...that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whence they came lEad meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life; then, when there hath been thrown Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past: wit that...

...seen Done at the Mermaid ? Hard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtill flame, As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolv'd to live a foole th* rest Of his dull life ; then when there hath been throw! Wit able enough...

...been With the best gamesters. What things have we seen So nimble and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit in л jest, And had rcsolv'd to live a fool the rest Of his dull life ; then when there hath been thrown...

...! heard words that have been So nimble and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest,...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life; then when there hath been thrown Wit able enough to justify the town . For three days past; wit that...

...! heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came, Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest," &c. Fairer prospects now began to open on Jonson ; Elizabeth was frugal, and paid as grudgingly for...

...! heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came, Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, &c." * For the expression " wit-combats," in this interesting passage, we must refer to Fuller, who,...

...! heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came, Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, &c." * For the expression " wit-combats," in this interesting passage, we must refer to Fuller, who,...

...? Hard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a tool the rest Of his dull life. Then, when there hath been thrown Wit, able enough to justify the (own...

...seen Done at the Mermaid ! Hard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtile flame, As if that every one from whence they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolv'd to live a fool the rest Of his dull life; then when there hath been thrown Wit able enough...

...Mermaid! heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came, Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest. It was on the night previous to Shakspeare's departure from London, that he and Ben Jonson, having...