 | Basil Montagu - Fore-edged painting - 1837 - 382 pages
...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. Reason. The reason is clear : ignorance sees only the most obvious appearances that are contained in... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 pages
...influence is begot of that loose grace. Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools: A jest's prosperity The causes of their sickly ears, Deafd with the clamours of their own dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 pages
...by the squandering glances or random shots of a fool. h Short arrows. 268 Jests. A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. 8— v. 2. 269 Folly, its effects. None are so surely caught,' when they are cateh'd, As wit turn'd... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 790 pages
...loose srrn,> Which shallow laughing hearers give to tools : A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Ol herea's breath ; pale primroses, That die unmarried, ere they can beh sickly ears, Deat'd with the clamours of their own dear irn.Will hear your idle scorns, continue then.... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 478 pages
...dissected and laid : by the squandering glances or random shots of a fuol. 268 Jests. A jest's prosperity lies in the ear Of him that hears it, never in the tongue Of him that makes it. 8— v. 2. 269 Folly, its effects. None are so surely caught,* when they are catch'd, As wit turn'd... | |
 | Basil Montagu - Conduct of life - 1839 - 404 pages
...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." NATURE AND ART. NATURE is not at variance with art; nor art with nature ; they being both the servants... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1842 - 582 pages
...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 - 1843 - 1008 pages
...influence is begot ofthat loose grace, Which shallow laughing hearers give to fools : A jest's prosperity sickly ears, Deaf'd with the clamours of their own dear groans, Will hear your idle scorns, continue... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 360 pages
...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 - 1843 - 658 pages
...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 sicklv ears, Deafed with the clamours of their own deargroans, 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... 
