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Shakspeare's Dramatic Works: With Explanatory Notes - Page 174
by William Shakespeare - 1790
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Essays and Selections

Basil Montagu - 1837 - 382 pages
...influence is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools : A jest's prosperity lies in the ear , Of him that hears it ; never in the tongue Of him that makes it. Reason. The reason is clear : ignorance sees only the most obvious appearances that are contained in...
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Complete Works: With Dr. Johnson's Preface, a Glossary, and an Account of ...

William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 pages
...influence is begot of that loose grace. Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools: A jest's prosperity The causes of their sickly ears, Deafd with the clamours of their own dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue...
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The wisdom and genius of Shakspeare: comprising moral philosophy ...

William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 pages
...by the squandering glances or random shots of a fool. h Short arrows. 268 Jests. A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. 8— v. 2. 269 Folly, its effects. None are so surely caught,' when they are cateh'd, As wit turn'd...
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The Wisdom and Genius of Shakespeare: Comprising Moral Philosophy ...

William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 478 pages
...dissected and laid : by the squandering glances or random shots of a fuol. 268 Jests. A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. 8— v. 2. 269 Folly, its effects. None are so surely caught,* when they are catch'd, As wit turn'd...
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Selections from the Works of Taylor, Latimer, Hall, Milton, Barrow, South ...

Basil Montagu - 1839 - 404 pages
...is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools : " A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it ; never in the tongue Of him that makes it." NATURE AND ART. NATURE is not at variance with art; nor art with nature ; they being both the servants...
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The works of William Shakespeare, the text formed from an entirely ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1842 - 582 pages
...influence is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools. A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it : then, if sickly ears, Deaf 'd with the clamours of their own dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue...
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The family Shakespeare [expurgated by T. Bowdler]. in which those words are ...

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 1008 pages
...influence is begot ofthat loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools : A jest's prosperity sickly ears, Deaf'd with the clamours of their own dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue...
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Knight's Cabinet edition of the works of William Shakspere, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 360 pages
...influence is begot of that loose grace Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools : A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it ; then, if sickly ears, Deaf 'd with the clamours of their own dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue...
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The works of Shakspere, revised from the best authorities: with a ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1843 - 658 pages
...influence is begot of that loose grace Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools. A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. Then, if sicklv ears, Deafed with the clamours of their own deargroans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue...
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The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare, Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1846 - 574 pages
...influence is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools : A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it : then, if sickly ears, DeaPd with the clamours of their own dear groans,3 Will hear your idle scorns, continue...
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