 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...  Bohemia in London - Σελίδα 207των Arthur Ransome - 1907 - 293 σελίδεςΠλήρης προβολή - Σχετικά με αυτό το βιβλίο
 | Richard Grant White - 1865 - 454 σελίδες
...! heard 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 resolv'd to live a fool the rest Of his dull life ; then when there hath been thrown Wit able enough... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Richard Grant White - 1868 - 626 σελίδες
...1 heard 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 resolv'd to live a fool the rest Of his dull life; then when there hath been thrown Wit able enough... | |
 | 1869 - 786 σελίδες
...verses we have before quoted, and which are now trite. " What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid I heard words that have been So nimble and so full of...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life." The APOLLO Club, another of Ben Jonson's favourite haunts, was held at the old Devil Tavern (as is... | |
 | Jacob Larwood, John Camden Hotten - 1866 - 616 σελίδες
...Dona at the Mermaid ! heard words that have been So nimble and BO full of subtle flame, As if that any one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole...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... | |
 | Henry Theodore Tuckerman - 1866 - 388 σελίδες
...Mermaid ! heard words that have been So nimble and so full of subtle fire, As if that every one from whom they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest,...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life. The author of " Peter Wilkins " resided for a time at .Clifford's Inn, and Dr. Johnson frequented all... | |
 | William Carlos Martyn - 1866 - 328 σελίδες
...so full of subtle flame, As if they every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole soul 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... | |
 | Francis Beaumont - 1866 - 736 σελίδες
...full nf subtle iiiime, As if that every one from whom they came Had meant to put his whole wit ill a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life; then when there Imth been known "VVit ahle enough to justify the town For three days past ; wit that... | |
 | George Ross - 1867 - 194 σελίδες
...have we seen " (says Beaumont) " Done at the Mermaid ; heard words that have been So nimble, and BO full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whence...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life." But the tankard is empty, the pipe is smoked out, the echoes are silent, and we will close the doors... | |
 | James Hogg, Florence Marryat - 1867 - 702 σελίδες
...things have we seen Done at the Mermaid 1 heard words that have tea So nimble and so fnll of subtile flame, As if that every one from whence they came...wit in a Jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rot Ofhlsdulllife; theu when there hath been thrown Wit able enough to Justify the town For three days... | |
 | 1868 - 1038 σελίδες
...tennis, which men do the best With the best gamesters : what things have we seen Done at the Mermaid 1 heard words that have been So nimble and so full of...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life ; then when there hath been thrown Wit able enough to satisfy the town For three days past — wit... | |
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