 My liege, and madam, to expostulate What majesty should be, what duty is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time, Were nothing but to waste night, day, and time. Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit, yo And tediousness the limbs and outward...  Philosophical and Theological Opinions - Page 416by Samuel Taylor Coleridge - 2001Limited preview - About this book
 | William Shakespeare, Nicholas Rowe - 1709 - 602 pages
...\_ExitAmfaf. Pol. This Bufinefs is very well ended. My Liege and Madam, to expoftulate What Majefty fhould be, what Duty is, Why Day is Day, Night, Night, and Time is Time, Were nothing but to wafte Night, Day, and Time. Therefore, fince Brevity is the Soul of Wit, And Tedioufnefs the Limbs... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1709 - 598 pages
...Time. Therefore, fince Brevity is the Soul of Wit, And Tedioufnefs the Limbs and outward Flouriilies, J will be brief; your noble Son is Mad. Mad call I it ; for to define true Madnefs, What is't, but to be nothing elfe but mad. But let that go. Queen. More Matter, with lefs... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1733 - 520 pages
...Ambaf, Pol. This bufinefs is well ended. My Liege, and Madam, to expoftulate (28) What Majefty mould be, what duty is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time, Were nothing but to wafte night, day, and time. Therefore, fince brevity's the foul of wir, And tedioufnefs the limbs and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1745 - 574 pages
...[Exeunt Ambafi Pol. This bufinefs is well ended. My Liege, and Madam, to expoftulate What Majefty fhould be, what duty is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time, Were nothing but to wafte night, day, and time. Therefore, fince brevity's the foul of wit, And tedioufnefs the limbs and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1765 - 540 pages
...ad. foolifh figure ; anirable. Ptioaim'i charafler is But farewel it • N 3 AnA What Majefty fhould be, what duty is, ;Why day is day, night night, and time is time, And how exquifitely does the poet ridicule the reaftning in faJbion, where he makes Poltmius remark... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1765 - 540 pages
...And pity 'tis, 'tis true; A jnirable. /Va«/a.Ts djarader is But farewel it » What Majefty ihould be, what duty is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time And how exquifitely does the poet ridicule the reafoning in faJhion, where he makes Pclinius remark... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1766 - 620 pages
...bufines is well ended, My liege and maddam, to expoftulate What What maiefty fhould be, what duety is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time, ' Were nothing but to waft night, day, and time, Therefore breuity is the foule of wit, And tedioufnes the limmes and outward... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1767 - 484 pages
...together. Po'. This bufmefs is well ended. My Liege, and Madam, to expoftulate (28) V hz.t N'Jajefty mould be, what duty is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time, Were nothing but to wafte night, day, and time. Therefore, fince brevity's the foul of wit, And tedioufnefs the limbs and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1770 - 956 pages
...and Cor, Pol. This bufinefs is ' well ended. My liege and madam, to expoflulate What majefty fhould be, what duty is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time, Were nothing but to wafte night, day, and time. Therefore, * iince brevity is the foul of wit, And tedioufnefs the * limbs... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1771 - 382 pages
...Ambaf, Pol. This bufinefs is well ended. Niy Liege, and Madam, to expoftulate * What majefty fhould be, what duty is, Why day is day, night night, and time is time, Were nothing but to wafte night, day, and time. Therefore, fmce brevity's the foul of wit, And tedioufnefs the limbs and... | |
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