. Hudibras. A poem in three cantos. irum^yn. ?Ju PART I. FIRST CANTO Cf)c Argument. Sir H u D I B R A s /jis pajfing worth,The manner how he Jallyd forth ;His arms arid equipage are JJjewn ;His horfes virtues and his adventure of the bear and fddleIs Jung, but breaks off in the H U D I B R A S. CANTO I. W HEN civil fury firfl 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; 4 CANTO I. PARTI. Whofe honefty they all durft fwear for,Tho not
. Hudibras. A poem in three cantos. irum^yn. ?Ju PART I. FIRST CANTO Cf)c Argument. Sir H u D I B R A s /jis pajfing worth,The manner how he Jallyd forth ;His arms arid equipage are JJjewn ;His horfes virtues and his adventure of the bear and fddleIs Jung, but breaks off in the H U D I B R A S. CANTO I. W HEN civil fury firfl 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; 4 CANTO I. PARTI. Whofe honefty they all durft fwear for,Tho not a man of them knew wherefore iWhen Gofpel-Trumpeter, furroundedWith long-ear d rout, to battle founded, loAnd pulpit, drum beat with fifl, inftead of a ftick;Then did Sir Knight abandon out he rode a colonelling. A Wight he was, whofe very fight woudEntitle him Mirror of Knight-hood ;That never bent his ftubborn kneeTo any thing but chivalry;Nor put up blow, but that which laidRight worfliipful on ftioulder-blade : 20 Chief of domeftic knights, and errant,Either for chartel or for warrant:Great on the bench, great in the could as well bind oer, as fwaddle: PARTI. CANTO I. 5 Mighty he was at both of thefe, 25 And ftyld of War as well as
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