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
| Charles Knight - 1868 - 578 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 canccll'd : and when that was gone, We left an air behind us, which alone Was able to... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1869 - 380 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... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1869 - 366 páginas
...a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his duli life then when there hath been tfirown Wit able enough to justify the town For three days...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... | |
| Sir John Beaumont - 1869 - 412 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...justify the town For three days past ; wit that might wan-ant be For the whole eity to talk foolishly, 1 Ibid, p. 226. 2 See Appendix to our Volume for our... | |
| J. Heneage Jesse - 1871 - 508 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 cancelled ; and when that was gone We left an air behind us, which alone Was able to... | |
| John Heneage Jesse - 1871 - 510 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 justify the town For three days past,—wit that might warrant be For the whole city to talk foolishly Till that were cancelled ; and... | |
| John Timbs - 1872 - 646 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... | |
| John Timbs - 1872 - 646 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... | |
| Mary Russell Mitford - 1872 - 582 páginas
...a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life; then, when there hath been shown Wit able enough to justify the town For three days...might warrant be For the whole city to talk foolishly Till that were canceled; and when that was gone, We left an air behind us, which alone Was able to... | |
| Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1875 - 512 páginas
...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...might warrant be For the whole city to talk foolishly, Till that were cancelled ; and when that was gone, We left an air behind us, which alone Was able to... | |
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