 I must tell you, signior, that, in this last encounter, not having leisure to put off my silver spurs, one of the rowels catch'd hold of the ruffle of my boot, and, being Spanish leather, and subject to tear, overthrows me, rends me two pair of silk stockings,...  Waverley Novels: The monastery - Page 384by Sir Walter Scott, George Cruikshank - 1877Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens - 1805
...is what the Clown means by the ruff. Ben Jonson calls it ruffle; and perhaps it should be so here. " Not having leisure to put off my silver spurs, one of the rowels catch'd hold of the ruffle of my boot." Every Man out of his Humour, Act IV, sc. vi. Wlialley. To this... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Joseph Dennie, Isaac Reed, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens - 1806
...is what the Clown means by the ruff. Ben Jonson calls it ruffle; and perhaps it should be so here. " Not having leisure to put off my silver spurs, one of the rowels catch'd hold of the ruffle of my boot." Every Man out of his Humour, Act IV, so. vi. Whalley. To this... | |
 | Ben Jonson, John Fletcher, George Colman, Francis Beaumont, Peter Whalley - 1811
...embroidered with pearl, rends through the drawings-out of tissue, enters the linings, and skips the flesh. Car. I wonder he speaks not of his wrought shirt. Fast. Here (in the opinion of mutual damage) we paus'd ; but (ere I proceed) I must tell you, signior, that (in this last encounter) not having leisure... | |
 | Ben Jonson, John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont - 1811
...the opinion of mutual damage) we paus'd ; but (ere I proceed) I must tell you, signior, that (in this last encounter) not having leisure to put off my silver spurs, one of tlie rowels catch d hold of the ruóle of my boot, and (being Spanish leather, and subject to tear)... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens - Drama - 1810
...what the Clown means by the ruff. Ben Jonson calls it ruffle ; and perhaps it should be so here. " Not having leisure to put off my silver spurs, one of the rowels catch'dhold of the ruffle of »••• boot." Every Man out of his Humour, Act IV. tc. vi. WHALLEY.... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Isaac Reed, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens - 1813
...what the Clown means by the ruff". Ben Jonson calls it ruffle ; and perhaps it should be so here. " Not having leisure to put off my silver spurs, one of the rowels catch'd hold of the ruffle of my boot." Every Man out of his Humour, Act IV. sc. vi. WHALLEY. To this... | |
 | Ben Jonson - Drama - 1816
...before} ie the fringed loops appended to the girdle, in which the dagger or small sword usually hung. Fast. Here, in the opinion of mutual damage, we paused...ere I proceed, I must tell you, signior, that, in this last encounter, not having leisure to put off my silver spurs, one of the rowels catch'd hold... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816
...the opinion of mutual damage, we paused ; but, ere I proceed, I must tell you, signior, that, in this last encounter, not having leisure to put off my silver spurs, one of the rowels catch'd hold of the ruffle of my boot, and, being Spanish leather,* and subject to tear, overthrows... | |
 | William Shakespeare, James Boswell, Edmond Malone, Alexander Pope, Samuel Johnson, Edward Capell, George Steevens, Richard Farmer, Nicholas Rowe - 1821
...what the Clown means by the ruff". Ben Jonson calls it ruffle; and perhaps it should be so here. " Not having leisure to put off my silver spurs, one of the rowels catch'd hold of the ruffle of my boot." Every Man out of his Humour, Act IV. Sc. VI. WHALLEY. To this... | |
 | 1831
...embroidered with pearl, rends through the drawings-out of tissue, enters the lining and skips the flesh . . . not having leisure to put off my silver spurs, one of the rowels catch'd hold of the ruffle of my boot, and, being Spanish leather and subject to tear, overthrows me,... | |
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