 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
 | Humorous recitations - 1853 - 404 pages
...And, when I hope his blunders are all out, Eeply discreetly—" To be sure — no doubt !" Dubious 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 796 pages
...— Yes — you may cateh him tripping, if you can. 120 He would not with a peremptory tone, Assort the nose upon his face his own ; With hesitation admirably...may be so. His evidence, if he were call'd by law • 125 To swear to some enormity he saw, For want of prominence and just relief, Would hang an honest... | |
 | Cyclopaedia - 1853 - 772 pages
...hesitate dislike; Alike reserved to blame or to commend, A tim'rous foe, and a suspicious friend. Pope. He would not with a peremptory tone Assert the nose...admirably slow, He humbly hopes — presumes it may be so. — Cowper. First ponder well the step that thou would'st take, And once assured 'tis right, go boldly... | |
 | William Cowper - 1853 - 520 pages
...his blunders are all out, Reply difcreetly — To be fure — no doubt ! Dubius is fuch a fcrupulous good man — Yes — you may catch him tripping, if you can. He would not, with a peremptory tone, Aflert the nofe upon his face his own ; With hefitation admirably flow, He humbly hopes — prefumes... | |
 | 1853 - 796 pages
...of him who was — 41 Such ft scrupulous, good man. Yet ! — you will catch him tripping — if yon can. He would not, with a peremptory tone, Assert the nose upon his face his own." "We feel that we must quicken our pace ; but it is hard to avoid sauntering when one has so pleasant... | |
 | William Cowper - Authors, English - 1853 - 800 pages
...stare, And when I hope his blunders are 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. 120 He would not with a peremptory tone, Assert the nose upon his face his own ; With hesitation admirably... | |
 | 1853 - 820 pages
...who was — " Such a scrupulous, good man. Yes ! — you will catch him trippiug — if you can. lie would not, with a peremptory tone. Assert the nose upon his face his own." We feel that we must quicken our pace ; but it is hard to avoid sauntering when one has so pleasant... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 468 pages
...distressful 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...hopes, 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... | |
 | William Cowper, Robert Southey - 1854 - 476 pages
...stare, And when I hope his blunders are all out, Keply discreetly — To be sure — no doubt. Dubius is such a scrupulous good man, — Yes, you may catch...hopes, 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... | |
 | William Cowper - 1854 - 476 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...hopes, 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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