 Th' adventure of the bear and fiddle Is sung, but breaks off in the middle. When civil fury first grew high, And men fell out, they knew not why; When hard words, jealousies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears...  English Etymology - Page 20de George William Lemon - 1783 - 693 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
 | Samuel Butler, George Gilfillan - 1854 - 296 pages
...adventnre of the Bear and Fiddle Is Bung, bat breaks off in the middle. .'. ' WHEN civil dudgeon first grew high. And men fell out, they knew not why ; When hard words, jealousies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears, And made them fight, like mad or drunk, For... | |
 | 1855 - 604 pages
...opening the book, and lighting at once on such a beginning as this : — " When civil dudgeon first JK i Q : 4= K L = g 8 f6~ 6Hڛey ̘ jealousies, and fears Set folks together by the ears, And made them fight like mad, or drunk, For Dame... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1856 - 602 pages
...reader opening the book, and lighting at once on such a beginning as this : " When civil dudgeon first grew high, And men fell out they knew not why ; When hard words, jealousies, and fears Set folks together by the ears, And made them fight, like mad or drunk, For Dame... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1857 - 374 pages
...Th' adventure of the Bear and Fiddle Is sung, but breaks off in the middle.* WHEN civil dudgeon first grew high, And men fell out they knew not why ; When hard words, jealousies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears, And made them fight, like mad or drunk, * A... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1857 - 394 pages
...sallying out to correct abuses in church and state. EXPEDITION OF HUDIBRAS. When civil dudgeon first grew high, And men fell out, they knew not why: When hard words, jealousies, and fears. Set folks together by the ears, When gospel-trumpeter, surrounded With long-eared... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1859 - 550 pages
...Shakspeare tried by a Grecian standard. DESCRIPTION OF HUDIBRAS AND HIS EQUIPMENTS When civil dudgeon first grew high, And men fell out they knew not why ; When hard words, jealousies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears, And made them fight, like mad or drunk, For... | |
 | 1861 - 746 pages
...was observed, upon the state of religion during those troublous times — " When civil dudgeon flrit grew high, And men fell out they knew not why ; When hard words, jealousies, and fears Set folks together by the ears." The principal feature of the paper was an account... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1861 - 248 pages
...Th' adventure of the bear and fiddle Is snng, but breaks off in the middle." WHEN civil furyt first grew high, And men fell out, they knew not why ; When hard words,J jealousies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears, And made them fight, like mad or drunk,... | |
 | John Cooper Grocott - 1863 - 562 pages
...drunk, yet do not know it. PRIOR. — Ballad on taking Namur. DUDGEON. — When civil dudgeon first grew high, And men fell out, they knew not why ; When hard words, jealousies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears — BUTLER.— Hudibras, Part I. Canto I. Line... | |
 | Surrey Archaeological Society - 1864 - 456 pages
...far as possible to the facts of the case. I must take you back to the time " When civil dudgeon first grew high, And men fell out they knew not why ; When hard words, jealousies, and fears Set folks together by the ears ;" " When tinkers bawled aloud to settle Church... | |
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