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, And made them fight, like mad or... The History of Maryland: From Its First Settlement, in 1633, to the ... - Page 357by John Leeds Bozman - 1837Full view - About this book
| Samuel Butler - 1861 - 394 pages
...s It nay be justly said, • They knew not why ( sine", When bard words,. jealousies, und fears, x Set folks together by the ears, And made them fight, like mad or drunk, For dame reliirion as for punk; Whose honesty they all dorst swear for. Though not a man of them knew wherefore:... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1709 - 654 pages
...WHen civil Dudgeon firft grew high, And Men fell out they knew not why When hard Words, Jealoujies and Fears., Set Folks together by the Ears, And made...like mad or drunk, For Dame Religion as for Punk, I ;'• -. B2 Who Whofe Honefty they all durft fwear for, Tho' not a Man of them knew wherefore : When... | |
| Daniel Defoe - 1728 - 474 pages
...turning the crufadoes of the Chriftians one againft another j and, as Hudibras faid in another cafe, ** Made them fight like mad or drunk " For dame religion as for funk. Of this you have a complcat account in the hiftory of the Popes decrees againll the Count dc... | |
| Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1750 - 488 pages
...fell out they knew not why ; When hard words, jealoufies and fears Set folks together by the ears, 5 And made them fight, like mad or drunk, For dame religion as for punk ; Whofe honefty they all durft fwear for, Tho' not a man of them knew wherefore i When gofpel -trumpeter,... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1753 - 466 pages
...injury or affront, a fort of grumbling in the gizzard, and what is previous to actual fury. B i 5 Ard made them fight, like mad or drunk, For dame religion as for punk ,• Whoie honefty they all durft fwear for, Though not a man of them knew wherefore : When gcfpel-trumpettr,... | |
| Richard Hurd, William Mason - Imitation (in literature) - 1757 - 88 pages
...BUTLER has taken the thought and applied it on the fame occafion. . . When hard words, jealoufies, and fears Set folks together by the ears, And made...like mad or drunk, For dame Religion, as for Punk. Setting afide the difference between the burlefque and ferious ftyle, one eafily fees that this fentiment... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1757 - 400 pages
...hommes en defarroi Se brouilloient fans fçavoir pourquoi ; When hard Words , jealoufies and fears , Sft folks together by the Ears , And made them fight , like mad or drunk , for Dame Religion as for Punk j Who ft Honefy they all durftfwearfor , Tho' not a Man of them knew wherefore ; When Gofp el-Trumpeter... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1757 - 464 pages
...PREMIERQ , UAND les hommes en defarroi Se brouilloiem fans Ravoir pourquoi ; When hard Words , Jealoufies and fears , Set folks together by the Ears } And made them fight , like mad or drunk , fer Dame Religion as for Punk ; Whofe Honefty they all durft five ar for , The' not a Man of them... | |
| Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1761 - 570 pages
...WHEN civil a Dudgeon firft grew And Men fell out they knew not When hard Words, Jealoufies and Fea Set Folks together by the Ears, And made them fight, like mad or dn For Dame Religion as for Punk ; Whofe Honefty they all durft fwear Tho' not a Man of them knew whei... | |
| Samuel Butler - 1773 - 404 pages
...W'HEN civil dudgeon firft grew high, And men fell out they knew not why; "When hard words, jealoufies and fears, Set folks together by the ears, And made them fight like mad or drunk, 5 For Dame Religion as for punk ; Whofe honefty they all durft fwear for, Tho' not a man of them knew... | |
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