THE ARGUMENT OF THE FIRST CANTO. Sir HUDIBRAS his passing worth, CANTO I. WHEN And made them fight, like mad or drunk, HUDIBRAS. SUJET DU PREMIER CHANT. Du sieur HUDIBRAS le mérite: Mais qui n'est qu'à moitié contée. (1) CHANT I. QUAND les hommes en désarroi Se brouillaient sans savoir pourquoi ; Quand gros mots, craintes, jalousies (2) Causaient par-tout des batteries, Et les gens en dissension Pour la dame religion Se chamaillaient dans la dispute Whose honesty they all durst swear for, Was beat with fist, instead of a stick: A wight he was, whose very sight wou'd Entitle him, Mirror of Knighthood; That never bow'd his stubborn knee 3 Great on the bench, great in the saddle, |