And with a fresh fury they made the swords rattle;

While Sutton's right arm was observed to bleed

By a touch from his rival, so Jove had decreed;

Just enough for to shew that his blood was not icor ,

But made up, like Figg's, of the common red liquor.

Again they both rush'd with as equal a fire on,

That the company cried, 'Hold, enough of cold iron;

To the quarter-staff now, lads;' so first having dram'd it,

They took to their wood, and i'faith never shamm'd it.

The first bout they had was so fair and so handsome,