 | Leigh Hunt - 1820 - 432 pages
...tool the rest Of his dull life. Then, when there hath been thrown Wit, able enough to justify the town For three days past, — wit, that might warrant be .•'.,' For the whole city to talL. foolishly • , . • ,¡ ., i Till that were cancelled, a;id when that was gone, , We left an... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 380 pages
...fool the rest Of his dull life ; then when there hath been thrown Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past, wit that might warrant be For...companies Right witty, though but downright fools more wise." I shall not in this place repeat Marlowe's celebrated song, " Come live with me and be my love,"... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1821 - 374 pages
...fool the rest Of his dull life; then when there hath been thrown Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past, wit that might warrant be For...companies Right witty, though but downright fools more wise." I shall not in this place repeat Marlowe's celebrated song, " Come live with me and be my love,"... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1822 - 430 pages
...fool the rest Of his dull life. Then, when there hath been thrown Wit, able enough to justify the town For three days past, — wit, that might warrant be...For the whole city to talk foolishly Till that were cancelled, and when that was gone, We left an air behind us, which alone , Was able to make the two... | |
 | 1822 - 492 pages
...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...For the whole city to talk foolishly Till that were cancelled — and when that was gone, An air was left behind them, which alone Was able to make the... | |
 | 1823 - 536 pages
...hath been shewn Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past, — wit that might warrant For the whole city to talk foolishly Till that were...companies Right witty ; though but downright fools, more wise." Among other well frequented taverns of the metropolis of former days, few were more renowned... | |
 | Sholto Percy, Reuben Percy - 1824 - 392 pages
...hath' been shown Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past, — wit that might warrant For the whole city to talk foolishly, Till that were...companies Right witty ; though but downright fools, more wise." Ben Jonson was a bon vivant, and did not confine himself to the Mermaid ; he was a great frequenter... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 414 pages
...seen done at the Mermaid! —— Then when there hath been thrown Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past, wit that might warrant be For the whole city to talk foolishly !" I cannot say the same of the S , though it stands on classic ground, and is connected by local tradition... | |
 | William Hazlitt - 1824 - 414 pages
...done at the Mermaid ! — — Then when there hath been thrown Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past, wit that might warrant be For the whole city to talk foolishly !" I cannot say the same of the S , though it stands on classic ground, and is connected by local tradition... | |
 | Richard Ryan - 1826 - 332 pages
...the rest Of his dull life. Then, where there hath been thrown Wit, able enough to justify the town For three days past, — wit, that might warrant be...companies Right witty ; — though but downright fools, mere wise.' " The other celebrated resort of the great wits of that time, was the Devil Tavern, in... | |
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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 ; then when there hath been thrown Wit able... 
