 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 - Seite cxxvivon George William Lemon - 1783 - 693 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Michael McKeon - 2006 - 904 Seiten
..."domesticated" — by Butler as a degradation of caritas into a whoring lust for power: 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 drunk, For Dame... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1684
...Adventure of the Bear and Fiddle Is sung, but breaks off in the middle. CANTO I. 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 drunk, For... | |
 | Robert Deverell - 1813
...Th' adventures 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, HUDIBRAS. It has been a common practice of late... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - 1901
...Characters " ; and an " Ode to Duval," the famous highwayman. HUDIBRAS DESCRIBED. 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 inad or drunk, For... | |
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