 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
 | Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith - Literature - 1838 - 686 pages
...ended ;" and now for a speech. " My liege, and madam, to expostulate What majesty should be, what duly is, Why day is day, night night, and time is 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,... | |
 | Sid Smith - Phrenology - 1838 - 246 pages
...beyond these hours. It has been felt by many careful and anxious metaphysicians, that " To expostulate Why day is day, night night, and time is time, — Were nothing but to waste night, day, and time." Yet it is clearly impossible, until some particulars regarding this momentous problem be solved, to... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 522 pages
...expostulate* Vhat majesty should be, what duty is, Vhy day is day, night, night, and time is time, Veré nothing but to waste night, day and time. Therefore,— since brevity is the soul of wit, And tcdiousness the limbs and outward flourishes, will be brief: Your noble son is mad : Had call I it;... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1838 - 484 pages
...— i. 1. 459 To business that we love, we rise betime, And go to it with delight. 30— iv. 4. 460 Brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes. 36 — ii. 2. 461 A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king; and eat of the fish that hath... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1839 - 536 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. 2 That IS, a. feud or fee in land of that annual value.... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Thomas Price - 1839 - 478 pages
...— i. 1. 459 To business that we love, we rise betime, And go to it with delight. 30 — iv. 4. 460 Brevity is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes. 36— ii.2. 461 A man may fish with the worm that hath eat of a king; and eat of the fish that hath... | |
 | 1840 - 808 pages
...raised a sigh so piteous and profound, As it did seem to shatter all his bulk 1 Polonius (M-lb-e~). My liege and madam, to expostulate What majesty should...soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward nourishes, I will be Mff!—' Madam, I swear I use no art at all: Thus it remains, and the remainder... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Michael Henry Rankin - 1841 - 266 pages
...none only but parrots. Merchant of Venice. Act iii. Scene 5. BREVITY THE SOUL OF WIT. Polonius. . . . Brevity is the soul of wit; And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes. Hamlet. Act ii. Scene 2. " How every fool can play upon a word!" says Shakspere: and was himself, of... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 582 pages
...together : Moat welcome home ! [Exeunt VOLTIMAND and CORNELIUS. Pol. This business is well ended. — My liege, and madam, to expostulate What majesty should...: Mad call I it ; for to define true madness, What is *t but to be nothing else but mad ? But let that go. Queen. More matter, with less art. /'•••'.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 364 pages
...feast together : Most welcome home ! [Exeunt VOLT, and CORN. p0l. This business is very well ended. My liege, and madam, to expostulate What majesty should...Mad call I it : for, to define true madness, What is 'r, but to be nothing else but mad : But let that go. Queen. More matter, with less art. Pol. Madam,... | |
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