Taste. Grocott's Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?

Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?.

Taste


It is to me surprising, that out of the multitudes who feel a pleasure in getting an estate, few or none should taste a satisfaction in bestowing it. Fielding.—An Old Man Taught Wisdom, Act I. Scene 1.	1
Talk what you will of taste, my friend, you’ll find Two of a face as soon as of a mind. Pope.—Imitations of Horace, Book II. Epi. II. Line 268.	2
We taste the fragrance of the rose. Akenside.—Pleasures of May, Book II. Line 76.	3
Through the verdant maze Of sweet-brier hedges I pursue my walk, Or taste the smell of dairy. Thomson.—Spring.	4
They never taste who always drink; They always talk who never think. Prior.—On a passage in the Scaligeriana.	5
Taste your legs, sir; put them to motion. Shakespeare.—Twelfth Night, Act III. Scene 1. (Sir Toby Belch to Viola.)	6
I have heard of some kind of men that put quarrels purposely on others, to taste their valour. Shakespeare.—Twelfth Night, Act III. Scene 4. (Viola to Sir Toby.)	7
Come, give us a taste of your quality. Shakespeare.—Hamlet, Act II. Scene 2. (Hamlet to the Players.)	8
Adieu, Mr. Gil Blas, I wish you all manner of prosperity with a little more taste. Le Sage.—Gil Blas, Book VII. Chap. iv. Last Lines.	9