 | William Shakespeare - 1733 - 548 pages
...limit of becoming mirth, I never fpent an hour's talk withal. His eye begets occafion for his wit ; For every object, that the one doth catch, The other turns to a ipirth-moving jeft $ Which his fair tongue (conceit's expofitor) Pelivers in fuch apt and gracious... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1747 - 502 pages
...limit of becoming mirth, I never fpent an hour's talk withal. His eye begets occafion for his wit; For every object, that the one doth catch, The other turns to a mirth-moving jeft ; Which his fair tongue (conceit's expofitor) Delivers in fuch apt and gracious words, That aged... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1747 - 352 pages
...limit of becoming mirth, I never fpent an hour's talk withal. His eye begets occafion for his wit ; For every object that the one doth catch The other turns to a mirth-moving jeft, Which his fair tongue (conceit's expofitor) Pelivers in fuch apt and gracious words, That aged... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1766 - 450 pages
...limit of becoming mirth, j never Ipent an hour's talk withal. His eye begets occaUofl for KiFwit ; For every object that the one doth catch, The other turns to a mirth-moving jeTT; Which his fair tongue (conceit's expositor) Delivers in luch apt and gracious words, That aged... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1768 - 572 pages
...limit of becoming mirth, I never fpent an hour's talk withal. His eye begets occafion for his wit ; For every object, that the one doth catch, The other turns to a mirth-moving jeft ; Which his fair tongue (conceit's expofitor) Delivers in fuch apt and gracious words, That aged... | |
 | Richard Griffith, Elizabeth Griffith - 1770 - 304 pages
...philofophic Mind, turns all 'Occurrence to its own Advantage : ' " His Eye begets Occafion for his Wit, • " For every Object that the One doth catch, " The other turns to a Mirth-moving Jeft." A Man of Senfe merely muft have fome folid Matter for his Subject — but a Perfon of Wit is... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1771 - 378 pages
...limit of becoming mirth, I never fpent an hour's talk withal. His eye begets occafion for his wit ; Tor every objecT: that the one doth catch, The other turns to a mirth-moving jeft ; Which his fair tongue (conceit's expofitor) Delivers in fuch apt and gracious words, That aged... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 494 pages
...limit of becoming mirth, I never fpent an hour's talk withal. His eye begets occafion for his wit; For every object that the one doth catch, The other turns to a mirth-moving jeft ; Which his fair tongue (conceit's expofitor) Delivers in fuch apt and gracious words, That' aged... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 pages
...limit of becoming mirth, I never fpcnt an hour's talk withal : His eye begets occafion for his wit ; haftes to fill up The meafurc of his woes. — 'Twas Man himfelf Brought De jeft; Which his fair tongue (conceit's expofuor) Delivers in fuch apt and gracious words, That aged... | |
 | James Boswell - 1791 - 608 pages
...becoming mirthj " I never fpent an hour's talk withal. " His eye begets occafion for his wit; " For ev'ry object that the one doth catch, " The other turns to a mirth-moving jeft; " Which his fair tongue (Conceit's expofitor) " Delivers in fuch apt and gracious words, " That... | |
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Biron they call him ; but a merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour's talk withal : His eye begets occasion for his wit ; For every object that the one doth catch The other turns to a mirth-moving jest... 
