 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 Seiten
...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...plats the manes of horses in the night ; And bakes the elf-locks0 in foul sluttish hairs, Which, once untangled, much misfortune bodes. 35— i. 4. 141 My... | |
 | 1841 - 884 Seiten
...breaches, ambuscadoes — Spanish blades Of health, five fathoms deep, and then, anon. Drums in his ears, at which he starts and wakes, And being thus frighted, swears a prayer or two, And sleeps again." Hacknied as this passage is, it is yet so much to the purpose that we cannot avoid quoting it. We have... | |
 | 1838 - 488 Seiten
...sight, Some of husbands, some of lovers, Which un empty dream discovers.* Such is Mab ; who Plaits the manes of horses in the night. And bakes the elf-locks, in foul clottish hairs. Which, once entangled, foul misfortune bodes) She may be considered the Queen of those... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1967 - 280 Seiten
...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...anon Drums in his ear, at which he starts and wakes; Romeo and Juliet 87 swears . . . two, ie to drive away devils. 89 plaits, knots. 90 bakes, mats, cakes,... | |
 | 442 Seiten
...in this state she gallops night by night, Through lovers' brains, and then they dream of love. . . . This is that very MAB, That plats the manes of horses...sluttish hairs, Which, once untangled, much misfortune bodes."1 Ben Jonson. in his " Entertainment of the Queen and Prince at Althrope," in 1603, describes... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1967 - 308 Seiten
...driveth o'er a soldier's neck; And then dreams he of cutting foreign throats, Of breaches, ambuscados, Spanish blades, Of healths five fathom deep; and then...or two And sleeps again. This is that very Mab That plaits the manes of horses in the night And bakes the elf-locks in foul sluttish hairs, *> Which once... | |
 | George T. Wright - 1988 - 366 Seiten
...patrons. Shakespeare may have intended a parody of such passages when he has Mercutio say of Queen Mab: 60 This is | that very Mab That plats the manes of hor|ses in | the night, And bakes the elf (-locks in | foul slut|tish hairs. . . . This is | the hag, when maids | lie on | their backs,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1990 - 292 Seiten
...soldier's neck And then dreams he of cutting foreign throats, Of breaches, ambuscados, Spanish blades, 85 Of healths five fathom deep; and then anon Drums in...or two And sleeps again. This is that very Mab That plaits the manes of horses in the night 90 And bakes the elf-locks in foul sluttish hairs, Which, once... | |
 | Jerry Blunt - 1990 - 232 Seiten
...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...ear, at which he starts and wakes, And being thus frightened swears a prayer or two And sleeps again. This is that very Mab That plats the manes of horses... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1993 - 296 Seiten
...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...two, And sleeps again. This is that very Mab That plaits the manes of horses in the night, And bakes the elf-locks in foul sluttish hairs, so Which one... | |
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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... 
