 Why, that's the way to choke a gibing spirit, Whose 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...  The Works of Shakespeare - Page 118by William Shakespeare - 1899Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare, Nicholas Rowe - 1709 - 1058 pages
...Tongue Of him that makes it: Then, if fickly Ears, Deaft with the Clamours of their own dear GroansJ Will hear your idle Scorns; continue then, And I will...But if they will not, throw away that Spirit, And I (hall find you empty of that Fault, Right joyful of your Reformation. Biron. A Twelve-month? Well,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 460 pages
...spirit, Whose 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...withal ; But, if they will not, throw away that spirit, 1053 And I shall find you empty of that fault, Right joyful of your reformation. Birm. A twelve-month... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 556 pages
...spirit, Whose 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...tongue Of him that makes it: then, if sickly ears, Deaf 'd with the clamours of their oM-n dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue then, And... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 424 pages
...spirit, Whose 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...tongue Of him that makes it : then, if sickly ears, Deaf 'd with the clamours of their own dear 4 groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue then, And... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 456 pages
...spirit, Whose 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...Deaf'd with the clamours of their own dear groans, 7 Will hear your idle scorns, continue then, And I will have you, and that fault withal; But, if they... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 440 pages
...shallow laughing hearers give to fools : A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that he'ars il, never in the tongue Of him that makes it: then, if...dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue thtn, And I will have you, and that fault witlial; But , if they will not , throw away that spirit,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 518 pages
...spirit, Whose 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...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 then, And I... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 460 pages
...spirit, Whose 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...sickly ears, Deaf'd with the clamours of their own dear groans,7 Will hear your idle scorns, continue then, And I will have you, and that fault withal ; But,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 414 pages
...spiritWhose 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...tongue Of him that makes it : then, if sickly ears, Deaf d with the clamours of their own dear groans 6*, Will hear your idle scorns, continue then, And... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1807 - 318 pages
...it is impossible : Mirth cannot move a soul in agony. Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools: A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears...tongue Of him that makes it : then, if sickly ears, DeaPd with the clamours of their own dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue then, And I... | |
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