 Biron they call him; but a merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour's talk withal : His eye begets occasion for his wit; For every object that the one doth catch, The other turns to a mirth-moving jest ; Which his fair tongue...  The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. - Page 64by James Boswell - 1823Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1772 - 334 pages
...other turn,; to a mirth-moving jeft; Wliich his fair tongue (conceit's expositor) Delivers in fuch apt and- gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravilhed, So fweet and voluble is his difeourfe. Prin. God blefsmy ladies, are they all in... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 456 pages
...other turns to a mirth-moving jeft ; , Which his fair tongue (conceit's cxpofitor) Delivers in fuch apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales ; And younger hearings are quite ravifhed ; So fweet and voluble is hit difcourfe. Prin. God blefs my Ladies, are they all... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 494 pages
...The other turns to a mirth-moving jeft ; Which his fair tongue (conceit's expofitor) Delivers in fuch apt and gracious words, That' aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravilhed j1 So fweet and voluble is his difcourfe. Prin. God blefs my ladies ! are they all... | |
 | Mrs. Griffith (Elizabeth), Elizabeth Griffith - 1775 - 626 pages
...The other turns to a mirth-moving jell ; Which his fair tongue (conceit's expofuor) Delivers in foch apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales, . .„ And younger hearings are quite raviihed ; So fweet and voluble is his difcourfe. Laftly, Ih the firft Scene of Aft IV. there... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1778 - 546 pages
...The other turns to a mirth-moving jeft ; Which his fair tongue (conceit's expofitor) Delivers in fuch apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravifhed ; So fweet and voluble is his difcourfe. Prln. God blefs my ladies ! are they all... | |
 | Gorges Edmond Howard - 1782 - 426 pages
...turns lo a mirth- moving jefl, : Which his fair tongue (conceit's expofitor) Delivers in fuch apt 2nd gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales, . ; And younger hearers are quite raviilied, •So fweet and voluble is his dilcourie. He never laughed at his own... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Joseph Rann - 1786 - 654 pages
...The other turns to a mirth-moving jeft; Which his fair tongue (conceit's expofitor) Delivers in fuch apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravifhed ; So fweet and voluble is his difcourfe. Prin. God blcfs my ladies ! are they all... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 460 pages
...withal : VI His eye begets occasion for his wit ; 70 /\ For every objeft that the one doth catch, _J The other turns to a mirth-moving jest : ^ Which his...ears play truant at his tales, ^ And younger hearings are quite ravished ; So sweet and voluble is his discourse. Prin. God bless my ladies ! are they all... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 598 pages
...The other turns to a mirth-moving jell j Which his fair tongue (conceit's enpofitor) Jelivers in fuch is, more to be rejoiced in. COMEDY COMEDY OF ERRORS. PERSONS REPRESENTED. raviih'd ; >o fweet and voluble is his difcourfe. Pria. God blefs my ladies ! are they all ¡n love... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1790 - 554 pages
...The other turns to a mirth-moving jeft ; Which his fair tongue (conceit's expofitor) Delivers in fuch apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravifhed ; So fweet and voluble is his difcourfe. Pria. Godblefs my ladies! are they all... | |
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