The Laughing Philosopher: Being the Entire Works of Momus, Jester of Olympus; Democritus, the Merry Philosopher of Greece, and Their Illustrious Disciples, Ben Jonson, Butler, Swift, Gay, Joseph Miller, Esq. Churchill, Voltaire, Foote, Steevens, Wolcot, Sheridan, Curran, Colman, and OthersSherwood, Jones, and Company ... John Anderson, Jun. Edinburgh; J. Cumming, Dublin; and to be had of all dealers in classical literature., 1825 - 767페이지 |
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... rest are happy that they fine cacaped , " LAWYER'S HONESTY . sent for a brother lawyer to make his will , by A lawyer of Strasburgh being in a dying state , which he bequeathed his estate to the Hospital des Fous ( Idiots ) . His ...
... rest are happy that they fine cacaped , " LAWYER'S HONESTY . sent for a brother lawyer to make his will , by A lawyer of Strasburgh being in a dying state , which he bequeathed his estate to the Hospital des Fous ( Idiots ) . His ...
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... rest , Unless you die unmarry'd . THE EXECUTION . An under - sheriff having to attend a male- factor to execution on a Friday , went to him the Wednesday before , to ask the following favour : " My good friend , " said the sheriff ...
... rest , Unless you die unmarry'd . THE EXECUTION . An under - sheriff having to attend a male- factor to execution on a Friday , went to him the Wednesday before , to ask the following favour : " My good friend , " said the sheriff ...
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... her still the better . Pert as a pear - monger , I'd be , If Molly were but kind ; Cool as a cucumber could see The rest of woman - kind , ECONOMY Garrick was supping with Foote at a tavern , THE LAUGHING PHILOSOPHER . 69.
... her still the better . Pert as a pear - monger , I'd be , If Molly were but kind ; Cool as a cucumber could see The rest of woman - kind , ECONOMY Garrick was supping with Foote at a tavern , THE LAUGHING PHILOSOPHER . 69.
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... rest were obliged to do the same . poet bore his loss with great composure , ob- serving it was a good joke , but that he would He there- have as good a one some other time . fore watched his opportunity , when the same party was ...
... rest were obliged to do the same . poet bore his loss with great composure , ob- serving it was a good joke , but that he would He there- have as good a one some other time . fore watched his opportunity , when the same party was ...
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... rest . At dinner , they appeared to have cork legs , and their stumping about made are diversion than they had done at breakfast . At tea they were all deaf ; but at supper each ' n re - assumed his character , the better to play When ...
... rest . At dinner , they appeared to have cork legs , and their stumping about made are diversion than they had done at breakfast . At tea they were all deaf ; but at supper each ' n re - assumed his character , the better to play When ...
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Alderman answered asked BEN JONSON better Billy Taylor bishop called Charles Bannister church coach court cried Dean Swift dear devil Dick dine dinner doctor door drink Duke Dunmow exclaimed eyes fair father fear fool gave gentleman give glass gout grace hand head hear heard heart heaven highwayman HOBSON'S CHOICE honour horse Hudibras husband king lady LAUGHING PHILOSOPHER live look Lord Lord Chesterfield lordship madam Madeira wine maid married Marshal Villars master mind Momus morning ne'er never night nose Numps o'er observed once pepper-box person poor pounds pray priest quaker quoth replied round Sare sent servant shillings soon soul sure swear talk tell thee thing thou thought told took turn Twas VOLTAIRE walk wife wine woman word young Zounds
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403 페이지 - Be not too tame neither, but let your own discretion be your tutor : suit the action to the word, the word to the action ; with this special observance, that you o'erstep not the modesty of nature : for any thing so overdone is from the purpose of playing, whose end, both at the first, and
403 페이지 - it offends me to the soul, to hear a robustious perriwig-pated fellow tear a passion to tatters, to very rags, to split the ears of the groundlings ; who, for the most part, are capable of nothing but inexplicable dumb shows and noise : I would have such a fellow whipped for out-doing Termagant; it out-herods Herod. Pray you, avoid it.
358 페이지 - Alas ! poor Vorick !—I knew him, Horatio ; a fellow of infinite jest ; of most excellent fancy : he hath borne me on his back a thousand times ; and now, how abhorred in my imagination it is ! my gorge rises at it. Here hung those lips, that I have kissed I know not how oft.. Where he your gibes now
325 페이지 - 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 (conceit's expositor) Delivers in such apt and gracious words. That aged years play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravished ; So sweet and voluble is his discourse.
305 페이지 - running stream they dare na cross, But ere the key-stane she could make. The fient a tail she had to shake . For Nannie, far before the rest. Hard upon noble Maggie prest, And flew at Tarn wi 1 furious ettle ; But little wist she Maggie's mettle— Ae spring brought off her master hale,
96 페이지 - With leather girdle brac'd for all might see the bottle necks Still dangling at his waist. Thus all through merry Islington These gambols he did play, And till he came unto the Wash Of Edmonton so gay. And there he threw the wash about On both sides of the way, Just like
305 페이지 - taks the road in, As ne'er poor sinner was abroad in. The wind blew as 'twad blawn its last ; The rattling showers rose on the blast ; The speedy gleams the darkness swallow'd ; Loud, deep, and lang the thunder bellow'd : That night, a child might understand, The ileil had business on his
305 페이지 - As bees bizz out wi' angry fyke, When plundering herds assail their byke ; As open pussie's mortal foes, When, pop ! she starts before their nose ; As eager runs the market crowd, When, " Catch the thief!" resounds aloud ; So Maggie runs, the witches follow, Wi' mony an eldritch skreech and hollow.
351 페이지 - And thereby hangs a tale. When I did hear The motley fool thus moral on the time, That fools should be so deep-contemplative ; My lungs began to crow like chanticleer, And I did laugh, sans intermission, A worthy fool ! Motley's the only wear.* An hour by his
109 페이지 - beloved than esteemed. His tenants grow rich, his servants look satisfied, all the young women profess love to him, and the young men arc glad of his company ; when he comes into a house, he calls the servants by their names, and talks all the way up-stairs to a visit. I must not omit,