SAMUEL BUTLER.
1612-1680.
Hudibras.
Part i. Canto i. Line 51
Besides, 'tis known he could speak Greek
As naturally as pigs squeak.
Part i. Canto i. Line 67
He could distinguish, and divide
A hair, 'twixt south and southwest side.
Part i. Canto i. Line 81
For rhetoric, he could not ope
His mouth, but out there flew a trope.