 Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me : the brain of this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to invent any thing that tends to laughter*, more than I invent, or is invented on me : I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is...  The British Essayists: Spectator - Page 226redigeeritud poolt - 1823Full view - About this book
 | 1812 - 470 lehte
...sorts take a pride to gird at me; the brain of this foolishcompounded clay, man, is not able to produce any thing that tends to laughter, more than I invent, or is invented on me. I am not only witty myself, but the cause that wit is in other men." Contrary to the fashion of Shakspeare's age, Falataff... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 454 lehte
...sorts take a pride to gird at me : The brain ol this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to vent any thing that tends to laughter, more than I invent, or is invented on me : I am not only wnty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. I do here walk before thee, like a sow, that... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1813 - 942 lehte
...foolish-compounded clay, man, i* not able to vent any thing that tends to laughter, inore than I invent, or u invented on me : I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. I do here walk before thee, like a sow, that hath overwhelmed all her litter hut one. If the prince... | |
 | Spectator The - 1816 - 348 lehte
...gets the laugh of his side, and turns the ridicule upon him that attacks him. Sir John Fal6taff was an hero of this species, and gives a good description...in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men.' APDISON. * *• NO. 48. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, Per multas aditwn sibi scepe ftguras Rcpperit Ovib. Met.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1818 - 424 lehte
...FALSTAFF, with his Page bearing his Sword and Buckler. Fal. The brain of this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to invent any thing that tends to...in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. I do here walk before thee, like a sow, that hath overwhelmed all her litter but one. If the prince... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 478 lehte
...sorts take a pride to gird at me : The brain of this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to vent any thing that tends to laughter, more than I invent,...in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. I do here walk before thee, like a sow, that hath overwhelmed all her litter but one. If the prince... | |
 | Paul Sebright - 1820 - 806 lehte
...have been traced to their origin in the play of his passions; and, as Falstaff says of himself — " I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men ;" so it might have been said of lord Kingsdown, that as he was learned in nature only, nature was... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 498 lehte
...take a pride to gird at me 8 : The brain of this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to vent any thing that tends to laughter, more than I invent,...in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. I do here walk before thee, like a sow, that hath overwhelmed all her litter but one. If the prince... | |
 | 1822 - 788 lehte
...manner : ' Men of all sorts,' says that merry knight, 'take a pride to ;ird at me. The brain of any ll tel olhe'r men.' ADDISOX. •. C. N° 48. WEDNESDAY, AP1UL 25, 1711. Frr mullai adilum tM tirfe fgurat... | |
 | British essayists - 1823 - 884 lehte
...reasonable creatures. But to come into common life: I shall pass by the consideration of those stage coxcombs that are able to shake a whole audience,...not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is iu other men.' NO. 48. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1711. — Per mu !! us aditum sibi stepe flguras Bepperii—... | |
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