Some have been beaten till they know
What wood a cudgel 's of by th' blow;
Some kick'd until they can feel whether
A shoe be Spanish or neat's leather.
Hudibras. Part ii. Canto i. Line 221.
No Indian prince has to his palace
More followers than a thief to the gallows.
Hudibras. Part ii. Canto i. Line 273.
Quoth she, I 've heard old cunning stagers
Say fools for arguments use wagers.