I thought it was high time, now or never, before the light was put out, to break the spell in which I had so long been bound.

This is where the opposing attorney would love to hammer you in a lie in an effort to offset or divert attention to their less than honest descriptions of whatever the issue you are at the time discussing. If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull!

Was ther euer yet prechers, but ther wer gainſayers? that ſpurned? that winſt? that whimpered againſt him?

The Bulls were definitely stung by the Hornets at the beginning of this first playoff game. Some Bulls were lost in action.