----'Twas a Tom-fool-battle, an' please your reverence, of captain _Tripet's_ and that other officer, making so many summersets, as they advanced; ----the _French_ come on capering now and then in that way, --but not quite so much.

''Twas a Tom-fool-battle, your reverence, of captain Tripet's and that other officer, making so many somersaults; the French come on capering now and then, but not quite so much.'
