 | William Godwin - 1804 - 536 halaman
...if that every one from whence they cam«v Had meant to put his whole wit in ajest> And had resolv'd to live a fool the rest Of his dull life; then when there hath been thrown Till that were cancell'd; and, when that was CHAP gone, XXXVI 'We left an air behind us which alone... | |
 | 1822 - 492 halaman
...smooth with sack or canary ? " What things were not seen And done at the Mermaid } Hard words that were So nimble and so full of subtle flame, As if that...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... | |
 | Cornelius Webbe - 1828 - 468 halaman
...silence, at so many brilliant imaginations, and watch the striking out of their fiery sparks of wit, So nimble and so full of subtle flame, As if that...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life. ' I was all ear to hear,' and took in jests ' which might create a laugh under the ribs of death ;'... | |
 | 1833 - 222 halaman
...many brilliant imaginations, and watch the striking out of their fiery sparks of wit, So nimble and BO full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom...jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of Ma dull life. ' I was all ear to hear,' and took in jests ' which might create a laugh under the ribs... | |
 | 1835 - 550 halaman
...been So nimble, and so full of subtile (lame, As if that every one from whence they c.ime II:id mi-ant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life; then where there had been tlirown Wit able i-Hough to justify the town For three Hays mst, — wit that... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 246 halaman
...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,...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life." He died on the 15th of March, 1615, in the 30th year of his age, leaving behind him one daughter, who,... | |
 | Samuel Astley Dunham - 1837 - 418 halaman
...with Shakespear, — combats which set the table in a roar. Thus Beaumont in a letter to him : — " What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid ! heard...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life." Where, we repeat, amidst scenes so unfavourable to study, Jonson acquired an erudition so extensive,... | |
 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1840 - 754 halaman
...well as the saturnine Ben Jonson, could be jocund at times and under excitement. " What things hare we seen Done at the Mermaid ! heard words that have...rest Of his dull life ; then when there hath been known Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past ; wit that might warrant be For the whole... | |
 | Francis Beaumont - 1846 - 556 halaman
...if that every one from whence they came 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 throw n Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past ; wit that might warrant be For the... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 halaman
...heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whence s are robb'd, sustain no harm ; But keep the wolf...thence, that's foe to men, For with his nails he'l lifs : then when there had been thrown Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past ; wit... | |
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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... 
