 A good sherrissack hath a twofold operation in it: it ascends me into the brain, dries me there all the foolish and dull and crudy vapours which environ it, makes it apprehensive, quick, forgetive, full of nimble, fiery and delectable shapes, which delivered...  The Emporium of Arts & Sciences - Page 486edited by - 1815Full view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 632 pages
...a twofold operation in it. It ascends me into the brain; dries me there all the foolish, and dull, and crudy vapours which environ it: makes it apprehensive,...full of nimble, fiery, and delectable shapes; which deliver'd o'er to the voice, (the tongue,) which is the birth, becomes excellent wit. The second property... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1803 - 154 pages
...a two-fold operation in it. It ascends me into the brain; dries me there all the foolish, and dull, and crudy vapours which environ it : makes it apprehensive, quick, forgetive, full of nimble, firy, and delectable shapes ; which deliver' d o'er to the voice, (the tongue,) which is the birth,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1807 - 382 pages
...two-fold operation in it. It ascends me into the brain ; dries me there all the foolish, and dull, and crudy vapours which environ it: makes it apprehensive,...full of nimble, fiery, and delectable shapes; which deliver'd o'er to the voice, (the tongue,) which is the birth, becomes excellent wit. The second property... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1807 - 494 pages
...ascends me into the brain; dries me there all ihe foolish, and dull, and crudy vapour* which crtviron'it: makes it apprehensive, quick, forgetive, full of nimble , fiery , and delectable shapes ; which delHer'd o'er to the voice, (the tongue,) which is the birth, becomes excellent wit. 'The second porperty... | |
 | 1810 - 596 pages
...ever discover in Sherris Sack. "It ascends me into the brain ; dries me there all the foolish and dull and crudy vapours, which environ it : makes it apprehensive,...forgetive, full of nimble, fiery and delectable shapes." These properties it has in common with sack ; in other respects it resembles the wonderworking afflatus... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1816 - 428 pages
...hath a two-fold operation in if. it ascends me into the brain ; dries me there all the foolish, dull, and crudy vapours which environ it ; makes it apprehensive,...full of nimble, fiery, and delectable shapes ; which delivered o'er to the voice, the tongue, which is the birth, becomes excellent wit. The second property... | |
 | William O'Regan - 1817 - 342 pages
...ascribes to Sherris. — " It ascends me into the brain ; ft dries me there all the foolish, dull, and crudy vapours which" environ it ; makes it apprehensive,...full of nimble, fiery, and delectable shapes ; which delivered over to the voice, (the tongue,) which is the birth, become excellent wit." — HENRY IV.... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1817 - 372 pages
...operation in it. It ascends me into the brain ; dries me there all the foolish, and dull, and cradv vapours which environ it : makes it apprehensive,...full of nimble, fiery, and delectable shapes ; which delivered o'er to the voice, (the tongue,) which Is the birth, becomes excellent wit. The second property... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 478 pages
...operation In it: it ascends me into the brain : dries me there all the foolish, and dull, and crndy vapours which environ it : makes it apprehensive,...full of nimble, fiery, and delectable shapes ; which delivered o'er to the voice (the tongue), which is the birth, becomes excellent wit. The second property... | |
 | Charles Swan - 1823 - 310 pages
...operation in it. It ascends me into the brain; dries me there all the foolish, and dull, and crudy vapors which environ it: makes it apprehensive, quick, forgetive,...full of nimble, fiery, and delectable shapes; which delivered o'er to the voice (the tongue), which is the birth, becomes excellent wit. The second property... | |
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