...cream and mantle like a ftanding Pond, And do a wilful Stilnefs entertain, With purpofe to be dreft in an Opinion Of Wifdom, Gravity, profound Conceit, As who fhould fay, I am, Sir, an Oracle; And when I ope my Lips, let no Dog bark. O my Anthem*, I do know of thefe, That therefore...

...entertain, With parpofe to be dreft in an opinion Ofwildom, gravity, profound conceit; As who fhould lay, I am Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark J 0 my Antbonio, \ do know of thofe, That therefore only are reputed wife, For faying nothing ; who,...

...reputed wife, For faying nothing ; who, I'm very fure, With purpofe to be dreft in an opinion Ofwifdom, gravity, profound conceit; As who fhould fay, I am...Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark ! Which hearing them, would call their brothers fools. If they ihculd fpeak, would almoft damn thofe...

...cream and mantle like a ftanding pond; And do a wilful ftillnefs entertain. With purpofe to be dreft in an opinion Of wifdom, gravity, profound conceit;...Sir Oracle, And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark! 0 my Anthonio, I do know of thofe, That therefore only are reputed wife, For faying nothing ; who....

...is my love that fpeaks): There are a fort of men, whofe vifages Do cream and mantle like a ftanding pond; And do a wilful ftillnefs entertain, With purpofe...conceit; As who fhould fay, I am Sir Oracle, And when 1 ope my lips, let no dog bark! O my Anthonio, I do know of thole, That therefore only are reputed...

...tick of his watch, twitches his enormous periwig, and looks, to (ife the- language of Shakefpeare, as who fhould fay, ** I am Sir Oracle; and when I ope my lips, let no dog bark I" I remember him, about fcur years ago, a very worthy, modeft, diffident, and fkilful man, who ufed...

...entertain, With purpofe to be dreft in an opinion Qf wifdom, gravity, profoand conceit} As By SHAKESPEAR. 37 As who fhould fay, I am Sir Oracle^ And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark! Mereb. of Ven. Act I. Mifs MODES — TH. Miflrefs, know yourfelf, down on your knees, And thank heav'n,...

...With purpofe to be drift in an opinion Of wif^om, gravity, profound conceit ; As who fhould fay, " 1 am Sir Oracle, " And when I ope my lips, let no dog bark !" O, my Anthonio, I do know of theft, Ba/. Gratiano fpcaks an infinite deal of nothing more than any man in all Venice...

...againrt an oracle - - Temfeft. — Some oracle muft rectify our knowledge - - Hid. •— As who ihould fay, I am Sir Oracle, and when I ope my lips, let no dog bark Merchant tf У fact. — From the oracle they will brin/ all - Winter's Tale. — Yet (hall the oracle...

...Oracle. "I AM SIR ORACLE, AND WHEN I OPE MY LIPS LET NO DOG BARK." VOL. VIII. FEBRUARY, 1874. NO. I. OVER THE BAY. THERE'S written, in an olden story Of an ancient sea-port...