 My liege, and madam, — to expostulate What majesty should be, what duty is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time, Were nothing but to waste night, day, and time. Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward...  Hamlet, and As You Like it: A Specimen of an Edition of Shakespeare - Page 39by William Shakespeare - 1832 - 486 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare, Nicholas Rowe - 1709 - 602 pages
...\_ExitAmfaf. Pol. This Bufinefs is very well ended. My Liege and Madam, to expoftulate What Majefty fhould be, what Duty is, Why Day is Day, Night, Night, and Time is Time, Were nothing but to wafte Night, Day, and Time. Therefore, fince Brevity is the Soul of Wit, And Tedioufnefs the Limbs... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1733 - 520 pages
...Ambaf, Pol. This bufinefs is well ended. My Liege, and Madam, to expoftulate (28) What Majefty mould be, what duty is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time, Were nothing but to wafte night, day, and time. Therefore, fince brevity's the foul of wir, And tedioufnefs the limbs and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1740 - 440 pages
...Ambtif. Pel. This bufinefs is well ended . My Liege, and Madam, to expoftulate What Majefty fhould be, what duty is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time, Were nothing but to wafte night, day, and timft Therefore, fince brevity's the foul of wit, And tedioufnefs the limbs and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1745 - 574 pages
...[Exeunt Ambafi Pol. This bufinefs is well ended. My Liege, and Madam, to expoftulate What Majefty fhould be, what duty is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time, Were nothing but to wafte night, day, and time. Therefore, fince brevity's the foul of wit, And tedioufnefs the limbs and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1747 - 478 pages
...be the author of them, tho' he was pedant enough to have met with them in hi* Ct What Majefly fhould be, what duty is, " Why day is day, night night, and time is time, " Were nothing but to wafte night, day, and time. *' Therefore, fince brevity's the foul of wit, '* And tedioufnefs the limbs... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1747 - 324 pages
...[Extent jlmbaf. Pal. This bufmcls is well ended. My Liege, and Madam, to expuflulate What Majcfly /hoiild be, what duty is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time, V/ue nothing but to walte night, day, and time. Therefore, lince brevity's the foul of wit, And tedioufnefs... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1765 - 540 pages
...And pity 'tis, 'tis true; A jnirable. /Va«/a.Ts djarader is But farewel it » What Majefty ihould be, what duty is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time And how exquifitely does the poet ridicule the reafoning in faJhion, where he makes Pclinius remark... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1765 - 540 pages
...ad- foolilh figure ; airable. Palfiiut's character is But farewel it N 3 And, 182 What Majefty fhould be, what duty is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time, . And how exquifitely does the poet ridicule the reafomng infajhion, where he makes Polonius remark... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1766 - 620 pages
...bufines is well ended, My liege and maddam, to expoftulate What What maiefty fhould be, what duety is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time, ' Were nothing but to waft night, day, and time, Therefore breuity is the foule of wit, And tedioufnes the limmes and outward... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1767 - 484 pages
...together. Po'. This bufmefs is well ended. My Liege, and Madam, to expoftulate (28) V hz.t N'Jajefty mould be, what duty is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time, Were nothing but to wafte night, day, and time. Therefore, fince brevity's the foul of wit, And tedioufnefs the limbs and... | |
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