 | James Granger - 1769 - 314 pagina’s
...that thou here feeft put, " It was for gentle Shakefpear cut; " Wherein the graver had a ftrife « With nature, to out-do the life. " O could he but have drawn his wit ** As well in brafs, as he has hit " His face ; the print would then furpafs " All that was ever writ in brafs. "... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1773 - 494 pagina’s
...fceft put* It was for gentle Shatc/piarecuti, Wherein the graver had a ftrife With nature, to out-doo the life : O, could he but have drawn his wit As well in brafle, as he hath hit His face; the print would then, furpaff* All, that was ever writ in brafle.... | |
 | Samuel Felton - 1787 - 400 pagina’s
...here put, It was for gentle Shakefpeare cut j In which the graver had a ftrife With nature, to out do the life.. O could he but have drawn his wit As well in brafs as he hath hit His face, the piece would then furpafcAll that was -ever writ in braft'. But fince... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - 318 pagina’s
...put, " It was for gentle Shakspere cut; " Wherein the graver had a strife " With nature, to out-doo the life, " O, could he but have drawn his wit " As well in brassc, as he hath hit " His face, the print would then surpasje " All that was ever writ in brasse... | |
 | William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 pagina’s
...figure that thou here feeft put, It was for gentle Shakfpeare cut ; Wherein the graver had a ftrife With nature, to out-do the life. O, could he but have drawn his wit As well in brafs, as he hath hit His 'face, the print would then furpais All that was ever writ In brafs ; But... | |
 | Octavius Gilchrist - 1808 - 74 pagina’s
...Ben Jonson:— This figure that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakspeare cut; Wherein the graver had a strife With nature, to out-do the life....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... | |
 | 1808 - 606 pagina’s
...his memory. •This figure that thou here seest put It was for gtntlc 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 face, the print would then surpass All that... | |
 | 1816 - 832 pagina’s
...friend Ben Jonson : This figure that thoo here seest put, It was for gentle Shakspeare cut; Wherein the graver had a strife With Nature to out-do the life....in brass ; But since he cannot, reader, look Not on bis Picture but his Book.] Of the portrait, thus authenticated, Mr.Britton says, "It would not be diffi-'... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 482 pagina’s
...To THE READER. This figure that thou here seest put, It was for gentle SHAKSPEARE cut, Wherein the graver had a strife With nature, to out-do the life...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,... | |
 | John Evans - 1818 - 564 pagina’s
...Bloomfield: — This figure that thou hereseest put, It was for gentle Shakspeare cut ; Wherein the graver had a strife With nature, to out-do the life. O ! could he hut have drawn his wit, As well in brasse as he hath hit His face, the print would then surpasse All... | |
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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 has hit His face ; the print would then surpass All that... 
