...reason. Their character bears close resemblance to that which Butler gives of his hero Sir Hudibras : " He was in logic a great critic, Profoundly skilled...analytic ; He could distinguish and divide A hair 'twi.vt south and southwest side ; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still...

...place, described : — CHARACTER OF SIR HUDIBRAS. He was in logic a great critic, Profoundly skill'd in analytic : He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute ; He'd run in debt by disputation,...

...place, described : — CHARACTER OP SIR HUDIBRAS. He was in logic a great critic, Profoundly skill'd in analytic: He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute ; He'd run in debt by disputation,...

...to blows ! Surely Sir Hudibras would scarcely be a caricature of these scholastic knight-errants! ' On either side he would dispute, - Confute, change hands, and still confute: He'd undertake to prove, by force Of argument, a man's no horse; He'd prove a buzzard is no fowl, And...

...THE INDEFINITE ARTICLE., BUTLER'S DESCRIPTION OF HUDIBRAS' TALENTS AS A LOGICIAN. " He was in Logic o great critic, Profoundly skilled in analytic ; He...could distinguish and divide A hair 'twixt south and south west side ; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute ; « He'd...

...know nothing of him in his private capacity, and ho doubt it is so. DR. WHATELY, ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN. He was in logic a great critic, Profoundly skilled...and divide A hair, 'twixt south and south-west side ; All which, by syllogism true, In mood and figure, he would do. — BUTLER. IN the preparation of...

...nothing of him in his private capacity, and no doubt it is so. DR. WHATELY, ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN. He WMS in logic a great critic, Profoundly skilled in analytic....and divide A hair, 'twixt south and south,west side ; All which, by syllogism true, In mood and figure, he would do. — SUTLER. IN the preparation of...

...know nothing of him hi his private capacity, and no doubt it is so. DR. WHATELY, ARCHBISHOP OF DUBLIN. He was in logic a great critic, Profoundly skilled...analytic. He could distinguish and divide A hair, 'hvixt south and south•west side ; All which, by syllogism true, In mood and figure, he would do.—BUTLER....

...commonly giveth best way. The lower and i Studies become habits. * Splitters of hairs, like Hudibras, Who was in logic a great critic Profoundly skilled in...and divide A hair 'twixt south and south-west side. weaker faction is the firmer in conjunction ; and it is often seen, that a few that are stifl', do...

...either would afford To many that had not one word. He was in logic a great critic, Profoundly skiU'd in analytic : He could distinguish, and divide A hair 'twixt south and southwest side ; On either which he would dispute, Confute, change hands, and still confute ; He'd undertake to prove, by force...