 | Francis Bacon, Basil Montagu - 1834 - 376 pages
...in the throat of death ? It cannot be ; it is impossible : Mirth cannot move a soul in agony. Ros. Why, that's the way to choke a gibing spirit, Whose...hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. (e) 8ee ante, p. 28. (ft) Rawley. and with others, who, powerful when he was nothing, might have blighted... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1834 - 364 pages
...laughter in the throat of death ! It cannot be, it is impossible : Mirth cannot move a soul in agony. Bos. Why, that's the way to choke a gibing spirit, Whose influence is begot of that loose grace, NATURE AND ART. NATURE is not at variance with art ; nor art with nature ; they being both the servants... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1836 - 554 pages
...in the throat of death ? It cannot be ; it is impossible. Mirth cannot move a soul in agony. . Ros. Why, that's the way to choke a gibing spirit, Whose...tongue Of him that makes it. Then, if sickly ears, Deafed with the clamors of their own dear ' groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue then, And... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Fore-edged painting - 1837 - 382 pages
...laughter in the throat of death ? It cannot be, it is impossible : Mirth cannot move a soul in agony. Ros. Why, that's the way to choke a gibing spirit, Whose...hears it ; never in the tongue Of him that makes it. Reason. The reason is clear : ignorance sees only the most obvious appearances that are contained in... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Fore-edged painting - 1837 - 400 pages
...impossible : Mirth cannot move a soul in agony. Ros. Why, that's the way to choke a gibing spirit, AVhose influence is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow...hears it ; never in the tongue Of him that makes it. Reason. The reason is clear: ignorance sees only the most obvious appearances that are contained in... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 pages
...ambition of so airy and light a quality, that it is but a shadow's shadow. 36— ii. 2. 155 Foolery. A gibing spirit, Whose influence is begot of that...grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools. 8— v. 2. ' 156 Tried fidelity. He that can endure To follow with allegiance a fallen lord, » Does... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 790 pages
...loose srrn,> Which shallow laughing hearers give to tools : A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Ol him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it: then, if sickly ears, Deat'd with the clamours of their own dear irn.Will hear your idle scorns, continue then. And I will... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 550 pages
...laughter in the throat of death ? It cannot be ; it is impossible. Mirth cannot move a soul in agony. Ros. Why, that's the way to choke a gibing spirit, Whose...tongue Of him that makes it. Then, if sickly ears, Deafed with the clamors of their own dear * groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue then, And... | |
 | Jeremy Taylor (bp. of Down and Connor.) - 1839 - 374 pages
...laughter in the throat of death .' It cannot be, it is impossible : Mirth cannot move a soul in agony. Em. Why, that's the way to choke a gibing spirit, Whose...hears it; never in the tongue Of him that makes it." NATURE AND ART. NATURE is not at variance with art; nor art with nature; they being both the servants... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Conduct of life - 1839 - 404 pages
...in .the throat of death ! It cannot be, it is impossible : Mirth cannot move a soul in agony. Ros. Why, that's the way to choke a gibing spirit, Whose...hears it ; never in the tongue Of him that makes it." NATURE AND ART. NATURE is not at variance with art; nor art with nature ; they being both the servants... | |
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A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it... 
