Read full poem →One was burned in a mine,
One was killed in a brawl,
One died in a jail,
Dictionary Entry
A disorderly argument or fight, usually with a large number of people involved.
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Poetry examples for “brawl”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →In freedom's name the little that is mine.
And there are knaves that brawl for better laws
And cant of tyranny in stronger power
Read full poem →Here comes the _dice_-horn, here comes the _vice_-horn,
Here comes the _snarl_-horn, _brawl_-horn, _lewd_-horn,
Followed by the _prude_-horn, bleak and squeaking:--
Read full poem →But then, no spearman in the hall
Will sooner swear, or stab, or brawl.
Friar John of Tillmouth were the man: