humbly hopes—presumes—it may be so. His evidence, if he were called by law To swear to some enormity he... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1808 - 354 pages
...when I hope his blunders are all out, Reply discreetly-— To he sure — no doubt ! DUBIUS is each a scrupulous good man— - ' Yes — you may catch him tripping, if you can. He woulil not, with a peremptory tone, Assert the nose upon his face his own ; With hesitation admirably... | |
 | William Cowper - 1812 - 396 pages
...are all out, Reply discreetly—To be sure—no doubt! DOBIUS is such a scrupulous good manYes—you may catch him tripping, if you can. He would not,...his own; With hesitation admirably slow, He humbly hopes—presumes—it may be so. His evidence, if he were call'd by kw To swear to some enormity he... | |
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...quite, A noisy man is always in the right : I- twirl my thumbs, fall back into my chair — Dubius is such a scrupulous good man, Yes, you may catch him tripping if you can i He would not with a peremptory tone Assert the nose upon his face his own : With hesitation admirably... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1814 - 390 pages
...all out, Reply discreetly—To be sure—no doubt! DUBIUS is such a scrupulous good man-^ Yes—you may catch him tripping if you can. He would not, with...his own; With hesitation admirably slow, He humbly hopes—presumes—it may be so. His evidence, if he were call'd by law To swear to some enormity he... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1817 - 252 pages
...stare, And, when I hope his hlunders are all out, Reply discreetly — To he sure — no douht ! DUBIUS is such a scrupulous good man — Yes — you may...Assert the nose upon his face his own; With hesitation admirahly slow, He humhly hopes — presumes — it may he sO. His evidence, if he were called hy law... | |
 | English poetry - 1817 - 314 pages
...all out, Reply discreetly—To be sure—no doubt! DUBIOUS is such a scrupulous good man— Yes—you may catch him tripping, if you can. He would not with...his own ; With hesitation admirably slow, He humbly hopes—presumes—it may be so. His evidence, if he were call'd by law To swear to some enormity he... | |
 | William Cowper - 1817 - 252 pages
...Reply discreetly — To he sure — no douht ! Du m us is inch a scrupulous good man— Yes — yon may catch him tripping if you can. He would not, with...Assert the nose upon his face his own ; With hesitation admirahly slow, • He humhly hopes — presumes — it may he so. His evidence, if he were called... | |
 | William Cowper - English poetry - 1817 - 234 pages
...stare, And, when I. hope his blunders are all out, Reply discreetly — To be sure— no doubt ! DUBIUS is such a scrupulous good man — Yes — you may catch him tripping, if you ca». He would not, with a peremptory tone, Assert the nose upon his face his own ; With hesitation... | |
 | William Cowper - 1818 - 448 pages
...stare, And, when I hope his blunders are all out, Reply discreetly — To be sure — no doubt ! DUBIUS is such a scrupulous good man — Yes — you may...presumes — it may be so. His evidence, if he were called by law To swear to some enormity he saw, For want of prominence and just relief, , Would hang... | |
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