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" ... so solemnly ridiculous, as to search out, who was meant by the gingerbread woman, who by the hobby-horse man, who by the costard-monger, nay, who by their wares. "
A History of English Dramatic Literature to the Death of Queen Anne - Page 571
by Sir Adolphus William Ward - 1875
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The Works of Ben. Jonson

Ben Jonson - 1756 - 434 pages
...out, who was meant by the gingerbread woman, who by the hobby horfe man, who by the coftard monger, nay, who by their wares. Or that will pretend to affirm (on his own infpired ignorance) what mirror of magiftrates is meant by the juflice, what great lady by the pig-woman,...
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An Examination of the Charges Maintained by Messrs. Malone, Chalmers, and ...

Octavius Gilchrist - 1808 - 74 pages
...that they neither in themselves conceal, nor suffer by them to be conr cealed, any state decipherer or politic picklock of the scene, so solemnly ridiculous...ginger-bread woman; who, by the hobby-horse man; who, by the costar-monger; who, by their wares; and so of the rest. But > that such person or persons, so found,...
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The Dramatic Works of Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher ..., Volume 1

Ben Jonson, John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont - English drama - 1811 - 780 pages
...That they neither in themselves conceal, nor suffer by them to be concealed, any state-decipherer, or politic picklock of the scene, so solemnly ridiculous,...magistrates is meant by the justice, what great lady by (he pig-woman, what concealed statesman by the seller of mouse-traps, and so of the rest. But that...
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The Dramatic Works of Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher: The ..., Volume 1

Ben Jonson - 1811 - 790 pages
...That they neither in themselves conceal, nor suffer by them to be concealed, any state-decipherer, or politic picklock of the scene, so solemnly ridiculous,...costard-monger, nay, who by their wares. Or that will pretend to aflîrm (on his own inspired ignorance) what mirror of magistrates is meant by the justice, what great...
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Notes and Queries, Volume 68

Electronic journals - 1883 - 676 pages
...That they neither in themselves conceal, nor suffer by them to be concealed any étale- decipherer, or politic picklock of the scene, so solemnly ridiculous as to search out who was meant by the gingerbread-women, who by the hobby-horse man, who by the coetardmonger, nay, who by their wares."...
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Memoirs of Bartholomew fair. Repr

Henry Morley - 1874 - 440 pages
...mechanic, who makes all the puppets in the Fair. (Inigo Jones, say acute commentators. — Let no one be " so solemnly ridiculous as to search out, who was meant...who by the costard-monger, nay who by their wares," says Ben Jonson.) Leatherhead appears before his booth with his two men ; one plants a flag, and rolls...
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The alchemist ; Catiline ; Bartholomew Fair

Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1875 - 576 pages
...effect of laving foundations for argument in prejudice and injustice ! cealed, any state-decypherer, or politic picklock"' of the scene, so solemnly ridiculous, as to search out, who was meant by the gingerbread-woman, who by the hobbyhorse man, who by the costard-monger, nay, who by their wares. Or...
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Works, Volume 4

Ben Jonson - 1875 - 576 pages
...effect of laying foundations for argument in prejudice and injustice ! cealed, any state-decypherer, or politic picklock* of the scene, so solemnly ridiculous, as to search out, who was meant by the gingerbread-woman, who by the hobbyhorse man, who by the costard-monger, nay, who by their wares. Or...
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The Works of Ben Jonson: With Notes Critical and Explanatory, and ..., Volume 4

Ben Jonson - 1875 - 628 pages
...for argument in prejudice and injustice ! £.'«* sealed, any state-decypherer, or politic picklock6 of the scene, so solemnly ridiculous, as to search out, who was meant by the gingerbread-woman, who by the hobbyhorse man, who by the costard-monger, nay, who by their wares. Or...
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Ben Jonson: Bartholomew Fair. Cynthia's revels; or, The fountain of self ...

Ben Jonson - English drama - 1894 - 468 pages
...That they neither in themselves conceal, nor suffer by them to be concealed, any state-decypherer, or politic picklock of the scene, so solemnly ridiculous...affirm on his own inspired ignorance, what Mirror of Magistrates1 is meant by the justice, what great lady by the pigwoman, what concealed statesman by...
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