 | 1889 - 332 pagina’s
...little Gabe come along. 8. Three red halves of starved winter pears, Or treat of radishes in April. 9. It was a serviceable dudgeon Either for fighting or for drudging. When it had stabbed or broke a head It would scrape trenches or cut bread ; Toast cheese or bacon, though it were... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1893 - 394 pagina’s
...[That] was but little for his age, And therefore waited on him so As dwarfs upon knights-errant do. It was a serviceable dudgeon, Either for fighting...scrape trenchers, or chip bread ; Toast cheese or bacon ; though it were To bate a mouse-trap, 'twould not care : 'Twould make clean shoes, and in the earth... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - 1897 - 492 pagina’s
...That was but little for his age: And therefore waited on him so. As dwarfs upon knights-errant do. It was a serviceable dudgeon, Either for fighting...scrape trenchers or chip bread, Toast cheese or bacon, though it were To bait a mouse-trap, 'twould not care: "Twould make clean shoes, and in the earth Set... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 444 pagina’s
...knights-errant do. It was a serviceable dudgeon, Either for fighting or for drudging : When it had stabbed, or broke a head, It would scrape trenchers, or -chip bread, Toast cheese or bacon, though it were To bait a mouse trap, 'twould not care : 'Twould make clean shoes, and in the earth... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 432 pagina’s
...That was but little for his age : And therefore waited on him so, As dwarfs upon knights-errant do. It was a serviceable dudgeon, Either for fighting or for drudging : When it had stabbed, or broke a head, It would scrape trenchers, or chip bread, Toast cheese or bacon, though it... | |
 | Richard Garnett, Léon Vallée, Alois Brandl - 1899 - 446 pagina’s
...That was but little for his age : And therefore waited on him so, As dwarfs upon knights-errant do. It was a serviceable dudgeon, Either for fighting or for drudging : •When it had stabbed, or broke a head, It would scrape trenchers, or chip bread, Toast cheese or bacon, though it... | |
 | Richard Garnett - 1899 - 578 pagina’s
...That was but little for his age : And therefore waited on him so, As dwarfs upon knights-errant do. It was a serviceable dudgeon, Either for fighting or for drudging : When it had stabbed, or broke a head, It would scrape trenchers, or chip bread, Toast cheese or bacon, though it... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - 1901 - 468 pagina’s
...That was but little for his age : And therefore waited on him so, As dwarfs upon knights-errant do. It was a serviceable dudgeon, Either for fighting or for drudging: When it had stabbed, or broke a head, It would scrape trenchers, or chip bread, Toast cheese or bacon, though it... | |
 | Albert Forbes Sieveking - 1904 - 108 pagina’s
...were usually worn side by side. " His sword a dagger had, his page, That was but little for his age : It was a serviceable dudgeon Either for fighting,...a head, It would scrape trenchers, or chip bread." Hudibras 1. 1. 375. S1. 4 Also: "Thou must wear thy sword by thy side, And thy dagger handsumly at... | |
 | 1904 - 876 pagina’s
...page, That was but little for his age, And therefore waited on him so As dwarfs unto knight-errants do. It was a serviceable dudgeon, Either for fighting or for drudging. When it had stabbed or broke a head, It would scrape trenchers or chip bread, Toast cheese or bacon, though it... | |
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As dwarfs upon knights-errant do : It was a serviceable dudgeon, Either for fighting or for drudging : When it had stabb'd or broke a head, It would scrape trenchers, or chip bread ; Toast cheese or bacon, though it were To bait a mousetrap, 'twould not... 
