The inspector was apparently of the same opinion, for I saw him cast a glance of the deepest malevolence at the too inquiring disciple of St. Crispin.

He was wounded in the head by Crispin, a gallant Norman officer, who had followed the fortunes of William [a]; but, being rather animated than terrified by the blow, he immediately beat his antagonist to the ground, and so encouraged his troops by the example, that they put the French to total rout, and had very nearly taken their king prisoner.

Plot from Crispin and Crispianus; or the History of the Gentle Craft.

When the first arrived he tried on the boots, complaining that that for the right foot pinched a little, and ordered Crispin to take it back, stretch it, and bring it again at nine the next morning.

But poor Moll Crispin is in the throes with twins:

and Satan in Search of a Wife his poem criticised Ryle, Charles S Sadler's Wells "Saint Charles" "St. Crispin to Mr. Gifford" St. Luke's Hospital Salisbury, Lamb's pun at Salt-water soap Salutation and Cat Sargus, Mr. See Letters.

Crispin and Crépinien.

Upon Saint Crispin's day Fought was this noble fray, Which fame did not delay To England to carry; O, when shall Englishmen With such acts fill a pen, Or England breed again Such a King Harry!

[Footnote 12: Crispin was a Christian saint who suffered martyrdom in the third century.

It was on Saint Crispin's day, 1415, that the Battle of Agincourt was fought.

20 'This day the powder'd curls and golden coat,' Says swelling Crispin, 'begg'd a cobbler's vote;' 'This night our wit,' the pert apprentice cries, 'Lies at my feet; I hiss him, and he dies.'

But in addition the women shoemakers had their own national union, the Daughters of St. Crispin.

Among this 50,000 were a great variety of trades, but shoe-workers must have predominated, and many of these had received their training in trade unionism among the Daughters of St. Crispin.

St. Crispin's Day is October 25.

And Crispin Crispian shall ne'er go by, From this day to the ending of the world, But we in it shall be remembered.

Yes; the author of Gebir and Gebirus; think of that, St. Crispin and Crispanus!

Crispin's acres.

By Edmund Crispin, pseud.

JANSSON, MARY CRISPIN.

SEE CRISPIN, FREDERIC SWING.

By Edmund Crispin, pseud.

They buried him in the basilica of the holy martyrs Crispin and Crispinian.

CRISPIN, the patron saint of shoemakers, of noble birth, who with his brother had to flee from persecution in Rome to Gaul, where they settled at Soissons; preached to the people and supported themselves by shoemaking; they finally suffered martyrdom in 287.

et équitable, ou Crispin l'heureux fourbe.

Le Père prudent et équitable, ou Crispin l'heureux fourbe, comedy in one act, in verse, printed in 1712.