 | 1662 - 398 Seiten
...Ingratitude oppresse, To make him low, that could have made you lesse. The Character of a Roundhead. 1641. WHat Creature's this with his short hairs, His little band and huge long ears, That this new faith hath founded, The Puritans were never such, The Saints themselves, had ne'er so much, Oh, such a knave's... | |
 | Frederick William Fairholt - 1846 - 640 Seiten
...fashionably-attired 1 A song, printed in 1611, entitled The Character of a Roundhead, thus commences — " What creature's this, with his short hairs, His little band, and huge long ears, That this new faith hath founded ? The Puritans were never such, The saints themselves had ne'er so much ; — gentleman... | |
 | Philip Massinger - 1849 - 426 Seiten
...But Crook-back was your founder. XL. DIALOGUE BETWEEN CAPTAINE LONG-HAIRE AND ALDERMAN SHORT-HAIRE. THIS characteristic dialogue, a parody on a popular...creature's this ? with his short hairs, His little baud, and huge long ears, That this new faith has founded? The Puritans were never such, The saints... | |
 | Percy Society - 1849 - 424 Seiten
...THIS characteristic dialogue, a parody on a popular amatory poem, is printed from a copy in Hnrleian MS., No. 6396. The great outward distinction between...commences thus :— " What creature's this ? with h';s short hairs, His link- bund, and huge long cars, Thul this new faith has founded? The Puritans... | |
 | Frederick William Fairholt - 1860 - 638 Seiten
...lady, and he says — • A »mg, printed in 1841, entitled The Character of a Roundhead, thus com" What creature's this, with his short hairs, His little band, and huge long ears, That this new faith hath founded? The Puritans were never such, The saints themselves had ne'er so much ; — Oh, such... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1863 - 354 Seiten
...See a new teacher, etc. THE EOUNDHEAD. From Samuel Butler's Posthumous Works. WHAT creature's th#t, with his short hairs, His little band, and huge long ears, That this new faith hath founded ? The saints themselves were never such, The prelates ne'er ruled half so much ; Oh !... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1863 - 344 Seiten
...See a new teacher, etc. THE ROUNDHEAD. From Samuel Butler's Posthumous Works, WHAT creature's that, with his short hairs, His little band, and huge long ears, That this new faith hath founded ? The saints themselves were never such, The prelates ne'er ruled half so much ; Oh !... | |
 | John Tillotson - 1865 - 508 Seiten
...called on account of their wearing their hair closely cropped. A song, printed in 1641, commences — What creature's this, with his short hairs, His little band and huge long eara That this new faith hath founded ? The Puritans were never such, The Saints themselves had ne'er... | |
 | Joseph Woodfall Ebsworth - 1875 - 420 Seiten
...Samuel Butler (Posthumous Wks., 1730 edit., p. 67) pictures thus, THE ROUNDHEAD. "What creature's that, with his short hairs, His little band, and huge long ears, That this new faith hath founded ? The Saints themselves were never such, The Prelate ne'er ruled half so much, Oh, such... | |
 | Barbara Hutton - 1875 - 406 Seiten
...boots were not only very large, but fringed with lace, sometimes as low down as his jingling spurs. ' What creature's this, with his short hairs, His little band, and huge long ears ! ' said a royalist and satirical ballad of the day. The Cavaliers, on the contrary, wore their hair... | |
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What creature's this ? with his short hairs, His little band, and huge long ears, That this new faith has founded ? The Puritans were never such, The saints themselves had ns'er so much, — Oh such a knave's a Roundhead... 
