 | Frederick Locker- Lampson - 1867 - 380 pages
...sigh at, Alas, that such frolic should now be so quiet! What spirits were his, what wit and what whim, Now breaking a jest, and now breaking a limb ! Now...ball, Now teasing and vexing, yet laughing at all! In short, so provoking a devil was Dick, That we wish'd him full ten times a day at Old Nick; But,... | |
 | Frederick Locker-Lampson - 1867 - 432 pages
...sigh at, Alas, that such frolic should now be so quiet! What spirits were his, what wit and what whim, Now breaking a jest, and now breaking a limb! Now...ball, Now teasing and vexing, yet laughing at all! In short, so provoking a devil was Dick, That we wish'd him full ten times a day at Old Nick.; But,... | |
 | Frederick Locker- Lampson - 1867 - 428 pages
...at, Alas, that such frolic should now be so quiet! \Vhat spirits were his, what wit and what whim, Now breaking a jest, and now breaking a limb! Now...ball, Now teasing and vexing, yet laughing at all! In short, so provoking a devil was Dick, That we wish'd him full ten times a day at Old Nick; But,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1868 - 276 pages
...frolic should now be so quiet. What spirits were his! what wit and what whim ! Now breaking a jest—and now breaking a limb ; Now wrangling and grumbling to keep up the ball; Now teasing and vexing—yet laughing at all! 18 Edmund Burke is emphatic in praise of honest William, who lived much... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1869 - 1502 pages
...; Alas, that such frolic should now be so quiet ! What spirits were his ! what wit and what whim ! Now breaking a jest, and now breaking a limb ; Now...ball, Now teasing and vexing, yet laughing at all ! In short, so provoking a devil was Dick, That we wished him full ten times a day at Old Nick ; Garrick.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1869 - 404 pages
...spirits were his! what wit and what sigh at: whim! Now breaking a jest, and now breaking a ]lmb!4[ Now wrangling and grumbling to keep up the ball ! Now teasing and vexing, yet laughing at all ! In short, so provoking a devil was Dick, That we wish'd him full ten times a day at Old Nick ; But... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1870 - 456 pages
...sigh at; Alas that such frolic should now be so quiet! What spirits were his! what wit and what whim! Now breaking a jest, and now breaking a limb; Now...ball; Now teasing and vexing, yet laughing at all. In short, so provoking a devil was Dick, That we wish'd him full ten times a-day at old NickBut missing... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1871 - 434 pages
...at; Alas ! that such frolic should now be so quiet! What spirits were his! what wit and what whim! Now breaking a jest, and now breaking a limb ; Now...ball; Now teasing and vexing, yet laughing at all! 1 Tommy Townshend.—»"Onc of the most active of the second-rate politicians, and the great go between... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1872 - 80 pages
...at; Alas, that such frolic should now be so quiet ! What spirits were his ! what wit and what whim, Now breaking a jest, and now breaking a limb ; Now wrangling and grumbling to keep up the ball, Now teazing and vexing, yet laughing at all ! In short, so provoking a devil was Dick, That we wished him... | |
 | Macmillan and co, ltd - 1875 - 440 pages
...at; Alas, that such frolic should now be so quiet! "What spirits were his I What wit and what whim ! Now breaking a jest, and now breaking a limb; Now...ball, Now teasing and vexing, yet laughing at all! Here Cumberland lies, having acted his parts. The Terence of England, the mender of hearts, A flattering... | |
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What spirits were his! what wit, and what whim 1 Now breaking a jest, and now breaking a limb ; Now wrangling and grumbling to keep up the ball, Now teasing and vexing, yet laughing at all. 
