 | Francis Hitchman - 1881 - 404 Seiten
...instead of doing so, or of taking legal action, he contented himself with the wellknown epigram, — For physic and farces, his equal there scarce is, His farces are physic, his physic a farce is. Smollett, a writer of a different calibre from either of these, succeeded in inducing Garrick to play... | |
 | Francis Hitchman - 1881 - 408 Seiten
...instead of doing so, or of taking legal action, he contented himself with the wellknown epigram, — For physic and farces, his equal there scarce is, His farces are physic, his physic a farce is. Smollett, a writer of a different calibre from either of these, succeeded in inducing Garrick to play... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1888 - 438 Seiten
...also in the lighter fields of dramatic literature. Garrick thus certifies to the doctor's merits: — For physic and farces His equal there scarce is ; His farces are physic, His physic a farce is. I am unable to give the author of the following specimen : — To wonder now at Balaam's ass is weak... | |
 | Dr. Doran (John) - 1888 - 500 Seiten
...side of his character by describing his farce of the " Kout " as by " a person of honour ! " — " For physic and farces, his equal there scarce is ; His farces are physic, his physic a farce is ! " So wrote Garrick of Hill, who was a clever man, but one who lacked tact and judgment, and got buffeted... | |
 | Robert William Lowe - 1888 - 450 Seiten
...found below. Garrick's happy epigram on his abilities as physician and dramatist is well known : — " For physic and farces, his equal there scarce is ; His farces are physic, his physic a farce is." ORPHEUS. An English opera. By John Hill. London : 1 740. folio.* In the preface he accuses Rich, manager... | |
 | Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool - 1888 - 436 Seiten
...also in the lighter fields of dramatic literature. Garrick thus certifies to the doctor's merits : — For physic and farces His equal there scarce is ; His farces are physic, His physic a farce is. I am unable to give the author of the following specimen : — To wonder now at Balaam's ass is weak... | |
 | James Boswell - 1889 - 504 Seiten
...of Knighthood. This literary and medical quack died in 1775. Garrick's Epigram is well known : — " For physic and farces, his equal there scarce is ; His farces are physic, his physic a farce is." — Lockhart. 3 Here, Bishop Elrington observed, Dr. Johnson was unjust to Hill, and showed that he... | |
 | 1890 - 516 Seiten
...time." On the failure of Dr. Hill's farce of the "Rout," David Garrick produced this epigram : — For physic and farces his equal there scarce is; His farces are physic, his physic a farce is. On the first performance of Marmontel's "Cleopatra," a mechanical asp had been introduced into the... | |
 | Dr. Doran (John) - 1890 - 444 Seiten
...of his character by describing his farce of the " Route" as by " a person of honor !" " For physio and farces, his equal there scarce is ; His farces are physic, his physic a farce is I" So wrote Garrick of Hill, who was a clever man, but one who lacked tact and judgment, and got buffeted... | |
 | 1890 - 414 Seiten
...pelf, Let this be your motto : Rily ou youraeU'-"-,S'a.ce. la PHYSIC A FARCE, - - Prof. CD Crank. " For physic and farces, his equal there scarce is, His farces are physic, and his physic a farce is." — Garrick. FAREWELL — THE FACULTY, - Prof. JD Buck. " By knowledge... | |
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For physic and farces his equal there scarce is— His farces are physic, his physic a farce is. 
