Hudibras
Hudibras
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So Spanish heroes, with their lances, At once wound bulls and ladies' fancies;And he acquires the noblest spouse 95That widows greatest herds of cows:Then what may I expect to do, Wh' have quell'd so vast a buffalo?
Mean while, the Squire was on his wayThe Knight's late orders to obey; 100Who sent him for a strong detachmentOf beadles, constables, and watchmen, T' attack the cunning-man fur plunder, Committed falsely on his lumber;When he, who had so lately sack'd 105The enemy, had done the fac...t;Had rifled all his pokes and fobsOf gimcracks, whims, and jiggumbobs, When he, by hook or crook, had gather'd, And for his own inventions father'd 110And when they should, at gaol delivery, Unriddle one another's thievery, Both might have evidence enough, To render neither halter proof. He thought it desperate to tarry, 115And venture to be accessaryBut rather wisely slip his fetters, And leave them for the Knight, his betters. He call'd to mind th' unjust, foul playHe wou'd have offer'd him that day, 120To make him curry his own hide, Which no beast ever did beside, Without all possible evasion, But of the riding dispensation;And therefore much about the hour 125The Knight (for reasons told before)Resolv'd to leave them to the furyOf Justice, and an unpack'd Jury, The Squire concurr'd t' abandon him, And serve him in the self-same trim; 130T' acquaint the Lady what h' had done, And what he meant to carry on;What project 'twas he went about, When SIDROPHEL and he fell out;His firm and stedfast Resolution, 135To swear her to an execution;To pawn his inward ears to marry her, And bribe the Devil himself to carry her;In which both dealt, as if they meantTheir Party-Saints to represent, 140Who never fail'd upon their sharingIn any prosperous arms-bearingTo lay themselves out to supplantEach other Cousin-German Saint.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
So Spanish heroes, with their lances, At once wound bulls and ladies' fancies;And he acquires the noblest spouse 95That widows greatest herds of cows:Then what may I expect to do, Wh' have quell'd so vast a buffalo?
Mean while, the Squire was on his wayThe Knight's late orders to obey; 100Who sent him for a strong detachmentOf beadles, constables, and watchmen, T' attack the cunning-man fur plunder, Committed falsely on his lumber;When he, who had so lately sack'd 105The enemy, had done the fac...t;Had rifled all his pokes and fobsOf gimcracks, whims, and jiggumbobs, When he, by hook or crook, had gather'd, And for his own inventions father'd 110And when they should, at gaol delivery, Unriddle one another's thievery, Both might have evidence enough, To render neither halter proof. He thought it desperate to tarry, 115And venture to be accessaryBut rather wisely slip his fetters, And leave them for the Knight, his betters. He call'd to mind th' unjust, foul playHe wou'd have offer'd him that day, 120To make him curry his own hide, Which no beast ever did beside, Without all possible evasion, But of the riding dispensation;And therefore much about the hour 125The Knight (for reasons told before)Resolv'd to leave them to the furyOf Justice, and an unpack'd Jury, The Squire concurr'd t' abandon him, And serve him in the self-same trim; 130T' acquaint the Lady what h' had done, And what he meant to carry on;What project 'twas he went about, When SIDROPHEL and he fell out;His firm and stedfast Resolution, 135To swear her to an execution;To pawn his inward ears to marry her, And bribe the Devil himself to carry her;In which both dealt, as if they meantTheir Party-Saints to represent, 140Who never fail'd upon their sharingIn any prosperous arms-bearingTo lay themselves out to supplantEach other Cousin-German Saint.
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