 | Maria Edgeworth - 1809 - 406 страници
...face. " Thy lisping prattle, and thy mincing gait, " All thy false mimic fooleries I hate ; " For thou art Folly's counterfeit, and she, " Who is right foolish,...true idiot I prefer to thee. " Why that soft languish ? Why that drawling tone ? " Art sick, art sleepy ? Get thee hence ; begone. " I laugh at all thy pretty... | |
 | James Smith, Horace Smith - 1812 - 154 страници
...DEBUT. ww Thy lisping prattle and thy mincing gait, All thy false mimic fooleries I hate, I 'or iliou art Folly's counterfeit, and she Who is right foolish hath the better plea; Nature's true Ideot I prefer to thre. CUMBERLAND. \Spoken in the character of Nanry Lake, a girl eight years of age,... | |
 | James Smith, Horace Smith - 1812 - 162 страници
...DEBUT. By W. Thy lisping prattle and thy mincing gait, All thy false mimic fooleries I hate, For thou art Folly's counterfeit, and she Who is right foolish hath the better plea j Nature's true Ideot I prefer to thee. CUMBERLAND. [Spoiere in the character o/ Nancy Lake, a girl... | |
 | James Smith, Horace Smith - 1813 - 472 страници
...DEBUT. •By WW Thy lisping prattle and thy mincing gait, All thy false mimic fooleries I hate, For thou art Folly's counterfeit, and she Who is right foolish...better plea ; Nature's true Idiot I prefer to thee. CUMBERLAND. [Spoken in the character of Nancy Lake, a girl eight years of age, who is drawn upon the... | |
 | James Smith - 1813 - 152 страници
...Thy lisping prattle and thy mincing gait, All thy false mimic fooleries I hate, For thon art tolly's counterfeit, and she Who is right foolish hath the...better plea; Nature's true Idiot I prefer to thee. CUMBERLAND. [Spoken in the character of Nancy Lake, a girl eight years of age, who is drawn upon the... | |
 | 1822 - 666 страници
...WW Mutln. Thy lisping prattle, and thy mincing gait, All thy false mimic fooleries I hate, For thou art Folly's counterfeit, and she, Who is right foolish,...better plea ; Nature's true idiot I prefer to thee. CUMBERLAND. [Spoken in the character of Nancy Lake, a girl of eight years of age, who is drawn upon... | |
 | Maria Edgeworth - 1825 - 330 страници
...simp'ring face. Thy lisping prattle, and thy mincing gait, All thy false mimic fooleries I hate ; For thou art Folly's counterfeit, and she Who is right foolish...true idiot I prefer to thee. Why that soft languish ? Why that 'drawling tone ? Art sick, art sleepy ? Get thee hence : begone. I laugh at all thy pretty... | |
 | George Washington Light - 1833 - 402 страници
...simp'ring face. Thy lisping prattle, and thy mincing gait, All thy false mimick fooleries I hate; For thou art Folly's counterfeit, and she Who is right foolish, hath the better plea; Nature's true ideot I prefer to thee. Why that soft languish ? Why that drawling tone ? Art sick : art sleepy : Get... | |
 | Capel Lofft - 1837 - 608 страници
...urged are the most readily acknowledged. 206 CHAPTER VI. Thou art but Folly's counterfeit, and he That is right foolish hath the better plea. Nature's true idiot I prefer to thee. So much for affectation and effort, the two cardinal vices of conversation. T had taken them upon trust... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1852 - 592 страници
...simpering face! Thy lisping prattle, and thy mincing gait, All thy false mimic fooleries I hate; For those art Folly's counterfeit, and she Who is right foolish,...thee. Why that soft languish 1 Why that drawling tone 1 Art sick 7 art sleepy 1—Get thee hence: begone ! I laugh at all those pretty baby tears, Those... | |
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AFFECTATION. No. 2. * Why, Affectation, why this mock grimace ? Go, silly thing, and hide that simpering face ; Thy lisping prattle and thy mincing gait, All thy false mimic fooleries I hate ; For thou art Folly's counterfeit, and she, Who is right foolish,... 
