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" Tickling a parson's nose as a' lies asleep, Then dreams he of another benefice : Sometime she driveth o'er a soldier's neck, And then dreams he of cutting foreign throats, Of breaches, ambuscadoes, Spanish blades, Of healths five fathom deep ; and then... "
The Cradle of the Twin Giants, Science and History - Page 195
by Henry Christmas - 1849
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Cymbeline. Romeo and Juliet

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 582 pages
...breaches, ambuscadoes, Spanish blades, Of healths five fathom deep ; and then anon Drums in his ear; at which he starts, and wakes; And, being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again. This is that very Mab, 550 That plats the manes of horses in the night ; And cakes the elf-locks in...
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Dramatic Works: To which is Prefixed a Life of the Author, Volume 1

David Garrick - 1798 - 318 pages
...he of cutting foreign throats, •Of breaches, ambuscadoes, Spanish blades, Of healths five fathom deep ; and then anon Drums in his ears, at which he...frighted, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again. This is that Mab Rom. Peace, peace, Thou talk'st of nothing. Mer. True, I talk of dreams; Which are...
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The Dramatic Works of David Garrick: To which is Prefixed a Life ..., Volume 1

David Garrick - English drama - 1798 - 318 pages
...Spanish blades, Of healths five fathom deep ; and then anon Drums in his ears, at which he r tarts and wakes, And being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again. This is that Mab— — Rom . Peace, peace, Thou talk'st of nothing. Mer. True, I talk of dreams ;...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the ..., Volume 10

William Shakespeare - 1803 - 446 pages
...breaches, ambuscadoes, Spanish blades, Of healths five fathom deep ; and then anon Drums in his ear; at which he starts, and wakes ; And, being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again. This is that very Mab, That plats the manes of horses in the night ; And bakes the elf-locks' in foul...
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The Speaker Or Miscellaneous Pieces Selected from the Best English Writers ...

William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...breaches , ambuscadoes , Spanish blades , Of healths five fathom deep; and then anon Drums in his ear, at which he starts and wakes ; And being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again. SHAKESPEARE. CHAP. XXIV. • Apothecary. JL do remember an Apothecary , And hereabouts he dwells ,...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare, Volume 8

William Shakespeare - 1804 - 642 pages
...breaches, ambuscadoes, Spanish blades, Of healths five fathom deep; and then anon Drums in his ear; at which he starts, and wakes ; And, being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again. This is that very Mab, That plats the manes of horses in the night ; And bakes the elf-locks in foul...
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Life of Geoffrey Chaucer: The Early English Poet: Including ..., Volume 2

William Godwin - Great Britain - 1804 - 536 pages
...blades, Of healths five fathom deep ; and then anon Drums in his ear; at which he starts, and wakes 3 And, being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again. Love. CHAP, book of Boccaccio's Teseide. Chaucer's imiXXI. ===tation however, which is by no means...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ..., Volume 9

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 486 pages
...breaches, ambuscadoes, Spanish blades,8 Of healths five fathom deep; and then anon Drums in his ear ; at which he starts, and wakes ; And, being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again. This is that very Mab, That plats the manes of horses in the night; And bakes the elf-locks9 in foul...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare : Accurately Printed from the ..., Volume 10

William Shakespeare - 1805 - 486 pages
...breaches, ambuscadoes, Spanish blades,8 Of healths five fathom deep; and then anon Drums in his ear ; at which he starts, and wakes ; And, being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again. This is that very Mab, That plats the manes of horses in the night ; And bakes the elf-locks9 in foul...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...dreams he of cutting foreign throats, Of breaches, ambuscadoes, Spanish bladps, Of healths five fathom deep ; and then anon Drums in his ears, at which he...frighted, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again. DESCRIPTION oj an APOTHECARY and his SHOP. {SHAKESPEARE.} I Do remember an apothecary, And hereabouts...
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