 Now as I am glad that Sir John Oldcastle is put out, so I am sorry that Sir John Fastolfe is put in, to relieve his memory in this base service, to be the anvil for every dull wit to strike upon. Nor is our comedian excusable, by some alteration of his...  Rules and Proceedings - Page 58by Oxford Architectural & Historical Society - 1864Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1806 - 356 pages
...in, to relieve his memory in this base service : to be the anvil for every dull wit to strike upon. Nor is our comedian excusable by some alteration of...him Sir John Falstafe, (and making him the property and pleasure of King Henry V, to abuse) seeing the vicinity of sounds intrench on the memory of that... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Samuel Johnson, George Steevens - 1820 - 348 pages
...in, to relieve his memory in ihis base service: to be the anvil for every dull wit to strike upon. Nor is our comedian excusable by some alteration of...him Sir John Falstafe, (and making him the property and pleasure of King Henry V, to abuse) seeing the vicinity of sounds intrench on the memory of that... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 460 pages
...in, to relieve his memory in this base service : to be the anvil for every dull wit to strike upon. Nor is our comedian excusable by some alteration of...him Sir John Falstafe, (and making him the property and pleasure of King Henry V. to abuse,) seeing the vicinity of sounds intrench on the memory of that... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 456 pages
...in, to relieve his memory in this base service: to be the anvil for every dull wit to strike upon. Nor is our comedian excusable by some alteration of his name, writing him Sir John Fahtafe, (and making him the property and pleasure of King Henry V. to abuse,) seeing the vicinity... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - England - 1840 - 608 pages
...in, to relieve his memory in this base service, to be the anvil for every dull wit to strike upon. Nor is our comedian excusable, by some alteration of his name, writing him Sir John Falstaff (and making him the property of pleasure for king Henry the Fifth, to abuse), seeing the vicinity... | |
 | Thomas Fuller - England - 1840 - 606 pages
...in, to relieve his memory in this base service, to be the anvil for every dull wit to strike upon. Nor is our comedian excusable, by some alteration of his name, writing him Sir John Falstaff (and making him the property of pleasure for king Henry the Fifth, to abuse), seeing the vicinity... | |
 | James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps - Falstaff, John, Sir (Fictitious character) - 1841 - 72 pages
...the date of the passage about to be quoted. vice, to be the anvil for every dull wit to strike upon. Nor is our comedian excusable by some alteration of...the Fifth to abuse, seeing the vicinity of sounds intrench on the memory of that worthy knight — and few do heed the inconsiderable difference in spelling... | |
 | Henry Wharton Griffith - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1849 - 208 pages
...made the makesport in plays for a coward. Now as I am glad that Sir John Oldcastle is put out, so I am sorry that Sir John Fastolfe is put in. Nor is...him Sir John Falstafe, (and making him the property and pleasure of King Henry V. to abuse), seeing the vicinity of sounds intrench on the memory of that... | |
 | Early English newspapers - 1862 - 962 pages
...bis age. Now, as I am glad that Sir John Oldcastle is put out, BO I am sorry that Sir John Kastolfe is put in. Nor is our comedian excusable by some alteration...the property of pleasure for King Henry the Fifth to abnse) seeing the vicinity of sounds entrench on the memi ry of that worthy kuight, and few do heed... | |
 | English essays - 1862 - 860 pages
...of him, and as valiant as any of his age. Now, as I am glad that Sir John Oldeastle is put oat, to I am sorry that Sir John Fastolfe is put in. Nor is...some alteration of his name, writing him Sir John Falitafe, (and making him the property of pleasure for King Henry the Fifth to abuse) seeing the vicinity... | |
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