 | William Congreve - English drama - 1797 - 474 pages
...he knew nothing. Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools ; they have need of 'em i wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation ; and let father Time shake his glass. Let low and earthly souls grovel 'till they have worked themselves six feet deep into a grave — Business... | |
 | John Bell - English drama - 1797 - 434 pages
...he knew nothing. Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools ; they have need of 'em : wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation ; and let father Time shake his glass. Let low and'earthly souls grovel 'till they have worked themselves six feet deep into a grave — Business... | |
 | Walter Scott - English drama - 1811 - 698 pages
...knew nothing. — Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools ; they have need of 'em : wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation ; and let father Time shake his glass. Let low and earthly souk grovel, till they have work'd themselves six foot deep into a grave. — Business... | |
 | Walter Scott - English drama - 1811 - 690 pages
...— Conic, coiiie, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools ; they have need of 'em : wit lie mv faculty, and pleasure my occupation ; and let father Time shake his glass. Let low and earthly soulsgrovel, till they have workM themselves six foot deep ipio a grave. — Business... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...he knew nothing. Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to foole ; they have need of them. Wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation ; and let father Time shake his glass. Let low and earthly souls grovel till they have worked tht'raeelvcb six foot deep iuto u grave. Business... | |
 | William Wycherley - 1875 - 770 pages
...he knew nothing. Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools : they have need of 'em : d hoy ! that's plain.—Here 'tis, I have it in Let low and earthly souls grovel 'till they have worked themselves six foot deep into a grave. Business... | |
 | Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange - English wit and humor - 1878 - 378 pages
...suitably by saying— " Come come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools ; they have need of 'em. Wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation; and let Father Time shake his glass." Speaking of Belinda, he says — " In my conscience I believe the baggage loves me, for she never speaks... | |
 | Alfred Guy K. L'Estrange - 1878 - 384 pages
...suitably by saying — " Come come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools ; they have need of 'em. Wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation; and let Father Time shake his glass." Speaking of Belinda, he says — " In my conscience I believe the baggage loves me, for she never speaks... | |
 | Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange - English wit and humor - 1878 - 380 pages
...saying — • " Come come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools ; they have need of 'em. Wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation; and let Father Time shake his glass." Speaking of Belinda, he says — " In my conscience I believe the baggage loves me, for she never speaks... | |
 | Robert Chambers - English literature - 1879 - 428 pages
...he knew nothing. Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools ; they have need of them. Wit be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation ; and let father Time shake his glass. Let low and earthly souls grovel till they have worked themselves six foot deep into a grave. Business... | |
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Come, come, leave business to idlers, and wisdom to fools : they have need of 'em : wit, be my faculty, and pleasure my occupation ; and let father Time shake his glass. 
