 Why, assure you, signior, rich apparel has strange virtues : it makes him that hath it without means, esteemed for an excellent wit : he that enjoys it with means, puts the world in remembrance of his means : it helps the deformities of nature, and gives...  Autumn Hours and Fireside Reading - Page 143by Caroline Matilda Kirkland - 1854 - 311 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Oldys - 1740 - 326 pages
...I affure you, rich apparel has ftrange Virtues ; it makes him that hath it without Means, efteem'd for an excellent wit : he That enjoys it with means,...of his means : it helps the Deformities of nature, and gives luftre .TP6 her beauties : makes continual holy-day Where it mines ; fets the wits of ladies... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1756 - 526 pages
...fignior, " rich apparel has " ftrange virtues : it makes him that hath it without " means, efteemed for an excellent wit : he that enjoys " it with means,...his '* means : it helps the deformities of nature, and gives *' luftre to her beauties ; makes continual holy-day " where it fhines ; lets the wits of... | |
 | Ben Jonson, John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont - 1811 - 780 pages
...then. Font. Why, assure you, signier, " rich apparel has strange virtues : it makes him that ¡iath it without means, esteemed for an excellent wit :...of his means : it helps the deformities of nature, and gives lustre 10 her beauties ; makes continual holy-day u here it shines ; sets the wits ot ladies... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1811 - 790 pages
...then. Fast. Why, assure you, signior, " rich apparel has strange virtues : it makes him that iiath it without means, esteemed for an excellent wit : he that enjoys it witli means, puts the world in remembrance of his means : it helps the deformities of nature, and gives... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 568 pages
...somewhat in the world then. Fast. Why, assure you, signior, rich apparel has strange virtues : it makes him that hath it without means, esteemed for an excellent...of his means : it helps the deformities of nature, and gives lustre to her beauties ; makes continual holiday where it shines ; sets the wits of ladies... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 568 pages
...somewhat in the world then. J'qst. Why, .assure you, ^signjorj rich apparel it makesTTIrn that hath it __ without means, esteemed for an excellent wit : he...of his means : it helps the deformities of nature, and gives lustre to her beauties ; makes continual holiday where it shines; sets the wits of ladies... | |
 | Elizabeth Stone - 1845 - 472 pages
...(says the admirable painter of manners from whom my motto is taken) " has strange virtues : it makes him that hath it without means, esteemed for an excellent...of nature, gives lustre to her beauties, and makes continual holiday where it shines." If such be its properties, it cannot but be advantageous to devote... | |
 | Roxey Ann Caplin - 1864 - 310 pages
...it. Ben Jonson has put the matter admirably ; he says, " Eich apparel has strange virtues ; it makes him that hath it without means esteemed for an excellent...of Nature, gives lustre to her beauties, and makes continual holiday where it shines." To the above we may add an extract from the gifted authoress of... | |
 | John Rolfe - 1867 - 404 pages
...Much Ado About Nothing. Faust. WHY, assure you, Signior, rich apparel has strange virtues ; it makes him that hath it without means esteemed for an excellent...of his means ; it helps the deformities of nature,* and gives lustre to her beauties ; makes continual holiday where it shines ; sets the wits of ladies... | |
 | Joseph Meadows Cowper - 1871 - 224 pages
...Sell, Hull, and Hallifax, p. 51. " Why, assure you, signior, rich apparel has strange virtues; it makes him that hath it without means, esteemed for an excellent...of his means : it helps the deformities of nature, and gives lustre to her beauties." — Every Man out of his Hu. ii. 1. " Here, in the court, be a man... | |
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