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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 Eton Bureau - Page 265
1842
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The plays and poems of Shakspeare [according to the text of E ..., Volume 7

William Shakespeare - 1833 - 522 pages
...clay, man, is not able to vent 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 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 Spectator: With Notes and a General Index, Volumes 1-2

1836 - 932 pages
...of 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 in other men.' C. Na 48.] Wcdnetday, Afiril 25, 1711. Per mnltas aditum, sibi wppe figures Rcpperit Oritf, Met. xiv....
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Henry IV, pt. 2. Henry V. Henry VI, pts. 1-3

William Shakespeare - 1836 - 556 pages
...taunt, reproachful retort, &c., is justified by a similar application of kindred terms in all languages. witty 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 wisdom and genius of Shakspeare: comprising moral philosophy ...

William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 pages
...clay, man, is not able to vent 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 in other men. 19 — i. 2. 243 He uses his folly like a stalking-horse, and under presentation of that, he shoots...
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Complete Works: With Dr. Johnson's Preface, a Glossary, and an Account of ...

William Shakespeare - 1838 - 1130 pages
...clay, man, is not able to vent any thing that tends to laughter, more than I invent, or is invented on epare thee hence for France : Think, I am dead ; and that even here thou ta I do here walk before thee, like a sow, that hath overwhelmed all her litter but one. If the prince...
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Democritus; oder, Die hinterlassene Papiere eines lachenden ..., Volume 6

Karl Julius Weber - 1839 - 440 pages
...©eijîeêùberlegenÇett, t ft .bie 3'otiialitiit, unb ií;r 2.'riuinp[), roenn fte mit galb ftaf rühmen ïann: J am not only witty in myself, but the cause that Wit is in other man '). (£^феш1 biefe großartige Socialitát im ©efe^e béé 3<mgcfû&lé, j,er Älug* 6cit unb...
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The Wisdom and Genius of Shakespeare: Comprising Moral Philosophy ...

William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 478 pages
...man-, is not able to vent 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 in other men. 19— i. 2. 243 He uses his folly like a stalking-horse, and under presentation of that, he shoots...
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The Christian Teacher, Volume 1

England - 1839 - 684 pages
...clay, man, is not able to invent anything 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 in other men." — 2nd Part Henry IV, Act I, Scene 2. J Mortimer. I understand thy looks ; that pretty Welsh, Which...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 3

William Shakespeare - 1839 - 536 pages
...clay, man, is not able to vent 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 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 Shakspeare: Henry IV, pt. 2. Henry V. Henry VI ...

William Shakespeare - 1839 - 554 pages
...diagnostic. But this did not extinguish the practice. 1 i . e. great and small, ntl ranks. 3 Owned. witty 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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