 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 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 stabb d or broke a head, It would scrape trenchers, or chip bread ; Toast cheese or bacon, though it... | |
 | Samuel Butler, George Gilfillan - 1854 - 296 pagina’s
...dwarfs upon knights-errant do : It was a serviceable dudgeon,1 Either for fighting or for drudging : sso When it had stabb'd, or broke a head, It would scrape...tho' it were To bait a mouse-trap, 'twould not care : 'Twould make clean shoes, and in the earth Set leeks and onions, and so forth : It had been 'prentice... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1854 - 292 pagina’s
...dwarfs upon knights-errant do : It was a serviceable dudgeon,1 Either for fighting or for drudging : sso When it had stabb'd, or broke a head, It would scrape...tho' it were To bait a mouse-trap, 'twould not care : 'Twould make clean shoes, and in the earth Set leeks and onions, and so forth : It had been 'prentice... | |
 | John Frost - 1855 - 462 pagina’s
...was but little for his age ; And therefore waited on him so, As dwarfs upon knights-errant do : 18 It was a serviceable dudgeon, Either for fighting...trenchers, or chip bread ; Toast cheese or bacon, though it were To bait a mousetrap, 'twould not care : 'Twould make clean shoes, and in the earth Set... | |
 | 1856 - 754 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,...drudging : • When it had stabb'd, or broke a head, Unb 3s6et feinen 3mM|i nafym. So* bamit gut, ba§ untetbcjfen ffitt unfet Jljema nicijt fcetgeffen,... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1857 - 374 pagina’s
...dwarfs upon knights-errant do. It was a serviceable dudgeon, Either for fighting or for drudging: 38o When it had stabb'd, or broke a head, It would 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... | |
 | John Seely Hart - 1857 - 394 pagina’s
...page, 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 nad stabbed or broke a head, It would scrape trenchers, or chip bread; Toast cheese or bacon, though... | |
 | Samuel Butler - 1861 - 248 pagina’s
...him. — N. It was a serviceable dudgeon,* Either for fighting or for drudging :t 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 Set... | |
 | Homerus - 1862 - 190 pagina’s
...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...drudging ; " When it had stabb'd, or broke a head, " It could scrape trenchers, or chip bread." Line 330. — ' In deference to authority, which says that... | |
 | 1863 - 478 pagina’s
...page, That was but little for his age, And therefore waited on him so As dwarfs upon knight-errants do. It was a serviceable dudgeon, Either for fighting...tho' it were To bait a mouse-trap 'twould not care; Twould make clean shoes, and in the earth Set leeks and onions, and so forth: It had been 'prentice... | |
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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... 
