 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 20by George William Lemon - 1783 - 693 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Butler - 1709 - 654 pages
...Vertues, and bis own. Tb* Adventure of the Bear and Fiddle t but breaks off in the middle. CANTO I. 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 them fight like mad or drunk, For Dame... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1750 - 488 pages
...o<uin. IV adventure of the Bear and fiddle Is fung, hut hreaks off in the middle. CANTO I, 'HEN civil a dudgeon firft grew high, And men fell out they knew...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... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1753 - 466 pages
...virtues, and his c-wn. TV adventure of the Bear and Fiddle Is fung, but breaks off in the middle, CANTO I. WHEN civil dudgeon firft grew high, And men fell out...jealoufies and fears, Set folks together by the ears, i When civil dudgeon, etc.] Dudgeon. \Vho made the alterations in the laft edition of this poem, I... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 400 pages
...his own. Th' Adventure of the Bear and Fiddle Is fung , but breaks off in the middle. CANTO I\Y lien civil Dudgeon firft grew high , And Men fell out they knew not why ; HUDIBRAS. SUJET DU PREMIER CHANT. Du Sieur Hudibras le mérite : Comment il partit de fon gîte :... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 496 pages
...his own. Tbf Adventure of the Bear and Fiddla Is fung, but breaks off in the middle. w CANTO I. HEN Civil Dudgeon firft grew high, And Men fell out they knew not why ; The ARGUMENT. This Method of prefixing Arguments i* Verfe to Poems was introduced by the Old Grammarians,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1773 - 404 pages
....His horfc's virtues and his own. Th' adventure of the Bear and FiJJle but breaks of in the middle. W'HEN civil dudgeon firft grew high, And men fell...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... | |
 | Samuel Butler - English poetry - 1774 - 254 pages
...virtues and his own. Th' adventure of the Bear and Fiddle Is fung, but breaks off in the middle. VTt^HEN civil dudgeon firft grew high, And men fell out they...jealoufies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears, And made them fight, like mad or drunk, For Dame Religion as for punk ; \Vhofe honefty they all durft... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1775 - 552 pages
...there are fevers! paflages in it, which recal to our imagination the idea of that alarming crifis ; • When civil dudgeon firft grew high, And men fell out...jealoufies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears; When gofpel-trumpeter, furrounded With long-ear'd rout, to battle founded ; And pulpit, drum ecclefialiic,... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 350 pages
...virtues, and his own i Th' adventure of the Bear and Fiddle Is fung, but breaks off in the middle *. HEN civil dudgeon firft grew high, And men fell out they knew not why ; When * A ridicule on Ronfarde and Davenant. Ver. i.] To take in dudgeon, is inwardly to refent feme injury... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 738 pages
...virtues, and his owni Th' adventure of the Bear and Fiddle Is fimg, but breaks off in the middle*. WHEN civil dudgeon firft grew high, And men fell out they knew not why ; * A ridicule on Ronfarde and Davennr.t. When Ver. i-] To take in duJJeen, is inwardly to refent forae... | |
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