 | William Henry Ireland - English literature - 1815 - 362 pages
...other turns to a mirth-moving jest ; Which his fair tongue — (conceit's expositor) Delivers in such apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravish'd, So sweet and voluble is his discourse. Independent of his numerous scenic labours, Mr. G.... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...to a mirth-moving jest ; Which his fair tongue (conceit's expositor) Deliven in such apt and gracunn words, That aged ears play truant at his tales. And younger hearings are quite raruhed; So sweet and voluble is his discourse. A Comical Description of Cupid or Lore. too BOOK III.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1818 - 332 pages
...The other turns to a mirth-moving jest ; Which his fair tongue (conceit's expositor) Delivers in such apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravished ; So sweet and voluble is his discourse. Prin. Heaven bless my ladies! are they all in love;... | |
 | English literature - 1818 - 596 pages
...The other turns to a mirth-moving jest. Which his fair tongue (conceit's expositor) Delivers in sucli apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravished; So sweet and valuable Is his discourse." But Eugenie's chief excellence consist! in addressing... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1819 - 560 pages
...other turns to a mirth-moving jest ; Which his fair tongue (conceit's expositor,) Delivers in such apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravished ; So sweet and voluble is his discourse. Prin. God bless my ladies! are they all in love;... | |
 | 1819 - 610 pages
...The other turns to a mirth-moving jest, Which his fair tongue (conceit's expositor) Delivers in such apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales. And younger hearings are quite ravished, -So sweet and voluble is his discourse. I am, Sir, yours, &c. CANTO FIKST. I ALL my life... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 412 pages
...The other turns to a mirth-moving jest ; Which his fair tongue (Conceit's expositor) Delivers in such apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravished ; So sweet and voluble is his discourse." We were all in fine spirits ; and I whispered to... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 506 pages
...other turns to a mirth-moving jest ; Which his fair tongue (conceit's expositor,) Delivers in such apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravished ; So sweet and voluble is his discourse. PRIN. God bless my ladies ! are they all in love... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 516 pages
...mirth-moving jest ; Which his fair tongue (conceit's expositor,) Delivers in such apt and gractous words, That aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravished; So sweet and voluble in his discourse. Prin. God bless my ladies! Are they all in love ;... | |
 | James Boswell - Authors, English - 1822 - 506 pages
...The other turns to a mirth-moving jest ; Which his fair tongue (Conceit's expositor) Delivers in such apt and gracious words, That aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings are quite ravished ; So sweet and voluble is his discourse." We were all in fine spirits ; and I whispered to... | |
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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... 
