 | Mrs. Griffith (Elizabeth), Elizabeth Griffith - Didactic drama, English - 1775 - 626 pages
...me plait, et doit toujours meplaire : •* II me tint lieu de ctlui qiuje pltun." SCENE VIII. Lewit. Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowfy man. This may be a juft image of life, to thofe who have exhaufted its variety, and palled their... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1789 - 712 pages
...fear fome outrage, and I'll follow her. [Exit, Lewis. There's nothing in this world, can make me joy : Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowfy man ; And bitter fhame hath fpoil'd the fweet world's tafte, That it yields nought, but fhame,... | |
 | Andrew Becket - 1787 - 494 pages
...vain breath of a common man. King John, A. 3, S. i . There's nothing in this world can make me joy : Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowfy man. King John, A. 3, S. 4. — . — Aged ears play truant at his tales, And younger hearings... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 480 pages
...fear some outrage, and I'll follow her. [Exit. Lewis. There's nothing in this world can make me joy : Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man ; 559 And bitter shame hath spoil'd the sweet world's taste, That it yields nought, but... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1789 - 718 pages
...fear fome outrage, and I'll follow her. [Exit. Lewis. There's nothing in this world, can make me joy: Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowfy man ; And bitter fhame hath fpoil'd the fweet world's tafte, That it yields nought, but fhame,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 618 pages
...he would not fo foon have repeated an idea which he had firft put into the mouth of the Dauphin : " Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, " Vexing the dull ear of a drowfy man." Mr. Malone has a remark to the fame tendency. STEBVBNS. 8 They do confound tbtir Jkill... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1793 - 700 pages
...he would nor fo foon have repeated an idea which he had firft put into the mouth of the Dauphin : " Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, " Vexing the dull ear of a drowfy man." Mr. Malonp has a remark to the fame tendency. STEBVENS. * They do cenfonnd tbeir jkill... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1795 - 372 pages
...world can make me joy; • Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, • Vexing the dull ear of a drowfy man.' A bitter fhame hath fpoilt the fweet world's tafte, That it yields nought but mame and bitternefs. , Pand. Before the curing of a ftrong difeafe, Ev'n in the inftant of repair and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1796 - 422 pages
...enough Have I in fuch a prifon. The Tempeft, AIS 2; There's nothing in this world can make me joy ; Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowfy man. A bitter fhame hath fpoilt the fweet world's tafte,, That it yields nought but fhame and... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 476 pages
...his form ; Then, have I reafon to be fond of grief. There's nothing in this world can tml-.e me joy : Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, Vexing the dull ear of з drowly man. Depart ixg Difraffs. Before the curing of a ftrmjg dilcnfe, Even in the inlbnt of repair... | |
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There's nothing in this world can make me joy : Life is as tedious as a twice-told tale, Vexing the dull ear of a drowsy man ; And bitter shame hath spoil'd the sweet world's taste, That it yields nought but shame and bitterness. 
