..." Here, it is faid, that the laugh arifes from our " fuppofing the author to aflume for a moment * The fun had long fince in the lap Of Thetis taken out his nap, And, like a lobfter hoil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn. c^ the character of one who, from his ignorance of...

...have fuffer'd for their faith ; Each ftriving to make good his own, As by the fequel mail be mown. The fun had long fince, in the lap Of Thetis, taken out his nap, •' Ami, Ver. 14.] Mountaj'gn, or, Moitataign— and Tail-. In all editions to 1704, inclufive. Altered...

...Mouniaign—and Tully. In all editions to 1704., inclufive. Altered to Montaign and Lully, in 1710, or 171$. And, like a lobfter boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn; When Hudibras, whom thoughts and afcing 'Twixt fleeping kept, all night, and waking, Began to rub his...

.... SECT. Whofe noife whets valour fharp, like beer By thunder turn'd to vinegar. Cant. i. ver. 107. The fun had long fince in the lap Of Thetis taken out his nap, And like a labfter boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn. Part 2. cant. 2. ver. 2^. My Galligalkins...

...attempt and putting on, With entering manfully, and urging ; Not flow approaches, like a virgin. Cantt i. The fun had long fince in the lap Of Thetis taken out his nap ; And, like a lobftcr boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn. . . Part 2. canto i.. Books, like men their...

...have fufier'd for their faith ; Each ftriving to make good his own. As by the fequel fhall be fhown. The fun had long fince, in the lap Of Thetis, taken out his nap, 3° Ver. 14.] Mauataygn, or, MountaigH—and Tally. In all editions to 1704, inclufive. Altered to...

...give one inftance, is that comparifon in Hudibras, of the dawn of the morning to a boiled lobfter ; *' Like a lobfter boil'd the morn From «' black to- red began to turn." At firft, there feems to be no refemblance at all : but, when we recollect, that the lobfter's colour...

...have fuffcr'd for their faith; Each ftriving to make good his own, As by the fequcl fhall be fhewtr. The fun had long fince, in the lap Of Thetis, taken out his nap, And like a fobftcr bpil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn ; When Hudibras, whom thoughts and aking 'Twutt...

...those animals. And a respectable friend, who entertains us with a merry • The sun had long since in the lap Of Thetis taken out his nap , And, like a lobster boil'd, the morn, From black to red began to turn. Rtdiknt, But ii, Ctxii I, PORTRAITURES OF...

...Englifh bard, the latter with the Scotifh. Butler thus defcribes the morning, ludicroufly, but wittily : The fun had long fince in the lap Of Thetis taken...boil'd, the morn From black to red began to turn. This pleafes as an ingenious piece of wit. The whimficalnefs of the comparifon makes us finile ; but...