 | William Shakespeare - 1851 - 408 lapas
...his thoughts wander, in his letter to Jonson, from the country : . . —What things have we seen Doue at the Mermaid ! heard words that have been So nimble, and so rill! of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came, Had meant to put his whole wit in... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 588 lapas
...like a rest Held up at Tennis, which men do the best With the best gamesters. What things havu we leeo Done at the ' Mermaid !' heard words that have been...full of subtile flame, As if that every one, from whom they came, Had meant to pnt his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest... | |
 | Guildhall Library (London, England), Henry Benjamin Hanbury Beaufoy, Jacob Henry Burn - 1853 - 308 lapas
..."the immortal Ben," from Beaumont, who died ere he had reached his thirtieth year, in March, 1616 : " 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 mean'd to put his whole wit in a jest."... | |
 | William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1853 - 442 lapas
...of reverence and respect." Of what passed at these many assemblies Beaumont thus speaks, addressing Ben Jonson : — " What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid ! heard words that have been Bo nimble, and so full of subtle name, As if that every one from whom they came Had meant to put his... | |
 | William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1853 - 1158 lapas
...respect." Of what passed at these many assemblies Beaumont thus speaks, addressing Ben Jonson :— nts. Por. I pray you tarry : pause a day or two. Before you hazard ; for, subtle flame, Had mean - "What things have we seen As if that every one from whom they came iant to... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 lapas
...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 s- 1 nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 360 lapas
...our author ; and hither Beaumont lets his thoughts wander in his letter to Jonson from the country : "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 jest !"... | |
 | 1855 - 604 lapas
...to regale their leisure. Who does not know Beaumont's lines on this paragon of taverns ? . . . . " 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,... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1855 - 580 lapas
...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, apd so full of subtile flame, As if that every one, from whom they came, Had meant to put his whole... | |
 | John Selden - 1856 - 314 lapas
...as other trees are. Shakespeare and Jonson took place, thus alluded to by Beaumont in his letter to 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 jest. His... | |
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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... 
