There be gay young gentlemen about London-town, and Master Darby hath with him a ready wit an' a charm o' manner that maketh him rare good company.
Not every lad hath wit and good looks enough to turn the head o' London after him.
I'll say they are of quickerwit than one I could name," returned Debora.
He hath a polish an' witthat stands him in place o' morals.
Three facetious bagmen exercise their wit by puzzling the waiter with low French slang.
It must be that a too free association with American men of letters has moved the author of this book to add to his fine Gallic wit a touch of that preposterousness which is supposed to be characteristic of American humor.
Holmes, the fame of whose witripened early-- even before the days of the "Autocrat.
His wit has left the world sparkling with the shafts it has let fly on every side.
I am very sorry, ma'am, you waited for me," said that gentleman.
That recollection must attach you strongly to the place, I should think, sir.
An Italian by birth, and a wit by nature, as well as a cook by profession, we were indebted to him and his guitar for many a pleasant hour that would otherwise have passed heavily enough.
A ready wit made him master of the knowledge he despised.
Now, it was her pride to keep only the best company, for she hated stupidity worse than a clumsy hand, and they were men of wit and spirit who frequented her house.
His wit and address were inexhaustible, and fortune never found him at a loss.
Cartouche, on the other hand, chose his cabaret for the wit of its patronne, and was always happy in the elegance and accomplishment of his companions.
Let him whose wit is not competent to discover some other sources than these hackneyed ones, be a listener, but by no means a speaker in a circle of punsters.
This, however, is the simplest effort of the macaroni class, and far from implying that ingenuity visible in higher flights of the same kind, which are frequently conspicuous for their wit and pithiness.
Wit requires witin the hearer to comprehend it--a lasting and insuperable objection to its universality.
If wit and elegance combined, With harmless satire glowing, Can gain applause, or charm the mind, It is to your Pen-owing.
In a word, our young gentleman played the artillery of hiswit against him with such success, that the painter seemed to wake from a dream, and went home with the most hearty contempt for the person he had formerly adored.
During this interruption, Mr. Hatchway's wit displayed itself in several practical jokes upon the commodore, with whom he knew it was dangerous to tamper in any other way.
The shafts of theirwit were now directed against the commander himself, whom they teased and terrified almost out of his senses.
Peregrine is celebrated as a Wit and Patron, and proceeds to entertain himself at the Expense of whom it did concern.
Go, and the farces will improve in humour and refine in plot; Buckstone will be as ridiculous as ever, and give full scope to his wit and drollery without the slightest touch of the buffoon.
I am sorry, madam, I have hurt your kinsman; But, had it been the brother of my blood, I must have done no less with wit and safety.
Be not afraid, good youth; I will not have you; And yet, when wit and youth is come to harvest, Your wife is like to reap a proper man.
Methinks sometimes I have no more wit than a Christian or an ordinary man has; but I am great eater of beef, and I believe that does harm to my wit.
For Monsieur Malvolio, let me alone with him; if I do not gull him into a nayword, and make him a common recreation, do not think I have wit enough to lie straight in my bed.
A story in which a woman's wit and self-sacrificing love save her husband from the toils of an adventuress, and change an apparently tragic situation into one of delicious comedy.
Her sallies were as joyous, but they sparkled with wit and comprehension.
His elaborate wit failed to receive much encouragement from Joy.
The wife believes in his innocence and her wit and good sense help her to win against the tremendous odds imposed by law.
