...; but when " these confusions began, the more part knew not wherefore they " were come together." 3 When hard words, jealousies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears,] Hardwords. — Probably the jargon and cant-words used by the Presbyterians, and other sectaries. They...

...changed it into fury. See line 3798 And men fell out, they Anew not why ;] Dr. Perrincheif 's Life of When hard words, jealousies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears/ Charles I. says, " There will never be wanting, in any country, some " discontented spirits, and some...

...Butler's inimitable description of these times in the opening of his poem, en'-' titled, Hudibras. " When hard words, jealousies, and fears, Set folks...like mad or drunk, For dame religion, as for punk." f In New England, about this time, a religious scruple prevailed against calling the first day of the...

...inimitable description of these times in the opening of his poem, entitled, Hudibras. " When hard wards, jealousies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears....like mad or drunk, For dame religion, as for punk." t In New England, about this time, a religious scruple prevailed against calling the first day of the...

...common prostitute. She may be a punA ; for many of them are neither maid, widow, nor wife. SHakipurt. And made them fight like mad or drunk. For dame religion as for ¡mult. Hudilmu. Near these a nursery erect» its head, Where unfledged actors learn to laugh and cry,...

...turning the crusadoes of the Christians one against another ; and, as Hudibras said in another case, Made them fight like mad or drunk, For dame Religion as for punk. Of this you have a complete account in the history of the popes' decrees against the count de Toulouse,...

...Presbyterians, as to the reigning monarch's dotage upon his mistresses. HUDIBRAS, PART I. CANTO I. WHEN civil dudgeon first grew high, And men fell out,...fears, Set folks together by the ears, And made them light, like mad or drunk, For Dame Religion as for punk ; Whose honesty they all durst swear for, Though...

...beauties of this extraordinary poem. Butler opens his poem with a rapid sketch of the state of society — "When civil dudgeon first grew high. And men fell out they knew not why, * * « * * And pulpit, dram ecclesiastic, Was beat with fist instead of a stick ;" proceeds to describe...

...rise to the most violent proceedings^ which will form the subject of next chapter. CHAPTER III. r 44 When civil dudgeon first grew high, And men fell out they knew not why." — Hudilvas. " With pipes and drum, their colours flying, To the town-hall the Nyne are hieing.."...

...are a few such compelled rhymes in ' Iludibras,' but the number is astonishingly small. ttililims.'] ` , whv: When hard words, jealousies, and fears, Set folks together by the ears, And made then» fight,...