 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...  The Port Folio - Página 2491809Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
 | 1840 - 808 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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 páginas
...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,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 652 páginas
...feast together : Most welcome home. [Exeunt VOLTIMAND and CORNELIUS. Pol. This business is well ended. My liege, and madam ; to expostulate What majesty...but to waste night, day, and time. Therefore, since brevity5 is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief. Your... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 646 páginas
...feast together : Most welcome home. [Exeunt VOLTIMAND and CORNELIUS. Pol. This business is well ended. My liege, and madam ; to expostulate What majesty...but to waste night, day, and time. Therefore, since brevity5 is the soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward flourishes, I will be brief. Your... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1843 - 594 páginas
...together : Most welcome home ! [Exeunt VOLTtMAND and CORNELlUS. Pol. This business is well ended. — My liege, and madam, to expostulate What majesty should be, what duty is, Wby day is day, night night, and time is time, Were nothing but to waste night, day, and time. Therefore,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 554 páginas
...feast together : Most welcome home. [Exeunt VOLTIMAND and CORNELIUS. Pol. This business is well ended. My liege , and madam ; to expostulate What majesty...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. Vol. Madam... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1844 - 364 páginas
...feast together. Most welcome home ! [Exeunt Voltimand and Cornelius. Po. This business is well ended. My liege, and madam, to expostulate » What majesty...soul of wit, And tediousness the limbs and outward florishei), — I will be brief. Your noble son is mad : Mad call I it ; for, to define true madness,... | |
 | Joseph Hunter - 1845 - 428 páginas
...readings which the editors of the folio had other reasons for knowing to be genuine. II. 2. POLONIUS. My liege and madam, to expostulate What majesty should...night, and time is time, Were nothing but to waste day, night, and time. This is an admirable ridicule of the tedious exordiums which we sometimes find... | |
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