 | William Shakespeare - 1853 - 928 pages
...was for gentle Shakespeare cut ; Wherein the Graver had a strife With Nature, to out-do the life : 0, herefore, I shall crave of you your leave, at his picture, but his book. BI] A CATALOGUE OF ALL THE COMEDIES, HISTORIES, AND TRAGEDIES CONTAINED... | |
 | William Shakespeare, John Payne Collier - 1853 - 442 pages
...THE BEADER. 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 A s well in brass, as he hath hit His face ; the Print would then surpass All, that was ever writ in... | |
 | 1853 - 796 pages
...supervision appears to " The li jure Hint thon here seeit put It was for gentle Shakspearc cut ; Wherein the graver had a strife With nature to out-do the life. O, could he but have drawn hit wit As well In brass, as he hai hit Hit face, the print would then surpass All that was ever writ... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1853 - 746 pages
...It was for gentle Shakspere cut, Wherein the graver had a strife With nature, to outdo the life : О could he but have drawn his wit As well in brass, as he has hit His face ; the print would then surpaie All that was ever writ in bras» : But since he cannot,... | |
 | University magazine - 1853 - 814 pages
...often quoted : — " The figure that thon here «cet put It wat for gentle Shaktneare cut ; Whereiu the graver had a strife With nature to out-do the life. O, could he bat have drawn hii wit Af well In brau, u he haï hit Ы!» face, the print would then surpuat All... | |
 | 1853 - 820 pages
...The ngurc thnt thon here seest put It was for gentle Shakspeare cut i Wherein the graver hod s etrlfe With nature to out-do the life. O, could he but have drawn hie wit AB well in brass, as he has hit Hie face, the print would then surpass All that was ever writ... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1855 - 1088 pages
...was for gentle Shakespeare rut; Wherein the Graver bad a strife With Nature, to out-do the life: 0, m Shakespeare A CATALOGUE OF ALL THE COMEDIES, HISTORIES, TRAGEDIES, POEMS, AND SONNETS, CONTAINED IN THIS BOOK.... | |
 | William Henry Smith - Catholics - 1857 - 190 pages
...digna animum mallem ; which may well be rendered in the words applied to Shakespeare's portrait : — O could he but have drawn his wit As well in brass,...would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass. CHAPTER VII. PARALLEL PASSAGES, AND PECULIAR PHRASES, FROM BACON AND SHAKESPEARE. POETRY and prose,... | |
 | Adam and Charles Black (Firm) - Warwickshire (England) - 1857 - 210 pages
...was for gentle Shakspere cut ; In which the graver had a strife With nature, to out-do the life. Oh I could he but have drawn his wit As well in brass, as he hath hit His face, the piece would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass. resembles the Stratford bust as •nble a... | |
 | William Henry Smith - Catholics - 1857 - 188 pages
...seest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut ; Wherein the graver had a strife with Nature, to out-duo the life : O, could he but have drawn his wit As well in brasse, as he hath hit His face ; the Print would then surpasse All, that was ever writ in brasse.... | |
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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... 
