 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 Plays of William Shakspeare - Page 157by William Shakespeare - 1826 - 960 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 556 pages
...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...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 - 1803 - 424 pages
...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...ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravished ; So sweet and voluble is his discourse. Prin. God bless my ladieg ! are they all... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 518 pages
...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...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 - 1805 - 452 pages
...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...ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravished; So sweet and voluble is his discourse. Of all that virtue love for virtue lov'd:... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 456 pages
...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...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... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...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...ears play truant at his tales; And younger hearings are quite ravish'dj So sweet and voluble is his discourse. VIRTUE GIVEN to be EXERTED. (SHAKESPEARE.}... | |
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...of becoming mirth, <rl never spent an hour's talk withal. " His eye begets occasion for his wit; " For every object that the one doth catch, " The other...ears play truant at his tales, " And younger hearings are quite ravished; " So sweet and voluble is his discourse." We were all in fine spirits; and I whispered... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1807 - 562 pages
...becoming mirth, V78J. " 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...ears play truant at his tales, " And younger hearings are quite ravished ; " So sweet and voluble is his discourse." We were all in fine spirits ; and I... | |
 | James Mason - 1809 - 566 pages
...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...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 Henry Ireland - English literature - 1815 - 362 pages
...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...ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravish'd, So sweet and voluble is his discourse. Independent of his numerous scenic labours,... | |
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