 | Richard Warner - Borders Region (Scotland) - 1802 - 332 pages
...private life, but such astonishing dramatic talents, as too well verified the observation of his friend: "His death eclipsed the gaiety of nations, " and impoverished the public stock of harmless " pleasure." There is an air of bathos in this remark, which gives it rather a ridiculous effect, but it certainly... | |
 | John Jackson - Lichfield (England) - 1805 - 308 pages
...life, but such astonishing dramatic talents as too well verified the observation of his friend — ' His death eclipsed the gaiety of nations and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure.' JOHNSON. South aile. In this aile was a figure, cut in grey marble, of A Prelate. This Bishop's sepulchre... | |
 | George Gregory - Books and reading - 1808 - 352 pages
...common friend : but what-are the hopes of man ? I am disappointed by that stroke of death, which has eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure." While I am treating of biography, I cannot D 5 pass .over that noble monument to national fame, theBiographtaBritannkae... | |
 | William Hogarth - 1808 - 346 pages
...common friend. But what are the hopes of man! I am disappointed " by that stroke of death, which has eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and " impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure." now remains in the possession of his family. With Mr. Garrick, Hogarth lived in habits of great friendship;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 620 pages
...common friend: but v, IM! are the hopes of man ! I am disappointed by that stroke of death, which has eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure. lu the library at Oxford is the following ludicrous analysis of Pocockius : Ex AUTOGRAPHO. [Sent by... | |
 | English essays - 1810 - 206 pages
...contradict me. — No, Sir: the taking off Sir Roger " was an act not to be defended. You thereby " eclipsed the gaiety of Nations ; and impoverished " the public stock of harmless pleasure." The person to whom it was addressed, bowed silently, with a half assenting smile, to this reproof;... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 664 pages
...common friend: but what are the hopes of man ! I am disappointed by that stroke of death, whicb has eclipsed the gaiety of nations, and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure. In the library at Oxford is the following ludicrous analysis of Pocockius: Ex AUTOGRAPHO. [Sent by... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1811 - 378 pages
...common friend ; but what are the hopes of man ! I am disappointed by that stroke of death which has eclipsed the gaiety of nations and impoverished the public stock of harmless pleasure. In the library at Oxford is the following ludicrous •Analysis of Pocackius : EX AUTOGRAPHO. [Sent... | |
 | Artists - 1812 - 474 pages
...common friend. But what are the hopes " of man ! I am disappointed by that stroke of " death, which has eclipsed the gaiety of "nations, and impoverished the public stock "of harmless pleasure." Life of Edmund Smith. Mr. Hogarth lived in habits of intimacy with David Garrick, who being president... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley - Architecture - 1813 - 696 pages
...opposite side of the same recess is distinguished by a bust of the celebrated Garric k, erected by his widow. The inscription closes with the words of his...afflictions of "Lucy Grove," wife of Dr. William Grove, of Lichfield close," and deserves notice particularly on account of the epitaph, which is little inferior... | |
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... who has lengthened, and one who has gladdened life ; with Dr. James, whose skill in physic will be long remembered ; and with David Garrick, whom I hoped to have gratified with this character of our common friend. But what are the hopes of man ? I... 
