 | British poets - 1824 - 676 Seiten
...dare ; I'll bring mine action on' the proudest he That stops my way in Padua. WIT. A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. So, get you hence in peace ; and tell the Dauphin, His jest will savour but of shallow wit, When thousands... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1825 - 508 Seiten
...influence is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools : A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it : then, if sickly ears, Deaf 'd with the clamour of their own dcart groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1825 - 1010 Seiten
...influence is begot of that loose grace, Which (hallow laughing hearers give to fools : A jest's prosperity betwixt signior Benedick and her : they never meet, but there 19 a skirmish of wit betwe sickly ears, D^aTd with the clamours of their owu dear groans, Will hear roar idle scorns, continue... | |
 | Francis Bacon - 1834 - 784 Seiten
...influence is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools : A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. (a) See ante, p. 28. (6) Rawley. and with others, who, powerful when he was nothing, might have blighted... | |
 | Paul Ponder (pseud.) - 1825 - 492 Seiten
...influence is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools: A jrst's |)rnK|ierity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. Love's Labour Lost. Philology and the Belles Lcttres.. Since the revival of letters, too much honour... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 438 Seiten
...influence is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools : A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it : then, if sickly ears, Deaf d with the clamours of their own dear69 groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 482 Seiten
...influence is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools : A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it : then, if sickly ears, Deaf'd with the clamours of their own dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1828 - 378 Seiten
...influence is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools: A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it : then, if sickly ears, DeaPd with the clamours of their own dear groans, Will hear vour idle scorns, continue... | |
 | Basil Montagu - 1830 - 88 Seiten
...influence is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools ; A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it : then if sickly ears, Deaf 'd with the clamours of their own dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns ; continue... | |
 | William Shakespeare, William Harness - 1830 - 444 Seiten
...influence is begot of that loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools : A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it : then, if sickly ears, Deaf d with the clamours of their own dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue... | |
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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... 
