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" Biron they call him; but a merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour's talk withal : His eye begets occasion for his wit; For every object that the one doth catch, The other turns to a mirth-moving jest ; Which his fair tongue... "
The life of Samuel Johnson ... including A journal of a tour to the Hebrides ... - Page 464
by James Boswell - 1831
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakespeare: Accurately Printed from the Text ...

William Shakespeare - 1833 - 1140 pages
...but a merrier man, rVithin the limit of becoming mirth, '. never spent an hour's talk withal: I is eye begets occasion for his wit; for every object...truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravish'd; So sweet and voluble is his discourse. Prin. God bless my ladies! are they all in IOTB; That...
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A Tour on the Banks of the Thames: From London to Oxford, in ... 1829

A. Walton - Thames Valley (England) - 1834 - 158 pages
...object that the one doth catch, The other turns to a mirth moving jest, Which his fair tongue (conceits expositor) Delivers in such apt and gracious words,...ravished; So sweet and voluble is his discourse." At this point the river Mole, which has its rise from several springs in the southern part of Surrey,...
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The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: Including a Journal of a Tour to the ...

James Boswell - Authors, English - 1835 - 590 pages
..." — i A merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth, I bever spent an hour's talk withal. Hu eye begets occasion for his Wit ; for every object...truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravished;1 go sweet And voluble a his discourse '. " We were all in fine spirits ; and I whispered...
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Proceedings ..., Volume 41

New York State Bar Association - Bar associations - 1918 - 892 pages
...begets occasion for his wit ; For every object that the one doth catch The other turns to a mirth loving jest, Which his fair tongue, conceit's expositor,...ravished, So sweet and voluble is his discourse." No record of Mr. Choate's professional career, however brief, would be adequate which failed to mention...
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Love's Labours Lost: The Cambridge Dover Wilson Shakespeare

William Shakespeare - Literary Collections - 1969 - 284 pages
...catch. The other turns to a mirth-moving jest, Which his fair tongue— conceit's expositorDelivers in such apt and gracious words, That aged ears play...quite ravished, So sweet and voluble is his discourse. Princess. God bless my ladies! are they all in love, That every one her own hath garnished With such...
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Shakespearean Metadrama: The Argument of the Play in Titus Andronicus, Love ...

James L. Calderwood - Literary Criticism - 1971 - 206 pages
...capacity for a kind of auto-conception involving the eye, wit, and language: Berowne they call him; but a merrier man Within the limit of becoming mirth I...quite ravished, So sweet and voluble is his discourse. (2.1.66-76) Even Holofernes can revel in the procreative power of his wit: This is a gift that I have,...
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Shakespeare and the Traditions of Comedy

Leo Salingar - Drama - 1974 - 372 pages
...begets occasion for his wit, For every object that the one doth catch The other turns to a mirth-loving jest, Which his fair tongue, conceit's expositor,...quite ravished; So sweet and voluble is his discourse. This speech, with its nice distinction between the appeal of mirth to Youth and Age, recalls Sidney's...
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Verständigungsprobleme in Shakespeares Dramen

Hans-Jürgen Weckermann - Literary Criticism - 1978 - 380 pages
...least knowing ill" (LLL II. i. 58) -, der andere durch seine jeden Zuhörer fesselnde Beredsamkeit: ... his fair tongue, conceit's expositor, Delivers in...quite ravished; So sweet and voluble is his discourse. (LLL II. i. 72-76) Weitere Beispiele für einen Sprachgebrauch, der die Zuhörer augenblicklich in...
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Shakespeare's Universe of Discourse: Language-Games in the Comedies

Keir Elam - Literary Criticism - 1984 - 360 pages
...precipitous fall from grace. Rosaline's awe at Berowne's discursive charisma is particularly striking. Which his fair tongue (conceit's expositor) Delivers...quite ravished; So sweet and voluble is his discourse (2. 1. 72-6) It might be noted that the hyperbolic terms of Rosaline's praise are almost exactly those...
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The Complete Works of William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare - Drama - 1996 - 1290 pages
...time Was there with him : if I have heard a truth, Berowne they call him; but a merrier man, Wiih in PRINCESS. God bless my ladies! are they all in love, That every one her own bath garnished With such...
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