 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 466 Seiten
...askt him why he was so melancholy f " No, 'faith, Ben, says he, not I ; but I have beene considering a great while what should be the fittest gift for me to bestow upon my god-child, and I have resolv'd at last." " I pr'ythee, what ?" says he. — " 1'faith, Ben, I'll give... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 384 Seiten
...and ask'd him why he was so melancholy : No 'faith, Ben, says he, not I ; but I have been considering a great while what should be the fittest gift for me to bestow upon my godchild, and I have resolv'd at last. I pr'ythee, what ? says he — I' faith, Ben, -I 'll give him... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1808 - 380 Seiten
...and ask'd him why he was so melancholy: No 'faith, Ben, says he, not I; but I have been considering a great while what should be the fittest gift for me to bestow upon my godchild, and I have resolv'd at last. I pr'ythee, what! says he.—I'faith, Ben, I '11 give him a... | |
 | John Poole - 1811 - 136 Seiten
...why he was so melancholy ? — ' No 'faith, Ben,' " says he, ' not I ; but I have been considering a great " while what should be the fittest gift for me to bestow " upon my god-child, and I have resolved at last,' — ' I " pr'ythee what ?' says he. ' I'faith,Ben, I'll give... | |
 | John Poole - 1811 - 140 Seiten
..." why he was so melancholy ? — ' No 'faith, Ben/ " says he, ' not I ; but I have been considering a great " while what should be the fittest gift for me to bestow " upon my god-child, and I have resolved at last,' — ' I " pr'ythee what ?' says he. ' rfaitb,Ben, I'll give... | |
 | John Poole - 1814 - 136 Seiten
...why he was so melancholy ? — ' No, 'faith, Ben,' " says lie, ' not I ; but I have been considering a great " while what should be the fittest gift for me to bestow " upon my god-child, and I have resolved at last,' — ' I " pr'ythee what1?' says he. ' I'faith, Ben, I'll give... | |
 | John Poole - 1816 - 146 Seiten
...why he was so melancholy 1 — ' No, 'faith, Ben,' " says he, ' not I ; but I have been considering a great " while what should be the fittest gift for me to bestow " upon my god-child, and I have resolved at last.' — ' I " pr'ythee what 1' says he. ' I'faith, Ben, I'll give... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 538 Seiten
...and asked him why he was so melancholy ? No faith, Ben, says he, not I ; but I have been considering a great while what should be the fittest gift for me to bestow upon my god-child, and 1 have resolved at last. I prithee what, says he ? I'faith, Ben, I'll eVu give her a... | |
 | 1861 - 814 Seiten
...ask't him why he was so melancholy. ' No, faith, Ben," (says he), ' not I, but I have been considering a great while what should be the fittest gift for me to VOL. xc. — NO. Dm. bestow upon my god-child, and I have resolved at last.' ' I pr'y thee, what ?... | |
 | 1832 - 612 Seiten
...asked him why he was so melancholy. ' No, faith, Ben !' says he, ' not I ; but I have been considering a great while what should be the fittest gift for me to bestow on my godchild, ami I have resolved at last.' ' And prithee, what is itV says he. ' Pfaith, Ben, I'll... | |
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Shakespeare was godfather to one of Ben Jonson's children, and, after the christening, being in a deep study, Jonson came to cheer him up, and asked him why he was so melancholy. ' No faith, Ben,' says he, ' not I, but I have been considering a great... 
