 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 802 pages
...foolish mischance That he had got lately travelling in France, Modostly hoped the handsomness of's Muse Might any deformity about him excuse. And Surely...records either in verse or prose, There was not one laureat without a nose. To Will Bartlet sure all the wits meant well, But first they would see how... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - English drama - 1812 - 476 pages
...foolish mischance, That he had got lately travelling in France, Modestly hop'd the handsomeness of's Muse Might any deformity about him excuse. And, Surely...have found any precedent ; But in all their records, in verse or in prose, There was not one laureat vithaut • MU. An anecdote, in prose, on Sir William's... | |
 | David Erskine Baker - Dramatists, English - 1812 - 472 pages
...foolish mischance, That he had got lately travelling in France, Modestly hop'd the handsomeness of's. Muse Might any deformity about him excuse. And, Surely...have found any precedent ; But in all their records, in verse or in prose, There was not one laureat tuithvut • note. An anecdote, hi prose, on. Sir William's... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - English literature - 1824 - 408 pages
...a foolish mischance That he had got lately travelling in France, Modestly hop'd the handSomness ofs muse Might any deformity about him excuse. And Surely...records either in verse or prose, There was not one laureat without a nose. To Will Bartlet sure all the wits meant well, But first they would see how... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...foolish mischance That he had got lately travelling in France, Modestly hop'd the handsomeness of's doctor and his wand were there. Between each act...tantaliz'd in state, And complaisantly help'd to all Laureat without a nose. To Will Bartlet sure all the wits meant well, But first they wou'd see how... | |
 | Books - 1824 - 408 pages
...foolish mischance That he had got lately travelling in France, Modestly hop'd the handsomness of s muse Might any deformity about him excuse. And Surely...have found any precedent; But in all their records cither in verse or prose, There was not one laureat without a nose. To Will Bartlet sure all the wits... | |
 | Books - 1824 - 408 pages
...foolish mischance That he had got lately travelling in France, Modestly hop'd the handsomness of s muse Might any deformity about him excuse. And Surely...records either in verse or prose, There was not one laureat without a nose. To Will Bartlet sure all the wits meant well, But first they would see how... | |
 | John Genest - Theater - 1832 - 514 pages
...foolish mischance, " That he had got lately travelling in France, " Modestly hop'd the handsomeness of 's Muse " Might any deformity about him excuse." —...have found any precedent, " But in all their records in verse and in prose, " There was not one Laureat without a nose" As Davenant was one day walking... | |
 | Literature - 1861 - 676 pages
...foolish mischance That he had got lately, travelling in France, Modestly hoped the handsomeness of 's muse Might any deformity about him excuse. And surely...prose, There was not one laureate without a nose.§ This proved no obstacle, however, even in the decorous court of Charles L, •who sanctioned that hitherto... | |
 | 1838 - 406 pages
...'s muse Would any deformity about him excuse. " And the particular feature is thus indicated : — " Surely the company would have been content If they...prose, There was not one laureate without a nose." In reference to this disaster, which the wits took care to impute to a thousand different causes, the... | |
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twas not that, but 'twas thought that, his grace Considered, he was well he had a cup-bearer's place. Will. Davenant, ashamed of a foolish mischance, That he had got lately travelling in France, Modestly hoped the handsomeness of 's muse Might any deformity... 
