 | Henry Norman Hudson - Dramatists, English - 1848 - 364 pages
...most vivacious jokes is poured into it;" for, as we are told by one of the characters in this play, " a jest's prosperity lies in the ear of him that hears it, never in the tongue of him that makes it." The play, however, has some characters which I should be loth to part with; and these could not be... | |
 | Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 1849 - 398 pages
...agony. fios. Whv, that's the way to choke a gihing spirit, Whose influence is hegot of that loose grace. Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools: A jest's...tongue Of him that makes it : then, if sickly ears, Deaf'd with the clamors of their own dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue then, And I... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1849 - 952 pages
...agony. Ros. Why, that's the way to choke a gibing spirit, Whose influence is begot of that loose grace, 8 c / c / xc / years. Deaf 'd with the clamors of their own dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue then,... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1903 - 664 pages
...show that he uses the form "lies in," but the only one that is worth noticing is the following : — A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it ; never in the tongue Of him that makes it. ' Love's Labour Lost,' V. ii. 871-3. Let us try Jonson : — Lord B. But the ignorant valour, That... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1850 - 556 pages
...agony. Ros. 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...tongue Of him that makes it. Then, if sickly ears, Deafed with the clamors of their own dear1 groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue then, And I... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1850 - 586 pages
...agony. Ros. 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...tongue Of him that makes it. Then, if sickly ears, LOVE'S LABOR'S LOST. [ACT V. Deafed with the clamors of their own dear 1 groans, Will hear your idle... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1851 - 600 pages
...agony. Ros. 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...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 will have you,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1851 - 606 pages
...agony. Ros. 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...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 will have you,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1851 - 690 pages
...agony. Ros. 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...tongue • Of him that makes it : then, if sickly ears, Deafd with the clamours of their own dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue then, And I... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1851 - 772 pages
...agony. Roa. 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...tongue Of him that makes it. Then, if sickly ears, Deafed with the clamors of their own dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue then, And I... | |
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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... 
