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Wickedness is often made a substitute for wit ; and in most of our good old comedies , the intrigue of the plot and the double meaning of the dialogue go hand- in - hand , and keep up the ball with wonderful spirit between them .
Wickedness is often made a substitute for wit ; and in most of our good old comedies , the intrigue of the plot and the double meaning of the dialogue go hand- in - hand , and keep up the ball with wonderful spirit between them .
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Titty , Tiffin , keep it stiff in ; Firedrake , Puckey , make it lucky ; Liard , Robin , you must bob in . Round , around , around , about , about ; All ill come running in ; all good keep out ! 1st Witch . Here's the blood of a bat .
Titty , Tiffin , keep it stiff in ; Firedrake , Puckey , make it lucky ; Liard , Robin , you must bob in . Round , around , around , about , about ; All ill come running in ; all good keep out ! 1st Witch . Here's the blood of a bat .
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... I think It is a potion sent us down to drink By special providence , keep us from fights , Make us not laugh when we make legs to knights ; ' Tis this that keeps our minds fit for our states , A medicine to obey our magistrates .
... I think It is a potion sent us down to drink By special providence , keep us from fights , Make us not laugh when we make legs to knights ; ' Tis this that keeps our minds fit for our states , A medicine to obey our magistrates .
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| Title | The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Volume 6 The Complete Works of William Hazlitt, Percival Presland Howe |
| Author | William Hazlitt |
| Editors | Percival Presland Howe, Alfred Rayney Waller, Arnold Glover |
| Compiled by | James Thornton |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent and Sons, Limited, 1931 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 6 Jul 2009 |
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