Oh, it's your only fine humour, sir; your true melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit, sir. I am melancholy myself, divers times, sir, and then do I no more but take pen and paper, presently, and overflow you half a score, or a dozen of sonnets at a... Headlong Hall: And, Nightmare Abbey - Side 90af Thomas Love Peacock - 1845 - 172 siderFuld visning - Om denne bog
| Ben Jonson - 1616 - 418 sider
...time. Cf. Every Man In 3. l : 'Stephen. Ay, truly, sir, I am mightily given to melancholy. Mathew. Oh, it's your only fine humour, sir; your true melancholy...half a score, or a dozen of sonnets at a sitting.' aa 162. You were best. Cf. Abbott, Sh. Gram. §230 — 'Ungrammatical remnants of ancient usage.' 'Similarly,... | |
| Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 440 sider
...melancholy myself divers times, sir, and then do I no more but take a pen and paper presently, anil. overflow you half a score or a dozen of sonnets, at a sitting. Step. Cousin, am I melancholy enough ? • Y. Kno. Oh, ay, excellent ! Well. Captain Bobadil, why muse... | |
| Walter Scott - 1811 - 698 sider
...perfect fine wit, sir : I am melancholy myself, divers times, sir ; and then do I no more but take a pen and paper presently, and overflow you half a score or a dozen of sonnets at a sitting. £. Kno. Sure he utters them then by the gross. [Aside. Step. Truly, sir, and I love such things out... | |
| Walter Scott - 1811 - 690 sider
...perfect fine wit, sir : I am melancholy myself, divers times, sir ; and then do I no more but take a pen and paper presently, and overflow you half a score or a dozen of sonnets at a sitting. £. Kno. Sure he utters them then by the gross. [Aside. Step. Truly, sir, and I love such things out... | |
| British drama - 1811 - 696 sider
...perfect fine wit, sir : I am melancholy myself, ¿Livers times, ;ir ; and then do I no more but take a pen and paper presently, and overflow you half a score or a dozen of sonnets at a sitting. £. JCnot Sure he utters them then by the gross. [Aside. S'rp. Truly, sir, and I love such things out... | |
| Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 538 sider
...melancholy. Mat. Oh, it's your only fine humour, sir; your true melancholy breeds your perfect fine Avit, sir/ I am melancholy myself, divers times, sir, and...half a score, or a dozen of sonnets at a sitting. 7 Your true melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit, sir.'] A. sneer upon the fantastic behaviour of... | |
| Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 546 sider
...Mat. Oh, it's your only fine humour, sir; your true melancholy breeds your perfect fine wit, sir.7 I am melancholy myself, divers times, sir, and then...half a score, or a dozen of sonnets at a sitting. 7 Your true melancholy breeds your perfect jine wit, sir.} A sneer upon the fantastic behaviour of... | |
| Thomas Love Peacock - 1818 - 238 sider
...myself, divers times, sir; and then do I no more but take pen and paper presently, and overflow yon half a score or a dozen of sonnets at a sitting. Stephen. Truly, sir, and I love snch things out of measure. Matthew. Why, I pray you, sir, make use of my study: it's at your service.... | |
| British drama - 1824 - 814 sider
...perfect fine wit, Sir: I am melancholy myself divers times. Sir ; and then do I no more I nit take a pen and paper presently, and overflow you half a score or a dozen of sonnets at a silting. Sttpl*. Cousin, it is well; am I melancholy enough ? E. Kno. Oh, ay, excellent! £. Kno. He... | |
| George Daniel - 1826 - 370 sider
...your perfect fine wit, sir: I am melancholy myself divers times, sir, and then do I no more but take a pen and paper presently, and overflow you half a score or a dozen of sonnets, at a sitting. Step. Cousin, am I melancholy enough 1 / Y. Kno. Oh, ay, excellent ! _X Well. Captain Bobadil, why... | |
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