Hudibras Quotes
No.	Quotation	Subject	Source
1	Ay me! what perils do environ The man that meddles with cold iron.	War	Hudibras
2	The sun had long since in the lap Of Thetis taken out his nap. And, like a lobster boiled, the morn From black to red began to turn.	Sun	Hudibras
3	Whatever sceptic could inquire for, For every why he had a wherefore.	Reasons	Hudibras
4	The worst of rebels never arm To do their king and country harm, But draw their swords to do them good, As doctors use, by letting blood.	Patriotism	Hudibras
5	If matters not how false or forced, So the best things be said o' the worst.	Praise	Hudibras
6	For rhetoric, he could not ope His mouth, but out there flew a trope. * * * * * For all a rhetorician's rules Teach nothing but to name his tools.	Oratory	Hudibras
7	While lawyers have more sober sense Than t' argue at their own expense, But make their best advantages Of others' quarrels, like the Swiss.	Labor	Hudibras
8	In all amours a lover burns. With frowns, as well as smiles, by turns; And hearts have been as oft with sullen, As charming looks, surprised and stolen.	Love	Hudibras
9	Love in your hearts as idly burns As fire in antique Roman urns.	Love	Hudibras
10	Why should not Conscience have vacation As well as other courts o' th' nation? Have equal power to adjourn, Appoint appearance and return?	Conscience	Hudibras

Result Page : 1 2

Displaying 1 to 11 of 13 Hudibras quotes

Search Now: