| E. Cobham Brewer 18101897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898. |
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Higgledy-piggledy; in hurry and confusion. The Latin hilariter-celeriter comes tolerably near the meaning of post-haste, as Shakespeare uses the expression (2 Henry IV., v. 3): | 1 |
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| Sir John, I am thy Pistol and thy friend, |
| And helter-skelter have I rode to thee, |
| And tidings do I bring. | |
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