Charles Churchill Quote

Great use they have, when in the hands
Of one like me, who understands,
Who understands the time and place,
The person, manner, and the grace,
Which fools neglect; so that we find,
If all the requisites are join'd,
From whence a perfect joke must spring,
A joke's a very serious thing.


The Ghost (ed. 1763)


Great use they have, when in the hands Of one like me, who understands, Who understands the time and place, The person, manner, and the grace, Which...

Great use they have, when in the hands Of one like me, who understands, Who understands the time and place, The person, manner, and the grace, Which...

Great use they have, when in the hands Of one like me, who understands, Who understands the time and place, The person, manner, and the grace, Which...

Great use they have, when in the hands Of one like me, who understands, Who understands the time and place, The person, manner, and the grace, Which...