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" His wit was in his own power; would the rule of it had been so too. Many times he fell into those things could not escape laughter, as when he said in the person of Caesar, one speaking to him, "Caesar, thou dost me wrong," he replied, "Caesar did never... "
The British Plutarch, Or Biographical Entertainer: Being a Select Collection ... - Page 20
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The Poetical Register: Or, The Lives and Characters of All the English ...

Giles Jacob - 1719 - 422 pages
...fomc" times it was neceflary he fliould be itop'd : Suf" flamsnandm erat, as Augttjbu faid of Hater im. His " Wit was in his own Power ; would the Rule of it *c had been fo too. Many times he fell into thofe " things which could not efcape Laughter ; as " when...
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The Poetical Register: Or, The Lives and Characters of All the ..., Volume 1

Giles Jacob - 1723 - 378 pages
...fome" times it was neceflary he fhould be ftop'd : Suf" fiaminandm erat, as Auguflm faid of Hateriw. His " Wit was in his own Power ; would the Rule of it " had been fo too. Many times he fell into thofe " things which could not efcape Laughter ; as " when he faid in...
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The Works of Shakespear: In Six Volumes, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1745 - 582 pages
...fometimes it was neceffary he *l fliould be ftopp'd : Suffiaminandus erat, as Augujlus faid of Ha*' terius. His wit was in his own power, would the rule of it had ** been fo too. Many times he fell into thofe things which could " not efcape laughter; as when he faid in the...
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Critical Observations on Shakespeare

John Upton - 1746 - 382 pages
...fometime it was neceflary " He fliould be ftop*d: fufflatftinahjits erat; as " 3 Auguftus faid of HateHus. His wit was in " his own power; would the rule of it had been " Ib too. Many times he fell into thofe things, " that could not efcape laughter: As when he " faid...
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The Works of Shakespear: In Eight Volumes, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1747 - 556 pages
...Ibmetimes it was necefiary he Ihould be " ftopp'd : Swfflaminandus erat, as Auguftm faid of " Hater ius. His wit was in his own power, would " the rule of it had been fo too. Many times he fell " into thoie things which could not elcape laughter j " as when he faid in...
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Scanderbeg: Or, Love and Liberty: A Tragedy

Thomas Whincop, John Mottley - 1747 - 390 pages
...fometimes it ' was neceffary he fhould be * ftopt : Sttjftaminandus erat, as * .Augujlus faid of Haterius. \His Wit was in his own ' Power ; would the Rule of '.it had been fo too. Many ' Times he fell into thofe •jfrhings which could not ' . efcape Laughter ; as when '.he...
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The tempest. A midsummer-night's dream. The two gentleman of Verona. The ...

William Shakespeare - 1747 - 550 pages
...fometimes it was necefTary he fhould be " ftopp'd : Sufflaminandus erat, as Auguftus faid of " ffaterius. His wit was in his own power, would " the rule of it had been fo too. Many times he fell " into thofe things which could not efcape laughter ; " as when be faid in...
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Critical Observations on Shakespeare

John Upton - 1748 - 654 pages
...it was necefiary " he fhould be ftop'd : fufflamivandus erat ; as *'' * Auguftus faid of Haterius. His wit was in " his own power; would the rule of it had been " fo too. Many tiijies. he fell into thofe things, " that could not efcape laughter : As when he " faid...
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The Lives of the Poets of Great Britain and Ireland: To the Time ..., Volume 1

Theophilus Cibber, Robert Shiells - 1753 - 384 pages
...win that facility, that fometimes it was necefiary I'..fhonld be ftopp'd. His wit was in his ou:i ' power : would the rule of it had been fo. Many times he fell into thofe things which could not efcape laughter, as when he faid in the perfon of Caifar, one fpeaking to him, " Crfav . . i ," Cxfar...
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The plays of William Shakespeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1768 - 676 pages
...was necefiary he fhould be "• ftopp'd : S'fflaminanduf eral, as Auguftus faid of •• Haterius. His wit was in his own power, would ** the rule of it had been fo too. Many times he fell f l into thole things which could not efcape laughter; « c as when he faid...
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