Then Aristotle, observing Bacon advance with a furious mien,
drew his bow to the head, and let fly his arrow, which missed the
valiant Modern and went whizzing over his head; but Descartes it
hit; the steel point quickly found a defect in his head-piece; it
pierced the leather and the pasteboard, and went in at his right
eye. The torture of the pain whirled the valiant bow-man
round till death, like a star of superior influence, drew him
into his own vortex Ingens hiatus . . . .
hic in MS. . . . .
. . . . when Homer appeared at the head of the
cavalry, mounted on a furious horse, with difficulty managed by
the rider himself, but which no other mortal durst approach; he
rode among the enemy’s ranks, and bore down all before
him. Say, goddess, whom he slew first and whom he slew
last! First, Gondibert advanced against him, clad in heavy
armour and mounted on a staid sober gelding, not so famed for his
speed as his docility in kneeling whenever his rider would mount
or alight. He had made a vow to Pallas that he would never
leave the field till he had spoiled Homer of his armour: madman,
who had never once seen the wearer, nor understood his
strength! Him Homer overthrew, horse and man, to the
ground, there to be trampled and choked in the dirt. Then
with a long spear he slew Denham, a stout Modern, who from his
father’s side derived his lineage from Apollo, but his
mother was of mortal race. He fell, and bit the
earth. The celestial part Apollo took, and made it a star;
but the terrestrial lay wallowing upon the g
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Various stories in the swiftian style in this thin book make for a nice quick read for an airplane ride or business trip mind rest.