...their heads, And whisper one another in the ear ; And he, that speaks, doth gripe the hearer's wrist ; Whilst he, that hears, makes fearful action, With...anvil cool, With open mouth swallowing a tailor's news ; Who, with his sheers and measure in his hand, Standing on slippers, (which his nimble haste Had falsely...

...their heads, And whisper one another in the ear ; And he, that speaks, doth gripe the hearer's wrist Whilst he, that hears, makes fearful action With wrinkled...anvil cool, With open mouth swallowing a tailor's news : Who, with his shears and measure in his hand, Standing on slippers (which his nimble haste Had falsely...

...shake their heads And whisper one another in the ear; And he that speaks doth gripe the hearer's wrist; Whilst he that hears, makes fearful action, With wrinkled brows, with nods, with rolling eyes. KING JOHN. " YOu have heard, Zuleika, that my mother was a Greek, and that she died during my infancy....

...an answer, or your return." . CHAPTER XLIV. " I saw a smith stand with his hammer, thus, The while his iron did on the anvil cool, With open mouth, swallowing a tailor's news." SHAKSPEARE. IN proceeding from Knockwhinnie's lodgings, Southennan met his boy. " Ah ! Laird," exclaimed...

...indeed, long before Shakspeare's celebrated passage was written, in which Hubert is made to say, — " I saw a smith stand with his hammer, thus, The whilst...anvil cool, With open mouth swallowing a tailor's news ; Who, with his shears and measure in his hand, Standing on slippers (which his nimble haste Had falsely...

...'twould be, And my heart, Loo, ae freely I'd give. REIGNING TASTE FOR THE HORRIBLE AND TERRIFIC. " I saw a smith stand with his hammer thus, The whilst...cool, With open mouth swallowing a tailor's news." Shakspeare. " The taste for murders in this country is so extravagantly eager, that murderers will...

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...escape him when he says, " Old men and beldams in the street* Do prophecy upon it dangerously. I saw the smith stand with his hammer thus The whilst his iron...did on the anvil cool, With open mouth swallowing a tailor', news !" "Speculation," says Mr. Britton, "now started into life, hut its spirit experienced...