 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...  Life and Times of John Milton - Page 32by William Carlos Martyn - 1866 - 307 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English literature - 1855 - 604 pages
...so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit n Freer had been thrown "Wit able enough tojustify the town For three days past — wi t that might warrant... | |
 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher, Leigh Hunt - Poetry - 1855 - 412 pages
...the rest Of his dull life ; then when there hath been thrown Wit able enough to justify the town ¥01 three days past ; wit that might warrant be 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... | |
 | Chambers's journal - 1858 - 432 pages
...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 resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull lhe. Another noted club, of nearly the same period, was held in the Apollo room of the Devil Tavern... | |
 | David Masson - 1859 - 714 pages
...so full of subtle flame, As If that every one from whence they cama Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest...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... | |
 | David Masson - 1859 - 714 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...town For three days past — wit that might warrant bo For the whole city to talk foolishly Till that were canccll'd; and, when that was gone, We left... | |
 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1859 - 730 pages
...a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life ; then when there hath been known Wit able enough to justify the town For three days...Till that were cancelled ; and when that was gone, ЛУе left an air behind us, which alone Was able to make the two next companies Right witty ; though... | |
 | David Masson - 1859 - 718 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...Of his dull life; then, when there hath been thrown ЛУН able enougli to justify the town For three days past — wit that might warrant be For the whole... | |
 | George Gilfillan - English poetry - 1860 - 392 pages
...whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life : then when there had been thrown Wit able enough to justify the town For...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... | |
 | George Gilfillan - English poetry - 1860 - 392 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 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 be... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson - 1860 - 370 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 Of his dull life and when that was gone, We left an air behind us, which alone ' Was able to make the two next companies... | |
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