 A jest's prosperity lies in the ear • Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it : then, if sickly ears, Deaf 'd with the clamours of their own dear groans.  London Society - Page 651888Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 438 pages
...spirit, Whose influence is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools : A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it : then, if sickly ears, Deaf d with the clamours of their own dear69 groans, Will hear your idle scorns,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 482 pages
...spirit) Whose influence is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools : A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it : then, if sickly ears, Deaf'd with the clamours of their own dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns,... | |
 | William Hazlitt - Aesthetics - 1826 - 488 pages
...appeared to drop into its place, and be ready to assist in paying the reverence required. Again, " A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it." I thought, in quoting from memory, of "A jest's success," "A jest's renown," &c. I then turned to the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1828 - 378 pages
...spirit, Whose influence is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools: A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it : then, if sickly ears, DeaPd with the clamours of their own dear groans, Will hear vour idle scorns,... | |
 | John Ashburnham - Great Britain - 1830 - 446 pages
...delle cose d' altri ;" — is a recorded saying of the great Michael Angelo.. In Shakspeare's opinion, A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him, that hears it ; never in the tongue Of him, that makes it. And it is clear, that, to the same cause, lord Clarendon mainly attributes the prosperity of sir John... | |
 | John Ashburnham - Great Britain - 1830 - 412 pages
...delle cose d' altri ;" — is a recorded saying of the great Michael Angelo. In Shakspeare's opinion, A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him, that hears it ; never in the tongue Of him, that makes it. And it is clear, that, to the same cause, lord Clarendon mainly attributes the prosperity of sir John... | |
 | William Shakespeare, William Harness - 1830 - 420 pages
...spirit, Whose influence is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools : A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it : then, if sickly ears, Deafd with the clamours of their own dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns,... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Laughter - 1830 - 88 pages
...spirit, Whose influence is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools ; A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it : then if sickly ears, Deaf 'd with the clamours of their own dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1831 - 500 pages
...spirit, Whose influence is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools : A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it: then, if sickly ears, DeaPd with the clamours of their own dear4 groan*. Will hear your idle scorns,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1831 - 554 pages
...spirit, Whose influence is begot of (hat loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fool« : A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it: then, if sickly ear«, DeafM with the clamours of their own dear* groans, Will hear your idle scorns,... | |
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