 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...  Memoirs of Mr. John Tobin ... - Página 138por John Tobin, Elizabeth Benger - 1820 - 444 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 414 páginas
...in his verses to Ben Jonson, " have we not seen done at the Mermaid ! — — Then when there hath been thrown Wit able enough to justify the town For...wit that 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... | |
 | Sholto Percy, Reuben Percy - 1824 - 392 páginas
...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... | |
 | Richard Ryan - 1826 - 336 páginas
...whole wit in a jest, And had resolv'd to live a fool the rest Of his dull Hie. Then , where there hath been thrown Wit, able enough to justify the town For...wit, that 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... | |
 | Richard Ryan - 1826 - 338 páginas
...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 the town For...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... | |
 | Richard Ryan - 1826 - 334 páginas
...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 to justify the town For three days past, — wit, that might warrant be I'or the whole city to talk foolishly Till that were cancell'd, and when that was gone, We left an... | |
 | 1826 - 374 páginas
...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... | |
 | 1832 - 792 páginas
...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...wit that 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, WBICH ALONE... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1834 - 342 páginas
...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...wit, that 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... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1835 - 350 páginas
...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...wit, that 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... | |
 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1840 - 754 páginas
...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...wit that 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... | |
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