 Methinks the little wit I had is lost Since I saw you! For wit is like a rest Held up at tennis, which men do the best With the best gamesters. What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid!  Eliza Cook's journal - Page 131Full view - About this book
 | Ben Jonson, John Fletcher, Francis Beaumont - 1811 - 712 pages
...at one time boast? where animated each by the other's presence, they even excelled themselves; • " For wit is like a rest, Held up at tennis, which men do the best With the best gamesters. What things have we seeii Done at the Mermaid ! heard words that hare been So nimble and... | |
 | Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1811 - 712 pages
...could at one time boast? where animated each by the other's presence, they even excelled themselves ; " For wit is like a rest, Held up at tennis, which men do the best With the best gamesters. What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid ! heard words that have been So nimble and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1872 - 480 pages
...wrote those celebrated lines to Ben Jonson : " Methinks the little wit I had is lost Since I saw you ; for wit is like a rest Held up at tennis, which men do the best With the best gamesters. What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid ! heard words that have been So nimble, and... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1820 - 432 pages
...full Mermaid wiiie. * * * " • • . • Methinks the little wit I had, is lost, Since I saw you ; for wit is like a rest Held up at tennis, which men do the best With the best gamesters. What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid ? Hard words that have been So nimble, and... | |
 | John Tobin, Elizabeth Benger - 1820 - 470 pages
...the inspiration of the social moment.* * Methinks the little wit I had is lost Since I saw you — for wit is like a rest, Held up at Tennis —*• which men do the best With the best gamesters. — What things have we see1!* Done at the Mermaid — heard words that have been So nimble... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1822 - 430 pages
...of your full Mermaid wine. * • * * * * Methinks the little wit I had, is lost, Since I saw you ; for wit is like a rest Held up at tennis, which men do the best With the best gamesters. What things have we seen Done in- the Mermaid ? Hard words that have been So nimble, and... | |
 | Richard Ryan - 1826 - 338 pages
...of your full Mermaid wine. « « * Mi tli', 11 1,- the little wit I had, is lost, Since I saw you ; for wit is like a rest Held -up at tennis, which men do the best With the best gamesters. What things hare we seen Done at the Mermaid ? Hard words that have been So nimble, and... | |
 | Richard Ryan - 1826 - 334 pages
...dream of your full Mermaid wine. • * « Methinks the little wit I had, is lost, Since I saw you ; for wit is like a rest Held up at tennis, which men do the best With the best gamesters. What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid ? Hard words that have been So nimble, and... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1834 - 342 pages
...* # # * # • Mr. Bentham. t Mr. Hazlitt. Methinks the little wit I had, is lost, Since I saw you ; for wit is like a rest Held up at tennis, which men do the best With the hest gamesters. What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid ! Hard words that have been So nimble,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1835 - 350 pages
...# # * # # * Mr. Bentham. t Mr. Hazlitt. Alethiuks the little wit I had, is lost, Since I saw you ; for wit is like a rest Held up at tennis, which men do the best With the best gamesters. What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid ! Hard words that have been So nimble, and... | |
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