...things have we seen Done at the Mermaid ! heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtile flame, As if that every one from whence they came...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life ; then when there hath been thrown Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past — wit...

..."Mermaid" ! heard words that have been So nimble and so full of subtle fire, As if that every one from whom they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest,...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life.' The author of Peter Wilkins was a frequent visitor at an hostel near Clifford's Inn, and Dr. Johnson...

..."Mermaid" ! heard words that have been So nimble and so full of subtle fire, As if that every one from whom they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest,...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life.' The author of Peter Wilkins was a frequent visitor at an hostel near Clifford's Inn, and Dr. Johnson...

...words that have been So nimble and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whence they cam e Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life." BROOKES'S. This club, originally a gaming club, was founded in Pall Mall in 1764, on the site of the...

...! heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest,...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life then when there hath been thrown Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past, — wit that...

...words that have been So nimble and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whence they cnme Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life." The APOLLO Club, another of Ben Jonson's favourite haunts, was held at the old Devil Tavern (as is...

...! heard words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom they came Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his duli life then when there hath been tfirown Wit able enough to justify the town For three days past,...

...so full of subtle flame, As if they every one from whence they came, Had meant to put his whole soul in a jest, And had resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life." Jonson, who appreciated Shakespeare both as friend and antagonist, said of him, " He was not for an...

...words that have been So nimble, and so full of subtle flame, As if that every one from whom thoy eame Had meant to put his whole wit in a jest, And had resolv'd to live a fool the rest Of his dull life ; then when there hath been thrown Wit able enough...

...well-known description inclines one to believe that under no roof in England has better talk been heard : What things have we seen Done at the Mermaid ? heard...resolved to live a fool the rest Of his dull life. The age was eminently social in instinct and habit ; society, in the modern sense of the word, was...