| William Henry Ireland - 1815 - 362 sidor
...speaking of Agrippa and his dog, thus ludicrously expresses himself: • Agrippa kept a Stygian Pug F th' garb and habit of a Dog, That was his tutor, and...taught him subtly to maintain All other Sciences are vain, The last line refers to a work written by Agrippa, and entitled The Vanity of all Human Sciences.... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1819 - 584 sidor
...playing with him at bo-peep, He solv'd all problems ne'er so deep. Agrippa kept a Stygian pug 635 P th' garb and habit of a dog. That was his tutor, and the cur Read to th' occult philosopher, And, taught him subtly to maintain All other sciences are v,ain. 640 To this,... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1822 - 516 sidor
...playing with him at bo-peep, He solv'd all problems, ne'er so deep. Agrippa kept a Stygian pug 635 I' th' garb and habit of a dog, , That was his tutor, and the cur Read to th' occult philosopher, And taught him subt'ly to maintain All other sciences are vain. 640 To this,... | |
| British poets - 1822 - 314 sidor
...playing with him at bo-peep, He solved all problems ne'er so deep. Agrippa kept a Stygian pug, I' the' garb and habit of a dog, That was his tutor; and the cur Read to the' occult philosopher, 11 St. Danstan was made Archbishop of Canterbury, anno 961. His skill in the... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1835 - 332 sidor
...playing with him at bo-peep, He solv'd all problems, ne'er so deep. Agrippa kept a Stygian pug 635 I' th' garb and habit of a dog, That was his tutor, and the cur 611 St. Dunstan was made Archbishop of Canterbury anno 961. His skill in the liberal arts and sciences... | |
| Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1835 - 610 sidor
...HAYWARD. Page 74. ' Tis a dog, you see, And not a spectre, $c. " Agrippa kept a Stygian pug, I' the garb and habit of a dog, That was his tutor, and the cur Read to the occult philosopher, And taught him subtly to maintain All other sciences are vain. To this quoth... | |
| Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1835 - 556 sidor
...HAYWARD. Page 74. ' Tis a dog, you see, And not a spectre, Qc. " Agrippa kept a Stygian pug, I' the garb and habit of a dog, That was his tutor, and the cur Read to the occult philosopher, And taught him subtly to maintain All other sciences are vain. To this quoth... | |
| Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1835 - 560 sidor
...HAYWARD. Page 74. ' Tit a dog, you see, And not a spectre, ijc. " Agrippa kept a Stygian pug, I' the garb and habit of a dog, That was his tutor, and the cur Read to the occult philosopher, And taught him subtly to maintain All other sciences are vain. To this quoth... | |
| Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 852 sidor
...playing with him at Bo-pcep, Agrippa kept a Stygian pug He solved all Problems ne'er so deep. Г tir garb and habit of a Dog That was his Tutor, and the Cur And taught him subtly to maintain Read to th' occult Philosopher, All other Sciences are vain. To this... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1857 - 374 sidor
...playing with him at bo-peep, He solv'd all problems, ne'er so deep. Agrippa kept a Stygian pug 635 I' th' garb and habit of a dog, That was his tutor, and the cu<r Read to th' occult philosopher, And taught him subtly to maintain All other sciences are vain. 640 To this... | |
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