 | Francis Douce - 1807 - 540 pages
...fantastic and ridiculous ; for being a madman, he is madly decked and dressed all over with rubins, feathers, cuttings of cloth, and what not, to make...distracted, when he is no other than a dissembling knave." It is said that about the year 1 760 a poor idiot called Cude Yeddy, went about the streets of Ha wick... | |
 | Francis Douce - 1807 - 528 pages
...fantastic and ridiculous ; for being a madman, he is madly decked and dressed all over with rubins, feathers, cuttings of cloth, and what not, to make...distracted, when he is no other than a dissembling knave." It is said that about the year 176Oa poor idiot called Cude Yeddy, went about the streets of Hawick... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 384 pages
...fantastick and ridiculous ; for, beinga madman, he is madly decked and dressed all over with rubins, feathers, cuttings of cloth, and what not ? to make...distracted, when he is no other than a dissembling knave." In The Btl'-man of London, by Decker, 5th edit. 1640, is another account of one of these characters,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 378 pages
...more fantastick and ridiculous ; fcr} being a madman, heismadlydeckedand dressed all over with robins, feathers, cuttings of cloth, and what not ? to make him seem a mud-man, or one distracted, whenhe is no other than a dissembling knave." In The Btll tnun ttf London,... | |
 | John Ford - 1811 - 522 pages
...; but his cloathing is more fantastick and ridiculous ; for, being a madman, he is madly deck, ed, and dressed all over with ribbins, feathers, cuttings...distracted, when he is no other than a dissembling knave." For in hell they drink nor wine, nor ale, nor beer, Butjire, and smoke, and stench, as we do hear,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 372 pages
...fantastick and ridiculous ; for, being a madman, he is madly decked and dressed all over with rubins, feathers, cuttings of cloth, and what not ! to make...distracted, when he is no other than a dissembling knave." In The Bell-man of London, by Decker, 5th edit. 1640, is another account of one of these characters,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1812 - 380 pages
...fantastick and ridiculous ; for, being a madman, he is madly decked and dressed all over with rubins, feathers, cuttings of cloth, and what not > to make...distracted, when he is no other than a dissembling knave." In The Bell-man of London, by Decker, 5th edit. 1640, is another account of one of these characters,... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - 1817 - 680 pages
...being a madman, he is madly decked and dressed all over with rnbins (ribbands), feathers, •ruttings of cloth, and what not, to make him seem a madman, or one distracted, when he is no other than a wandering and dissembling knave.' This writer here points out one of the grievances resulting from... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1818 - 348 pages
...fantastick and ridiculous; for, being a madman, he is madly decked and dressed all over with rubins, feathers, cuttings of cloth, and what not; to make...distracted, when he is no other than a dissembling knave." of these characters, under the title of an Abraham-Man; '• he sweares he hath In the Bell-man of... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 510 pages
...fantastick and ridiculous ; for, being a madman, he is madly decked and dressed all over with rubins, feathers, cuttings of cloth, and what not ? to make...distracted, when he is no other than a dissembling knave." In The Bell-man of London, by Decker, 5th edit. 164-0, is another account of one of these characters,... | |
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The Bedlam is in the same garb, with a long staff, and a cow or ox-horn by his side ; but his cloathing is more fantastick and ridiculous ; for, being a madman, he is madly decked and dressed all over with rubins, feathers, cuttings of cloth, and what... 
