 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1879 - 1410 lehte
...when he described a man whose wit shone at the expense of his memory. I often feel tempted to call out at one of his stories, " An old sixty ! " as people...of modesty as if they had said all the good things themselves — it must have saved them a lot of trouble.' ' But rather hard lines on the jesters, or... | |
 | 1879 - 884 lehte
...when he described a man whose wit shone at the expense of his memory. I often feel tempted to call out at one of his stories, " An old sixty ! " as people...of modesty as if they had said all the good things themselves — it must have saved them a lot of trouble.' ' But rather hard lines on the jesters, or... | |
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They managed things better in Rome,' I say, laughing, ' where the citizens used to take out their slaves to evening parties to jest for them, and at every shout of laughter provoked by them assumed an air of modesty as if they had said all the good things... 