 This figure that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut, Wherein the graver had a strife With nature, to out-do the life. O, could he but have drawn his wit As well in brass as he hath hit His face — the print would then surpass All...  Letters from Europe - Seite 108von John Wien Forney - 1867 - 406 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1808 - 606 Seiten
...Shakespeare cut ; Wherein the graver had a strife With nature, to outdo the life. O, could he but bave drawn his wit As well in brass, as he hath hit His...would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass ; But since he cannot, reader look, Not on his picture, but his book/ — — ' Soul of the age, The... | |
 | Octavius Gilchrist - 1808 - 74 Seiten
...had a strife With nature, to out-do the life. O, could he but have drawn his wit As well in brass, *; he hath hit His face, the print would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass; But since he cannot, reader, look, Co tfje e©emorj? of MY BELOVED, THE AUTHOR, MR. WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE,... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 572 Seiten
...was for gentle Shakespeare cut; In which the graver had a strife With nature, to out-do the life. O could he but have drawn his wit As well in brass as he hath hit His face, the piece would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass. But since he cannot, &c. BJ as he has done... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft - 1812 - 544 Seiten
...was for geatlt Shakespeare cut ; Wherein tin- graver had a strife With nature, to outdo the life. O, could he but have drawn his wit As well in brass,...would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass ; But since he cannot, reader look, Not on his picture, but his book.' B. f . 3Co tfje £l?t mor;>... | |
 | John Walker - 1814 - 566 Seiten
...was for gentle Shakespeare cut; in whichdhe graver had a strife With nature, to out-do the life. O could he but have drawn his wit As well in brass as...would then surpass All that was- ever writ in brass. • But since he cannot, reader, look Not on his picture, but his book. BJ as be has clone his face,... | |
 | 1816 - 832 Seiten
...It was for gentle Shakspeare cut; Wherein the graver had a strife With Nature to out-do the life. O could he but have drawn his wit As well in brass as...would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass ; But since he cannot, reader, look Not on bis Picture but his Book.] Of the portrait, thus authenticated,... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 482 Seiten
...was for gentle SHAKSPEARE cut, Wherein the graver had a strife With nature, to out-do the life : O could he but have drawn his wit As well in brass, as he has hit His face ; the print would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass : But since he cannot,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 740 Seiten
...for gentle Shakspeare cut ; " Wherein the graver had a strife " With nature, to out-do the life. " O, could he but have drawn his wit " As well in brass,...hath hit " His face, the print would then surpass n All that was ever writ in brass ; " But since he cannot, reader, look " Not on his picture, but his... | |
 | Augustine Skottowe - 1824 - 708 Seiten
...was for gentle Shakspeare cut ; Wherein the graver had a strife With nature, to out-do the life. O, could he but have drawn his wit As well in brass,...would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass ; But since he cannot, reader, look Not on his picture, but his book." Without the reader has had the... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 216 Seiten
...was for gentle Shakspeare cut; Wherein the graver had a strife With nature, to out-do the life. 0 , could he but have drawn his wit As well in brass , as he hath hit His face , the jn int. woidd then surpass AH that was ever writ in brass ; But since he cannot, reader, look Not on... | |
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