 | 1852 - 432 sayfa
...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... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1854 - 1232 sayfa
...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 sayfa
...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... | |
 | Oliver Oldham - 1854 - 406 sayfa
...full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came, Had meant to put his whole wit in u jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life." 2. It was after supper that a small basket of most mouthmelting figs was put on the friendly board,... | |
 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Leigh Hunt - 1855 - 444 sayfa
...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...hath been thrown Wit able enough to justify the town Eor three days past ; wit that might warrant be !For the whole city to talk foolishly Till that were... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1855 - 580 sayfa
...that have been So nimble, apd 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 had...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... | |
 | 1855 - 604 sayfa
...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...a fool the rest Of his dull life ; then when there had been thrown "Wit able enough tojustify the town For three days past — wi t that might warrant... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1856 - 602 sayfa
...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...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 make the two... | |
 | 1858 - 456 sayfa
...words that have been 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 had...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life." It was conversation in which each joined with unbounded freedom and with the keenest relish, which... | |
 | Chambers's journal - 1858 - 432 sayfa
...words that have been 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 had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull lhe. Another noted club, of nearly the same period, was held in the Apollo room of the Devil Tavern... | |
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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... 
