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" Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me : the brain of this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to invent any thing that tends to laughter*, more than I invent, or is invented on me : I am not only witty in myself, but the cause that wit is... "
The British essayists; to which are prefixed prefaces by J. Ferguson - Page 221
by British essayists - 1819
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With Notes of Various Commentators, Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1806 - 502 pages
...all sorts take a pride to gird at me : The brain of this foolish compounded clay, man, is not able to invent any thing that tends to laughter, more than...in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. I do here walk before thee, like a sow, that hath overwhelmed all her litter but one. If the prince...
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The Plays of Shakspeare: Printed from the Text of Samuel Johnson ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1807 - 382 pages
...sorts take a pride to gird at me: The brain of this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to vent any thing that tends to laughter, more than I invent,...in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. I do here walk before thee, like a sow, that hath overwhelmed all her litter but one. If the prince...
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The plays of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 9

William Shakespeare - 1807 - 390 pages
...sorts take a pride to gird at me:7 The brain of this foolish-compound clay, man, is not able to vent any thing that tends to laughter, more than I invent,...in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. 1 do here walk before thee, like a sow, that hath overwhelmed all her litter but one. If the prince...
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The Plays of William Shakespeare: With the Corrections and ..., Volume 9

William Shakespeare - 1807 - 398 pages
...sorts .take a pride to gird at me: 7 The brain of this foolish-compound clay, man, is not able to vent any thing that tends to laughter, more than I invent,...in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. I do here walk before thee, like a sow, that hath overwhelmed all her litter but one. If the prince...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare: With Explanatory Notes ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare, Samuel Ayscough - 1807 - 578 pages
...of this foolish-compounded clay man, is not able to invent any thing that tends t laughter, in ore than I invent, or is invented on me I am not only witty in myself, but the cause tha wit is in other men. I do he-re walk before thee like a sow, that hath overwhelmed all herlitte...
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The British Essayists, Volume 6

Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 416 pages
...Men of all sorts/ says that merry luiight, ' take a pride to gird at me. The brain of man is not able to invent any thing that tends to laughter more than...other men/ C. N° 48. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1711. Per mvltas aditum sili seepe figuras Repnerit OVID, Met. xiv. C52. Through various shapes he often finds...
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King Henry IV.: The First[-second] Part ... in Five Acts

William Shakespeare - 1808 - 400 pages
...all sorts take a pride to gird at me : the brain of this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to invent any thing that tends to laughter, more than...in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. 1 "do here walk before thee, like a sow that hath overwhelmed all her litter but one. If the prince...
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The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays: Which are Acted at the ...

Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 398 pages
...all sorts take a pride to gird at me : the brain of this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to invent any thing that tends to laughter, more than...in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. I do here walk before thee, like a sow that hath overwhelmed all her litter but one. If the prince...
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The British Theatre; Or, A Collection of Plays: Which are Acted at the ...

Mrs. Inchbald - English drama - 1808 - 416 pages
...this foolish-compounded clay, man, is not able to invent any thing that tends to laughter, more than 1 invent, or is invented on me : I am not only witty...in myself, but the cause that wit is in other men. 1 do here walk before thee, like a sow that hath overwhelmed all her litter but one. If the prince...
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The Spectator in miniature: being a collection of the principle ..., Volume 1

Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...a pride to gird at me. The hrain of any man is not ahle to invent any thing that tends to langhter more than I invent, or is invented on me. I am not only witty in myself, hut the cause that wit is in other men.'* C. THE PARADI3E 0F THE AMERICAN INDIANS. Felices errore suo...
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