 ... and fears, Set folks together by the ears, And made them fight, like mad or drunk, For Dame Religion, as for punk; Whose honesty they all durst swear for, Though not a man of them knew wherefore; When Gospel-trumpeter, surrounded With long-eared rout,...  Hudibras - Page 5by Robert Deverell - 1816Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Butler - 1757 - 424 pages
...Withlong-ear'd Rout , to Battle founded , And Pulpit3 Drum Ecclefîaftick , Was beatwith fift , inftead of a Stick : Then did Sir Knight abandon Dwelling, And out he rode a Colonelling. A Wight he was , whofe veryfight wou 'd Entitle hîm, MirroUr of Knighthood ; Jhat never... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1761 - 570 pages
...Battle for •'., LSNOX ANfc TIL.**.* t '. "' And Pulpit, Drum ecclefiaftic, Was beat with Fift, inftead of a Stick : Then did Sir Knight abandon Dwelling, And out he rode a colonelling. 15 A Wight he was, whofe very Sight wou'd Intitle him, Mirrour of Knighthood; That never... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1773 - 404 pages
...10 B 3 i8 HUDIBRAS. Parti. And pulpit, drum ecclefiaftick, Was beat with lift, inftead of a ftick ; Then did Sir Knight abandon dwelling, And out he rode a-colonelling. A wlpht he was, whofe very fight would 15 Intitle him, Mirrour of Knighthood; That never bow'd his ftubborn... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1774 - 254 pages
...battle founded, And puipit, drum ecclefia(lie, Was beat with fift, inftead of a flick : VoL. I. A § Then did Sir Knight abandon dwelling, And out he rode a-colonelling. A wight he was, whofe very fight wou'd Intitle him, Mirrour of knighthood; That never bow'd his ftubborn knee To any... | |
 | John Bell - 1797 - 722 pages
...Gospel.trumpeter, surrounded With long.ear'd rout, to battle sounded'; ' to And pulpit, drum ecclesiastick, Was beat with fist instead of a stick ; Then did Sir Knight abandon dwelling, And out he rode a colonelling. v. 3.] By bard words, he probably means the cant words used by the Presbyterians and... | |
 | William Hogarth - 1808 - 346 pages
...dame Religion as for punk; When Gospel-trumpeter, surrounded With long-ear'd rout, to battle sounded, And pulpit, drum ecclesiastic, Was beat with fist...abandon dwelling, And out he rode a-colonelling. A squire he had whose name was That in th' adventure went his half; An equal stock of wit and valour... | |
 | George Gregory - 1808 - 352 pages
...them knew wherefore. " When Gospel trumpeter, surrounded " By long-ear'd rout to battle sounded ; " And pulpit, drum ecclesiastic, " Was beat with fist,...did Sir Knight abandon dwelling, " And out he rode a colonelling." It is sometimes however used on more serious occasions, and seems well adapted to tender... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 654 pages
...gospel-trumpeter, surrounded With kmg-ear'd root, to battle sounded ; And pulpit, drum ecclesiastic, Wai n oat be rode a colonelling '. A mght he was, whose very sight would EutiUe him Mirror of Knighthood,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1809 - 448 pages
...gospel-trnmpeter, sarronnded \Vith long-eat 'd ront, to battle sonnded, And pnlpit, drnm ecclesiastick, Was beat with fist Instead of a stick; Then did Sir Knight abandon dwelling, Ami ont he rode a colonelling. A wight he was whose very sight won'd In title, him, Mirronr of Knighthood;... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1812 - 876 pages
...gospel-trumpeter, surrounded With long ear*d rout, to battle sounded, And pulpit, drum ecclesiastick, Was beat with fist instead of a stick; Then did Sir Knight abandon dwelling, And out he rode a-colouelling, B A wight he was, whose very sight would- 15 Intitle him, Mirrour of Knighthood; That... | |
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