Note 512 — ESSAYS. (continued 3)
Reading edition
“Splitters of cummin-seeds;” or, as we now say, “splitters of straws,” or “hairs.” Butler says of Hudibras:—
“He could distinguish and divide A hair ’twixt south and southwest side.”
Reading edition
“Splitters of cummin-seeds;” or, as we now say, “splitters of straws,” or “hairs.” Butler says of Hudibras:—
“He could distinguish and divide A hair ’twixt south and southwest side.”