As an actor, confess'd without rival to shine ; As a wit, if not first, in the very first line : Yet, with talents like these, and an excellent heart, The man had his failings, a dupe to his art. Like an ill-judging beauty, his colors he spread, And beplaster'd... The Lounger's Common-place Book: Or, Miscellaneous Anecdotes. A Biographic ... - Pagina 204door Jeremiah Whitaker Newman - 1796Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| Thomas Davies - 1818 - 312 pagina’s
...without rival to shine ; As a wit, if uot first, in the very first hne : Yet, with talents like these and an excellent heart, The man had his failings, a dupe to his art. Like an ill judging beauty, bis colours he spread, And be-plaster'd with rouge his own natural red : On the... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1819 - 120 pagina’s
...without rival to shine : As a wit, if nol first, in the very first line : Yet, with talents like these, and an excellent heart, The man had his failings, a dupe to his art. Like an ill judging beauty, his colors he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage... | |
| Ezekiel Sanford, Robert Walsh - 1822 - 428 pagina’s
...without rival to shine ; As a wit, if not first, in the very first line : Yet, with talents like these, and an excellent heart, The man had his failings — a dupe to his un. Like an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red.... | |
| John Milton - 1824 - 510 pagina’s
...without rival to shine : As a wit, if not first, in the very first line : Yet, with talents like these, and an excellent heart, The man had his failings, a dupe to his art. like an ill- judged beauty, his colours he spread. And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1824 - 1062 pagina’s
...shine ; As a wit, if not first, in the very first line: Yet, with talents like these, and an excel lent atever link you strike, Tenth, or ten thousandth, breaks th ill judging beauty, his colours he spread. And beplaster'd with rouge, his own natural red. On the... | |
| William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 pagina’s
...shine ; As a wit, if not first, in the very first line : Yet, with talents like these, and an exeellent heart, The man had his failings, a dupe to his art. Like an ill-judging beauty his eolours he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple,... | |
| Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pagina’s
...without rival to shfcie ; As a wit, if not first, in the very first line: Yet, with talents like these, and an excellent heart. The man had his failings — a dupe to his ait. Like an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, And be-plasterM with rouge his own latural... | |
| 1831 - 790 pagina’s
...without rival to shine : As a wit, if not first, in the very first line : Vet with talents like these, and an excellent heart, The man had his failings, a dupe to his art. Like an ill-iudging'beauty, his colours h» spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red, On the... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1836 - 150 pagina’s
...without rival to shine : As a wit, if not first, in the very first line : Yet, with talents like these, and an excellent heart, The man had his failings, a dupe to his art. * The Rev. Dr. Dodd. t Dr. Kenrick, who read Lectures at the Devil Tavern, under the title of ' The... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 544 pagina’s
...without rival to shine ; As a wit, if not first, in the very first line ; Yet, with talents like these, 50 benuty, his colours he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was... | |
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