 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 pages
...See Vol. III. latter end of AprU, 1778: " A. merrier man, ** Within the limit of becoming mirth, <rl never spent an hour's talk withal. " His eye begets...Delivers in such apt and gracious words, " That aged ears play truant at his tales, " And younger hearings are quite ravished; " So sweet and voluble is... | |
 | James Mason - 1809 - 566 pages
...these students at that time Was there with him : if I have heard a truth, Biron they call him: but a merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth,...Delivers in such apt and gracious words That aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravished : So sweet and voluble is his... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Alexander Chalmers - 1811 - 520 pages
...these students at that time Was there with him : if I have heard a truth, Biron they call him ; but a merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth,...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. Prin.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1810 - 418 pages
...these students at that time Was there with him : if I have heard a truth, Biron they call him ; but a merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth,...expositor) Delivers in such apt and gracious words, 4 That aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravished ; So sweet and voluble... | |
 | William Henry Ireland - English literature - 1815 - 362 pages
...Increas'd of theatrical labours the store, man, we may justly apply the words of Shakspeare, where he says, A merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth,...Delivers in such apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravish'd, So sweet and voluble is his... | |
 | William Henry Ireland - English literature - 1815 - 362 pages
...Increas'd of theatrical labours the store, man, we may justly apply the words of Shakspeare, where he says, merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth, I...other turns to a mirth-moving jest; Which his fair tongue—(conceit's expositor) Delivers in such apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...so most, that most hi* humors know. [grow. Pri. Such short-liv'd wits do withet M they A Merry Man. A merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth,...jest ; Which his fair tongue (conceit's expositor) Deliven in such apt and gracunn words, That aged ears play truant at his tales. And younger hearings... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1818 - 332 pages
...these students at that time Was there with him : if I have heard a truth, Biron they call him ; but a merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth,...Delivers in such apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravished ; So sweet and voluble is his... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...Byron) they call him ; but a merrier man, . . л The Sittiad. Within the limit of becoming mirth, 1 never spent an hour's talk withal : His eye begets...Delivers in such apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales. And younger hearings are quite ravished, -So sweet and voluble is his... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 476 pages
...kindness is now the property of my friend Mr. Langton, the following passage from his beloved Shakespeare: -A merrier man, " Within the limit of becoming mirth,...doth catch, " The other turns to a mirth-moving jest ; t " Which his fair tongue (Conceit's expositor) " Delivers in such apt and gracious words, " That... | |
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Biron they call him ; but a merrier man. Within the limit of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour's talk withal : His eye begets occasion for his wit ; For every object that the one doth catch, The other turns to a mirth-moving jest ; . Which his fair... 
