 | John Bell - English drama - 1777 - 424 pages
...thus, Sir ; nothing fo eafy, when under ftood. I take a book in my har.cl, either at home or clfewhere, for that's all one ; if there be any wit in't, as...but has fome, I tranfverfe it ; that is, if it be * Thefe figures lefer to the notis in the Key. profe, put it into verfe, (but that takes up feme trme;)... | |
 | George Villiers Duke of Buckingham - English drama - 1796 - 132 pages
...thus, sir ; nothing so easy, when understood. I take a book in my hand, either at home or elsewhere, for that's all one ; if there be any wit in't, as there is no book but has some, I transverse it ; that is, if it be prose, put it into verse, (but that takes up some time ;... | |
 | 1844 - 574 pages
...thus, sir ; nothing so easy when understood. I take a ' book in my hand, either at home or elsewhere, for that's all one : ' if there be any wit in't, as there is no book but has some, I ' transverse it ; that is, if it be prose put it into verse, (but that ' takes up some time,)... | |
 | Walter Scott - English drama - 1811 - 690 pages
...nothing so easy, when understood ! I take a book in my hand, either at 1 •• PI iif or elsewhere, for that's all one ; if there be any wit in't, as there is no book but has some, I transverse it ; that is, if it be prose, put it into verse, (but that takes up some time,)... | |
 | Walter Scott - English drama - 1811 - 698 pages
...thus, sir ; nothing so easy, when understood ! I take a book in my hand, either at borne or elsewhere, for that's all one ; if there be any wit in't, as there is no book but has some, I transverse it; that is, if it be prose, put it into verse, (but that takes up some time,) and... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...thus, sir; nothing so easy, when understood. I take a book in my hand, either at home or elsewhere (for that's all one); if there be any wit in't (as there is no book but has some) I transverse it ; that is, if it be prose, put it into verse (but that takes up some time); and... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - English prose literature - 1824 - 794 pages
...thus, Sir; nothing so easy, when understood. I take a book in my hand, either at home or elsewhere ence, but by remarking, that nation after nation, and century after century, some) I transverse; that is, if it be prose, put it into verse (but that takes up some time) ; and... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1844 - 600 pages
...sir ; ' nothing so easy when understood. I take a ' book in my hand, either at home orelse where, ' for that's all one: if there be any wit in't, as ' there is no book but has some, I transverse ' it ; that is, if it be prose put it into verse, ' (but that takes up some time,)... | |
 | Henry Rogers - English essays - 1850 - 542 pages
...thus, sir ; nothing so easy when understood. I take a book in my hand, either at home or elsewhere, for that's all one: if there be any wit in't, as there is no book but has some, I transverse it ; that is, if it be prose put it into verse, (but that takes up some time,) and... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1855 - 668 pages
...thus. Sir; nothing is so easy when understood. I take a book in my hand, either at home or elsewhere, for that's all one ; if there be any wit in't, as there is no book but has some, I transverse it: that is, if it be prose, put it into verse (but that takes up some time) ; and,... | |
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BAYES. Why, thus, Sir; nothing so easy when understood. I take a book in my hand, either at home or elsewhere, for that's all one — if there be any wit in't, as there is no book but has some, I transverse it: that is, if it be prose, put it into verse... 
