What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid ! Heard 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 Of his dull... Table-talk; or, Original essays - Página 62por William Hazlitt - 1824Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| William Teignmouth Shore - 1920 - 200 páginas
...to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolv'd to live a fool the rest Of all his dull life ; and when there hath been thrown Wit able enough to justify...might warrant be 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... | |
| William Teignmouth Shore - 1920 - 200 páginas
.... And had resolv'd to live a fool the rest Of all his dull life ; and when there hath been throivn Wit able enough to justify the town For three days...might warrant be For the whole city to talk foolishly Till that; were cancelled ; and when that was gone, ' • We left an air behind u<, which alone Was... | |
| William Joseph Long - 1925 - 844 páginas
...meant to put his whole wit in a jest And had resolved to live a fool the rest 1 5 Of his dull life ! Then, when there hath been thrown Wit able enough...might warrant be For the whole city to talk foolishly Till that were cancelled ! And, when we were gone, :o We left an air behind us, which alone Was able... | |
| William Cullen Bryant - 1925 - 412 páginas
...wit in a jist, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life : then when there hath Iwcu thrown Wit able enough to justify the town For three...might warrant be For the whole city to talk foolishly Till that were cancelled; and when that was gCiKi, We left an air behind us, which alone Was able to... | |
| 1925 - 702 páginas
...life. Then, when there had been thrown Wit keen enough to justify the town For three days fast — wit that might warrant be For the whole city to talk foolishly, Till that were cancelled, and when that was done We left an air behind us which alone Was able to make... | |
| 1925 - 458 páginas
...one says, went almost out of fashion, simply through excess of fantastic red-lattice phrases and ' Wit that might warrant be For the whole city to talk foolishly.' The Hanoverian period is sprinkled all over London with dozens of Fredericks and Adelaides ; and less... | |
| Nicolaas Zwager - 1926 - 276 páginas
...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 thrown Wit able enough to...might warrant be 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... | |
| John Matthews Manly - 1926 - 928 páginas
...Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life ! laces as was never yet beheld by the waking eye, unless in the clouds 50 For three days past I Wit, that might warrant be For the whole city to talk foolishly Till that... | |
| Thomas Burke - 1927 - 446 páginas
...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 to...might warrant be 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... | |
| Ilʹi︠a︡ Gililov - 2003 - 502 páginas
...whole wit inagest, 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, with that might warrant be For the whole City to talk foolishly Till that were canceled, and when that... | |
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