 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
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 360 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 judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith (the Poet.) - 1839 - 358 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 judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red : On the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1839 - 550 pagina’s
...without rival to shine ; As a wit, if not first, in the very first line; Yet, with talents like these, called tragical. Come, my children, here's Bill's health, and may he ..ike an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplasterM with rouge his own natural red.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1840 - 504 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,...to his art. Like an ill-judging beauty, his colours bespread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting;... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 292 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. + Dr. Kenrick, who read Lectures at the Devil Tavern, under the title of The School... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 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-judging benuty, his colours he spread, And beplastcr'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was... | |
 | Encyclopaedia - 1845 - 868 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. Goldsmith. Retaliation. [Machiavel] is pleased with the address with which Caesar Borgia conducted... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 282 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,...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 he was natural, simple,... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1846 - 416 pagina’s
...quench to a spark, And Scotchman meet Scotchman, and cheat in the dark. Yet, with talents like these, and an excellent heart, The man had his failings, a dupe to his art ; lake an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red.... | |
 | Joachim Fernau - 1848 - 736 pagina’s
...describe me who can, ^n abridgment of all that wa» pleasant in man ; Vet, with talents like these, and an excellent heart, The man had his failings,...to his art. Like an ill-judging beauty, his colours be spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting;... | |
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