...words that have been So nimble — and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one, from whence they came, Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest In a moral view the advantages resulting from this order of things is equally apparent : between partners...

...words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtile flame, As if that every one from whence 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 when there hath been thrown Wit able enough...

...words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtile flame, As if that every one from whence 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 when there hath been thrown Wit able enough...

...Mermaid } Hard words that were 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...a fool the rest Of his dull life. Then, when there had been thrown Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past — wit, that might warrant...

...called the Mermaid, which was situated in Cornhill. There, as Beaumont tells us, ' hath been shewn Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past, — wit that might warrant For the whole city to talk foolishly Till that were cancell'd ; and when that was gone, We left an...

...things," exclaims Beaumont in his verses to Ben Jonson, " have we not seen done at the Mermaid! —— Then when there hath been thrown Wit able enough to...might warrant be For the whole city to talk foolishly !" I cannot say the same of the S , though it stands on classic ground, and is connected by local tradition...

...things," exclaims Beaumont in his verses to Ben Jonson, " have we not seen done at the Mermaid ! — — Then when there hath been thrown Wit able enough to...might warrant be For the whole city to talk foolishly !" I cannot say the same of the S , though it stands on classic ground, and is connected by local tradition...

...Fuller calls them, which in those days took place at Mermaid Tavern, where " there hath' been shown Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past, — wit that might warrant For the whole city to talk foolishly, Till that were cancell'd, and when that was gone, We left an...

...put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolv'd to live a fool the rest Of his dull lire. Then, where there hath been thrown Wit, able enough to justify...days past, — wit, that might warrant be For the whofe city to talk foolishly Till that were cancell'd, and when that was gone, We left an air behind...

...called the Mermaid, 'which was situated in Cornhill. There, as Beaumont tell us, " hath been shown. Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past, — wit that might warrant For the whole city to talk foolishly Till that were cancell'd ; and when that was gone, We left an...