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324 But, in a trice, advanc'd the Knight Upon the bare ridge, bolt upright, And, groping out for Ralpho's jade. He found the saddle too was stray'd, And in the place a lump of soap, On which he speedily leap'd up; And. turning to the gate the rein, He kick'd and cudgell'd on amain; While Hudibras, with equal haste, On both sides laid about as fast, And spurr'd, as jockies use, to break, Or padders to secure, a neck: Where let us leave 'em for a time, And to their churches turn our rhyme; To hold forth their declining state, Which now come near an even rate.