...for nought is ceaſſed and gone already, what an hurlyburly (?) inconvenience ſhoulde followe or it maye be eaſely perceived.
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Hurlyburly
Synonyms for "hurlyburly" (1 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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7 entriesTranslations
10 translations across 6 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- melske noun (noisy and disorderly tumult)
Greek
1 entries- αναμπουμπούλα noun (noisy and disorderly tumult)
Irish
2 entries- gírle guairle noun (noisy and disorderly tumult)
- hurla burla noun (noisy and disorderly tumult)
Japanese
1 entries- 喧騒 noun (noisy and disorderly tumult)
Russian
3 entries- переполох noun (noisy and disorderly tumult)
- смятение noun (noisy and disorderly tumult)
- суматоха noun (noisy and disorderly tumult)
Swedish
2 entries- oväsen noun (noisy and disorderly tumult)
- tumult noun (noisy and disorderly tumult)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
1. When ſhall we three meet againe? / In Thunder, Lightning, or in Raine? / 2. When the Hurly-burley's done, / When the Battaile's loſt, and wonne.
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Why is it that civilized humanity / Can make the world so wrong? / In this hurly-burly of insanity / Our dreams cannot last long
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