 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...  The Rochesterian: Selected Writings - Page 157by Joseph O'Connor - 1911Full view - About this book
 | Francis Beaumont - 1750 - 560 pages
...whence they came Had meant to put his whole Wit in a Jeft, And had refoh'd to live a Fool the reft Of his dull Life-, then when there hath been thrown Wit able' enough to juftify the Town For three Dayspafl ; Wit that might Warrant be' For the whole City to talk foolijhly... | |
 | William Godwin - Great Britain - 1804 - 554 pages
...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...might warrant be For the whole city to talk foolishly *Itill that were cancell'd ; and', when that was CHAP. xxxvi. gone, , , . We left an air behind us... | |
 | William Godwin - Great Britain - 1804 - 536 pages
...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... | |
 | Ben Jonson, John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont - English drama - 1811 - 728 pages
...if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole tcit in 3.jcst, And had resolv'd to live a fool the rest Of his dull life ; then when...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 make the two... | |
 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1811 - 712 pages
...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...three days past : wit that might warrant be For the whde city to talk foolishly 'Till that were cancell'd : and when that was gone. We left an air behind... | |
 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1812 - 562 pages
...subtle flame, Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, As if that every one from whence they came And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life; then when there hath been thrown Kight witty; though but downright fools, mere wise." Was able to make the two next companies Beaumont's... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1820 - 432 pages
...whom they came • ;/ Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, ' i And had resolved lo live a tool the rest Of his dull life. Then, when there hath been...that might warrant be .•'.,' For the whole city to talL. foolishly • , . • ,¡ ., i Till that were cancelled, a;id when that was gone, , We left an... | |
 | John Tobin, Elizabeth Benger - Authors, English - 1820 - 470 pages
...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 In a moral view the advantages resulting from this order of things is equally apparent : between partners... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English drama - 1821 - 374 pages
...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...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 make the two... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Dramatists, English - 1821 - 380 pages
...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...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 make the two... | |
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