Literature of the English Renascience: 'Stout of teeth and strong of tongue?/Tart of palate, quick of ear?/Sharp of sight, of nostril clear?/Moist of hand and light of foot?'

Question

'Stout of teeth and strong of tongue?/Tart of palate, quick of ear?/Sharp of sight, of nostril clear?/Moist of hand and light of foot?'

Theo Schofield · Accepted Answer

Volpone; Mountebank's Sales Pitch

'Stout of teeth and strong of tongue?/Tart of palate, quick of ear?/Sharp of sight, of nostril clear?/Moist of hand and light of foot?'