| Charles Knight - 1849 - 582 páginas
...have been So nimble, and so full of eubtile flame, Ae if that ever)' one from whence they came Hod meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved...For the whole city to talk foolishly Till that were cancell'd : and when that was gone, We left an air behind us, which alone Was able to make the two... | |
| Charles Knight - 1849 - 574 páginas
...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...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life ; then whea there hath been thrown Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past — wit that might... | |
| John Britton - 1849 - 494 páginas
...Heard words that had been So nimble, and so full of subtile flame, As if that every one from whom they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life." So in the sportive race of rivalry at our board, each has evinced an eagerness to surpass, and keep... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1849 - 708 páginas
...whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live 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 Ъе For the whole city to talk foolishly Till that were cancelled ; and when that was gone, We left... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 páginas
...words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtile flame, As if that every one, from whom they came, Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And...rest Of his dull life; then, when there hath been shown Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past; wit that might warrant oe For the whole... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 588 páginas
...So nimble, and so full of subtile flame, As if that every one, from whom they came, Had meant to pnt his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live...rest Of his dull life ; then, when there hath been shown Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past ; wit that might warrant be For the whole... | |
| 1852 - 432 páginas
...So nimble and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came Had meant to put hi* whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest 01 his dull life." " I was all ear to hear," and took in jests " which might create a laugh under the... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 páginas
...whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life : then when there had been thrown Wit able enough to justify the town For...Till that were cancelled ; and when that was gone, \Ve left an air behind us, which alone Was able to make the two next companies liiîht witty ; though... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1854 - 1232 páginas
...ilo little more 10 'he bottc sands .'— ^ teP«Is;wc "'spute, tli ON COFFEE-HOUSE POLITICIANS. 37 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... | |
| Francis Beaumont - 1854 - 976 páginas
...had rcsulv'd to live a foul the r*st ОГ liia dull lifo ; thon when there li.ttli been thrown Wif able enough to justify the town For three days past...might warrant be For the whole city to talk foolishly Tilt that were cancell'd ; and when that was gone, We left ¡ni air behind us, which ahme Was able... | |
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