 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 And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes,...  細說莎士比亞論文集: a collection of essays - Page 255by 彭鏡禧 - 2004 - 470 pagesLimited preview - About this book
 | William Shakespeare, George Steevens - 1829 - 542 pages
...[Exeunt Voltimand am! Cornelius, Pot. This business is well ended. My liege, and madam, to expostulate7 What majesty should be, what duty is, Why day is day, night, night, and time is time, Were nothing out to waste night, day and time. Therefore, — since brevity is the soul 'of wit, And tedinusness... | |
 | William Shakespeare, William Harness - 1830 - 654 pages
...VOLTIMAND and CORNELIUS. Pol. This business is well ended. My liege, and madam, to expostulate 1 * What majesty should be, what duty is, Why day is day,...time, Were nothing but to waste night, day, and time. Therefore,—since brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes,—... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1831 - 528 pages
...feast together : Most welcome home ! [Exeunt Voltimand and Cornelius, Pot. This business is well ended. My liege, and madam, to expostulate' What majesty should be, what duty is, Why day is Jay, night, night, and time is time, Were nothing but to waste night, day and time. Therefore, —... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1831 - 522 pages
...liege, and nr <! mi, to expostulate1 What majesty should be, u hat duty is, Why day is day, ni - h', night, and time is time, Were nothing but to waste night, day and lime. Therefore, — since brevity is the soul of wit, -\ — • And tediousness the limbs and outward... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1832 - 1022 pages
...together : Most welcome home I ' i-'.u ii<it VOLTIMAND and COB.MKL.II *. Pot. This business Is well ended. ts away from me ( I will redeem all this on Percy's head, And, in the c IB, Why day is day, night night, and time is lime, Were nothing but to waste night, day, and time.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1836 - 624 pages
...[Exeunt VOLTIMAND and CORNELIUS. Pol. This business is well ended. My liege, and madam, to expostulate3 What majesty should be, what duty is, Why day is day,...mad : Mad call I it : for, to define true madness, 1 deceived, imposed on. ' The king's intemperance ia never suffered to be forgotten. 3 enquire into,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1836 - 534 pages
...[Exeunt VOLTIMAND and CORNELIUS. Pol. This business is well ended. My liege, and madam, to expostulate 3 What majesty should be, what duty is, Why day is day,...flourishes, — I will be brief. Your noble son is mad. 1 ie deluded, deceived by false appearances. 8 That is, a/end or/ee in land of that annual value. The... | |
 | Arts - 1837 - 520 pages
...the exhibition would end in steam ! We might prolong our observations usque ad nauseam ; but, as " Brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, — " we will clip our wings, and present an abstract of a melo-drama, compiled after the most approved... | |
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1838 - 674 pages
...commences to speak on what concerns his daughter. " This business is well ended ;" and now for a speech. " My liege, and madam, to expostulate What majesty should...time, Were nothing but to waste night, day, and time." This is the exordium. We now proceed to the propositio. " Therefore, since brevity is the soul of wit.... | |
 | 1838 - 954 pages
...commences to speak on what concerns his daughter. " This business is well ended;" and now for a speech. " My liege, and madam, to expostulate What majesty should...is day, night night, and time is time, Were nothing out to waste night, day, and time." This is the exordium. We now proceed to the propositio. " Therefore,... | |
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