 ... his hat. When there happens to be any thing ridiculous in a visage, and the owner of it thinks it an aspect of dignity, he must be of very great quality to be exempt from raillery. The best expedient therefore is to be pleasant upon himself. Prince...  Essays of Richard Steele - Seite 97von Sir Richard Steele - 1902 - 358 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1789 - 508 Seiten
...therefore is to be pleafant upon himfelf. Prince Harry and Faljlaff, in Skakcfpeare, have carried the the ridicule upon fat and lean, as far as it will go. Faljiaff'is humoroufly called Woolfack, BedfreJJ'er, and Hill of Flejh; Harry, a Starveling, an Elves-fain,... | |
 | 1803 - 434 Seiten
...any thing ridiculous in a visage, and the owner of it thinks it an aspect of dignity, he must be,of very great quality to be exempt from raillery: the...pleasant upon himself. Prince Harry and Falstaff, in Shakespeare, have carried the ridicule upon fat and lean as far as it will go. Falstaff is humourously... | |
 | 1803 - 420 Seiten
...best expedient therefore is to be pleasant upon himself. Prince Harry and Falstaff, in Shakespeare, have carried the ridicule upon fat and lean as far as it will go. Falstaff is humourously called Woolsack, Bedpresser, and Hill of Flesh ; Harry, a Starveling, an Elves-skin, a... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 412 Seiten
...to take off his hat. When there happens to be any thing ridiculous in a visager and the owner of it thinks it an aspect of dignity, he must be of very...it will go. Falstaff is humorously called woolsack, bedpresscr, and hill «f flesh ; Harry, a starveling, an elves-skin, a sheath, a bow-case, and a tuck.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 394 Seiten
...to take off his hat. When there happens to be any thing ridiculous in a visage, and the owner of it thinks it an aspect of dignity, he must be of very...therefore is to be pleasant upon himself. Prince Harry and Falstuff, in Shakspeare, have carried the ridicule upon fat and lean, as far as it will go. Falstaff... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 348 Seiten
...to take off his hat. When there happens to be any thing ridiculous in a visage, and the owner of it thinks it an aspect of dignity, he must be of very...pleasant upon himself. Prince Harry and Falstaff, in Shakespeare, bawe carried the ri•flicale •u-pon fat sn& lean, as far as it will ,go. Fafetaff is... | |
 | British essayists - 1819 - 370 Seiten
...to take off his hat. When there happens to be any thing ridiculous in a visage, and the owner of it thinks it an aspect of dignity, he must be of very...upon fat and lean, as far as it will go. Falstaff is humurously called woolsack, bedpresser, and hill of flesh : Harry, a starveling, an elves-skin, a sheath,... | |
 | 1822 - 788 Seiten
...to take of)' his hat. When there happens to be any thing ridiculous in a visage, and tbe owner of it % sheeth, a bowcase, and a tuck. There is, in several incidents of tbe conversation between them, the... | |
 | 1823 - 406 Seiten
...to take off his hat. When there happens to be any thing ridiculous in a visage, and the owner of it thinks it an aspect of dignity, he must be of very...bedpresser, and hill of flesh ; Harry, a starveling, an elf-skin, a sheath, a bow-case, and a tuck. There is, in several incidents of the conversation between... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 884 Seiten
...to take off his hat. When there happens to be any thing ridiculous in a visage, and the owner of it thinks it an aspect of dignity, he must be of very...bedpresser, and hill of flesh ; Harry, a starveling, an elf-skin, a sheath, a bow-case, and a tuck. There is, in several incidents of the conversation between... | |
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