 | Arthur Irwin Dasent - 1911 - 746 sider
...counsel ; takes provoking gold On either hand, and puts it up. So wise, so grave, of so perplexed a tongue And loud, withal, that would not wag, nor scarce lie still, without a fee.' " He fell foul of the elder Pitt in 1766, and accused him, during the debates on the petition of the... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1912 - 594 sider
...he should be blest To have his heir of such a suffering spirit, So wise, so grave, of so perplexed a tongue, And loud withal, that would not wag, nor scarce Lie still, without a fee ; when every word Your worship but lets fall, is a chequin ! — [Knocking without. Who's that ? one... | |
 | 1917 - 308 sider
...he would be blest To have his heir of such a suffering spirit So wise, so grave, of so perplexed a tongue And loud withal, that would not wag nor scarce Lie still without a fee: when every word Your worship but lets fall is a zecchin." APRIL, 1916.] And so, usque ad nauseam, throughout... | |
 | KATE LOUISE ROBERTS - 1922 - 1422 sider
...Corruptus judex. A corrupt judge does not carefully search for the truth. HORACE— Satires. II. 2. 8. 10 al Talk. 19 Up! up! my Friend, and quit your books,...you'll grow double; Up! up! my Friend, and clear your BEN JONSON — Volpone. Act I. Sc. 1. 11 Le devoir des juges est de rendre justice, leur métier est... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1966 - 500 sider
...have his heir of such a suffering spirit, S&.forkld: ambiguous. So wise, so grave, of so perplexed a tongue, And loud withal, that would not wag, nor scarce Lie still, without a fee; when every word Your worship but lets fall, is a chequin ! Another knocks. Who's that? One knocks.... | |
 | Iowa State Bar Association - 1896 - 1030 sider
...that two men were buried in that grave. The local bar is wise—"So wise, so grave, so perplexed a tongue and loud withal, that would not wag nor scarce lie still without a fee.'' It indulges in "litigious terms, fat contentions and flowing fees," and "strive mightily, but eat and... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1998 - 566 sider
...should be blessed To have his heir of such a suffering spirit, So wise, so grave, of so perplexed a tongue, And loud withal, that would not wag, nor scarce Lie still, without a fee; when every word 65 Your worship but lets fall, is a sequin! 0 Another knocks Who's that? One knocks,... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1999 - 220 sider
...should be blessed To have his heir of such a suffering spirit, So wise, so grave, of so perplexed a tongue, And loud withal, that would not wag, nor scarce Lie still, without a fee; when every word 65 Your worship but lets fall is a chequinl Another knocks. 46. wax] wax of the official... | |
 | Ben Jonson - 1999 - 630 sider
...should be blessed To have his heir of such a suffering spirit, So wise, so grave, of so perplexed a tongue, And loud withal, that would not wag, nor scarce Lie still, without a fee; when every word 65 Your worship but lets fall, is a cecchine! (Another knocks) Who's that ? One knocks,... | |
 | 1891 - 278 sider
...he should be blest To have his heir of such a suffering spirit, So wise, so grave, of so perplexed a tongue, And loud withal, that would not wag, nor scarce Lie still, without a fee." With the later proof, and his own confession showing Bacon's character as a judge, it would be easy... | |
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And re-turn; make knots, and undo them; Give forked counsel; take provoking gold On either hand, and put it up; these men, He knew, would thrive with their humility. 
