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" Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me : the brain of this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to invent any thing that tends to laughter*, more than I invent, or is invented on me : I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is... "
The Works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison: The Tatler and Spectator ... - Page 316
by Joseph Addison - 1854
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 17

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 508 pages
...pride to gird at me 8 : The brain of this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to vent any thing that tends to laughter, more than I invent, or is...in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. I do here walk before thee, like a sow, that hath overwhelmed all her litter but one. If the prince...
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The Spectator: With Notes, and a General Index. The Eight Volumes Comprised ...

1822 - 788 pages
...that merry knight, 'take a pride to ;ird at me. The brain of any man is not able to invent any thing ments. Peter Alexovitz of Russia, when he came to...he found himself emperor of a vast and numerous p olhe'r men.' ADDISOX. •. C. N° 48. WEDNESDAY, AP1UL 25, 1711. Frr mullai adilum tM tirfe fgurat...
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The British Essayists: Spectator

1823 - 406 pages
...says that merry knight, ' take a pride to gird at me. The brain of man is not able to invent any thing that tends to laughter more than I invent, or is invented...myself, but the cause that wit is in other men.' No. 48. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1711. —Per multas adilum sibi sajtejiguras Sepperit — OVID. MET. xiv....
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare, in Ten Volumes: King John ...

William Shakespeare - 1823 - 372 pages
...pride to gird at me : The brain of this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to vent any thing that tends to laughter, more than I invent, or is...in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. I do here walk before thee, like a sow, that hath overwhelmed all her litter but one. If the prince...
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The British Essayists: Spectator

Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 356 pages
...says that merry knight, ' take a pride to gird at me. The brain of man is not able to invent any thing that tends to laughter more than I invent, or is invented...myself, but the cause that wit is in other men.'— -C. N° 48. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 171 1. Per multas aditum sibi stepe figures Repperit OVID. Met. xiv....
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The plays of William Shakspeare, pr. from the text of the ..., Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1823 - 590 pages
...pride to gird at me 7 : The brain of this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to vent any thing that tends to laughter, more than I invent, or is...in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. I do here walk before thee, like a sow, that hath overwhelmed all her litter but one. If the prince...
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The British Essayists: Spectator

James Ferguson - 1823 - 450 pages
...says that merry knight, ' take a pride to gird at me. The brain of man is not able to invent any thing that tends to laughter more than I invent, or is invented...in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men.' C. N°48. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1711. ' Per mnltus adit um sibi scepd jiguras Repperit — — — OVID,...
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The British essayists, with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volumes 5-6

British essayists - 1823 - 884 pages
...says that merry knight, ' take a pride to gird at me. The brain of man is not able to invent any thing that tends to laughter more than I invent, or is invented...not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is iu other men.' NO. 48. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1711. — Per mu !! us aditum sibi stepe flguras Bepperii—...
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The Plays, Volume 5

William Shakespeare - 1824 - 422 pages
...The brain of this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to vent any thing that tends to langhter, more than I invent, or is invented on me : I am not...in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. I do here walk before thee, like a sow, that hath overwhelmed all her litter bat one. If the prince...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1824 - 518 pages
...this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to vent any thing that lends to laughter, more than f invent, or is invented on me : I am not only witty...in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. I do here walk before thee, like a sow, that hath o'erwhebned all her litter but one. If the prince...
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