 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
 | Agnes Giberne - 1872 - 490 Seiten
...no more of the work in which they were engaged." " Ha, the late wars,— ' When civil fury first ran high, And men fell out, they knew not why ; When hard words, jealousies and fears, Set folks together by the ears.' " " Did they not know why, Sir Vaughan ? " "... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - 1876
...Ifudibras, but the number is astonishingly small. Accomplishmtnts of Hudibras. When civil dudgeon first ant shore doth face Wild Camber's cliff-, did give her lively hea jealousies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears, And made them fight, like mad or drunk, For... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876
...The 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 ; When gospel-trumpeter, surrounded With long-eared... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1877
...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, For... | |
 | Francis Espinasse - 1877 - 494 Seiten
...the opening lines of Towneley*s version, with those of the original : — " 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... | |
 | William H. Brereton - 1877
...himself of the latter. THE STORY OF AN ORANGE LODGE, % C&rorad* at CHAPTER I. " 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... | |
 | Joseph Angus - 1880
...the opinions aud follies of his age. Sir Hudibras and his AccompHahmeitU. 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 By... | |
 | William Swinton - 1880 - 638 Seiten
...| il dud'- | geon first' | grew high'.] I.- ACCOMPLISHMENTS 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... | |
 | Old favourites, Matilda Sharpe - 1881 - 393 Seiten
...!iv> And v Let -JS That ,V, SAMUEL BUTLER. From HUDIBRAS. Part I. Canto I. 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... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1881
...own. 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, s And made them fight, like mad or drunk, For... | |
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