 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...  Shakspeare and his times - Seite 612von Nathan Drake - 1843 - 660 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Francis Beaumont - 1750 - 560 Seiten
...Reft, Held up at Tennis, •which Men do the bejl With the left Gamejlers. What things have wefeen Done at the Mer-maid ! heard Words that have been So nimble and fo full of fubtle Flame, As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole Wit... | |
 | William Godwin - 1804 - 536 Seiten
...the convivial meetings he had been accustomed to hold with Shakespear, Fletcher and Jonson. gay and 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 cam«v Had meant to put his whole wit in... | |
 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1811 - 712 Seiten
...themselves ; " For wit is like a rest, Held up at tennis, which men do the best With the best gamesters. 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... | |
 | Ben Jonson, John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont - 1811 - 728 Seiten
...themselves; • " For wit is like a res/, Held up at tennis, which men do the best With the best gamesters. What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid ! heard words that hare been So nimble and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whence they came Had meant... | |
 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1812 - 562 Seiten
...us the following fascinating account of their meetings, in his poetical epistle to Ben Jonson : . " 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 whom they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1872 - 480 Seiten
...saw you ; for wit is like a rest Held up at tennis, which men do the best With the best gamesters. What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid ! heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtile flame, As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit in... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 538 Seiten
...friendship, the lively and interesting " wit-combats" took place between Shakspeare and our author; and hither, in probable allusion to them, Beaumont fondly...MERMAID ! heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came, Had meant to put his whole wit in a... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 546 Seiten
...friendship, the lively and interesting " wit-combats" took place between Shakspeare and our author ; and hither, in probable allusion to them, Beaumont fondly...his thoughts wander, in his letter to Jonson, from thecountry. • " What things have we seen, Done at the MERMAID ! heard words that have been So nimble,... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1817 - 708 Seiten
...friendship, the lively and interesting * wit-combats' took place between Shakspeare and our author ; and hither, in probable allusion to them, Beaumont fondly...MERMAID ! heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came, Had meant to put his whole wit in a... | |
 | John Tobin, Elizabeth Benger - 1820 - 470 Seiten
...up at Tennis —*• which men do the best With the best gamesters. — What things have we see1!* 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... | |
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