 whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life ; then where there hath been thrown Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past: wit that might warrant be For the whole city...  Biographical and Critical Studies - Pàgina 96per James Thomson - 1896 - 483 pàginesVisualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Nathan Drake (M.D.) - 1824 - 656 pàgines
...! heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came, Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest. 282 NOONTIDE LEISURE. anxious time, nor was Helen, though ignorant of the precise object of Shakspeare's... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1824 - 670 pàgines
...Mermaid! heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came, Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest. It was on the night previous to Shakspeare's departure from London, that he and Ben Jonson, having... | |
 | 1825 - 1288 pàgines
...fiery •P^isiif their wit, •S« nimble and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had rrtolv'd to live a fool the rett Of Ы« dull life. f »a», all ear to hear," and took in "jests "iirti... | |
 | Richard Ryan - 1826 - 336 pàgines
...? Hard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolv'd to live a fool the rest Of his dull life. Then, where there hath been thrown Wit, able enough... | |
 | Cornelius Webbe - 1828 - 468 pàgines
...of their fiery sparks of wit, So nimble and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest,...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life. ' I was all ear to hear,' and took in jests ' which might create a laugh under the ribs of death ;'... | |
 | Edinburgh encyclopaedia - 1830 - 832 pàgines
...Mermaid—heard words that have been So nimble and so full of subtle ñame, As if that every one from whom they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest. Upon the accession of James, he was one of the earliest poets who were employed to grace the public... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1835 - 350 pàgines
...Mermaid! Hard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest,...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life. Then, when there hath been thrown Wit, able enough to justify the town For three days past,—wit, that might... | |
 | George William Johnson - 1835 - 390 pàgines
...! Heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest.' " (Jonson's works, 1. Ixvi.) The intimacy and affection that existed between Selden and Jonson, are... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1838 - 744 pàgines
...! heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle llame, As if that every one from whom they came. Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest," &tc. $ For the expression "wit-combats," in this interesting passage, we must refer to Fuller, who,... | |
 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1840 - 754 pàgines
...that have been So nimble and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they саше Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life ; then when there hath been known Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past ; wit that might... | |
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