 | James Plumptre - English drama - 1812 - 552 pages
...Trade from interest turns aside, To hazard Happiness for titled Pride. The Painter dead, yet still he charms the Eye; While England lives, his Fame can never die : But he, who struts his Hour upon the Stage, Can scarce extend his Fame for Half an Age. O let me drop one tributary... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...trade from int'rest turns aside, To hazard happiness for tilled pride. The painter dead, yet still lie charms the eye ; While England lives, his fame can never die : But he who struts his hour upon the stage, « Can scarce extend his fame for half an age ; Nor pen nor pencil... | |
 | George Colman - 1818 - 106 pages
...trade from int'rest turns aside, To hazard happiness for titled pride. The painter dead, yet still he charms the eye ; While England lives, his fame can never die : But he, who struts his hour upon the stage, Can scarce extend his fame for half an age ; Nor pen nor pencil can... | |
 | Art - 1824 - 436 pages
...merits of his celebrated contemporaries, Mrs. Gibber and Mr. Quin.*— The Painter^ dead, yet still he charms the eye ; While England lives, his fame can never die : - But he, who struts his hour on the stage, Can scarce extend his fame to half an age ; Nor pen, nor pencil can an... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1825 - 568 pages
...by Garrick himself in his Prologue to The Clandestine Marriage : — " The painter's dead, yet still he charms the eye, While England lives, his fame can never die ; But he, who struts his hour upon the stage, Can scarce protract his fame through half an age ; Nor pen nor pencil... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1825 - 566 pages
...by Garrick himself in his Prologue to The Clandestine Marriage : — " The painter's dead, yet still he charms the eye, While England lives, his fame can never die ; But he, who struts his hour upon the stage, Can scarce protract his fame through half an age ; Nor pen nor pencil... | |
 | Thomas Moore - Dramatists, English - 1826 - 570 pages
...by Garrick himself in his Prologue to The Clandestine Marriage : — " The painter's dead, yet still he charms the eye, While England lives, his fame can never die; But he, who struts his hour upon the stage, Can scarce protract his fame through half an age; Nor pen nor pencil... | |
 | English drama - 1826 - 506 pages
...trade from interest turns aside, To hazard happiness for titled bride. The painter dead, yet still he charms the eye ; While England lives, his fame can never die : But he, who struts his hour upon the staye, Can scarce extend his fame for half an age; Nor pen nor pencil can... | |
 | George Daniel, John Cumberland - English drama - 1826 - 538 pages
...trade from interest turns aside, To hazard happiness for titled bride. The painter dead, yet still he charms the eye ; While England lives, his fame can never die : But he, who struts his hour upon the stage, Can scarce extend his fame for half an age ; Nor pen nor pencil can... | |
 | 1805 - 554 pages
...graphic genius, in the lame manner as Garrick ('peaking of Hogarth : " The painter dead, yet till! he charms the eye ; While England lives, his fame can never die j" for, with :cfpeci to poetical genius, the aflmion is contuted in the very epitaph I hare quoted.... | |
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The painter dead, yet still he charms the eye; While England lives, his fame can never die: But he who struts his hour upon the stage, Can scarce extend his fame for half an age; Nor pen nor pencil can the actor save, The art, and artist, share one common... 
