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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 in... "
The Works of Shakespeare ... - Page 20
by William Shakespeare - 1923
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The British Essayists: Spectator

Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 356 pages
...of all sorts,' 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...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 British essayists, with prefaces by A. Chalmers, Volumes 5-6

British essayists - 1823 - 884 pages
...of all sorts,' 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...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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Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ..., Volume 6

1823 - 878 pages
...which is to excite gaiety or mirth. Take the following examples. Falstaff speaking to his page : " I do here walk before thee, like a sow that hath " overwhelmed all her litter but one." Second Part Henry IV. Act i. sc. 10. " I think he is not a pick-purse, nor...
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The dramatic works of William Shakspeare, from the text of Johnson, Stevens ...

William Shakespeare - 1823 - 984 pages
...pride to girdN »! me: The brain of this foohsh-compoundfa clay, man, is not able to vent any thing tni y. fal. Why, I will. Quick. Nay, but do so then : and, look : 1 am not only witty in mysen. but the cause that wit is in other men. 1 < '' here walk before thee,...
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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...walk before thee, like a sow, that hath overwhelmed all her litter bat one. If the prince put thee into my service for any other reason than to set me...
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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...I do here walk before thee, like a sow, that hath o'erwhebned all her litter but one. If the prince put thee into my service for any other reason than...
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The Spectator: With Sketches of the Lives of the Authors, an Index ..., Volume 1

1824 - 310 pages
...all sorts (says that merry knight) take a pride to gird at me. The brain of any man is not able to invent any thing that tends to laughter more than...invent, or is invented on me, I am not only witty inmyself but the cause that wit is in other men.' C. No. 48. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25. By Stede. Per muttas...
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The Dramatic Works of Shakespeare

William Shakespeare - 1824 - 882 pages
...sorts take a pride to gird at me. The brain of this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to vent than an ape ; more £iddy in my desires than a monkey: I will weep for n me.'I am not only witty in myself, but the cause, that wit kin othermen. I do here walk before thee,...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: From the Text of ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1825 - 508 pages
...v. me : The brain of this foolish-compounded ciar, mau, is not able to vent any tiling that tentfe to laughter, more than I invent, or is invented on me : I am not only witty in myself, but tfcf cause that wit is in other men. I do here walk before thee, like a sow, that hath overwhelme-i...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare: With Glossarial Notes, a Sketch of ...

William Shakespeare - 1825 - 936 pages
...foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to vent any thing that tends tu laughter, more than 1 invent, or 1* Invented on me : I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit U In olber men. 1 do here walk before thee, like a tow, that bath overwhelmed all her litter but one....
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