1694

In Three PARTS.

Written in the Time of the

Late Wars.

Corrected and Amended,

With Several

Additions and Annotations.

LONDON,

Printed, and are to be Sold by Nathaniel Sackett,
at the Atlas in Cornhil. MDCXCIV

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The ARGUMENT of the

FIRST CANTO.

Sir Hudibras his paffing worth,
The manner how he fally'd forth:
His Arms and Equipage are shown;
His Horfe's Vertues, and his own.
Th' Adventure of the Bear and Fiddle
Is fung, but breaks off in the middle.

W

CANTO I.

Hen civil Fury firft grew high,

And men fell out they knew not why,

When hard Words, Jealoufies 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 durft fwear for.

Though not a Man of them know wherefore:
When Gofpel-Trumpeter, furrounded
With long-ear'd Rout, to Battel founded,
And Pulpit, Drum Ecclefiaftick,

Was beat with Fift, instead of a Stick :
Then did Sir Knight abandon dwelling,
And out he rode a Colonelling,

A Wight he was whofe very fight wou'd
Entitle him Mirror of Knight-hood;
That never bent his stubborn knee
To any thing but Chivalry,`

Nor put up Blow, but that which laid
Right Worshipful on Shoulder-blade:
Chief of Domeftick Knights and Errant,
Either for Chartel or for Warrant

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