ABSTRACT
Shakspeare is the inventor of the phrase, ‘setting the table in a roar;’ of the memory of Yorick; of the stomach of Falstaff, stuffed as full of wit as of sack. Shakspeare had wit and humour in perfection; and like every possessor of powers so happy, he rioted in their enjoyment. Shakspeare is the inventor of the phrase, 'setting the table in a roar;' of the memory of Yorick; of the stomach of Falstaff, stuffed as full of wit as of sack. It is a remarkable proof of the geniality of Shakspeare's jesting, that even its abundance of ideas does not spoil it; for, in comedy as well as tragedy, he is the most reflective of writers. It is a remarkable proof of the geniality of Shakspeare’s jesting, that even its abundance of ideas does not spoil it; for, in comedy as well as tragedy, he is the most reflective of writers.
