 | Children's literature - 1865 - 1136 pages
...Garrick, describe him who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man ; As an actor confess'd without rival to shine ; As a wit, if not first, in...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 he was... | |
 | John William Stanhope Hows - English poetry - 1866 - 574 pages
...spark, 35 And Scotchman meet Scotchman, and cheat in the dark. Here lies 5°David Garrick, describe me who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in...his failings, a dupe to his art. Like an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplastered with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was... | |
 | 1866 - 412 pages
...©olbfmttl) auf ©arrid! modjte, fie tautet: Here lies David Garrick, describe me who can, An abridgement of all that was pleasant in man; As an actor, confest...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 he was... | |
 | Frederick Locker-Lampson - English poetry - 1867 - 410 pages
...meet Scotchman and cheat in the dark. Here lies David Garrick, describe him who can ? An abridgement of all that was pleasant in man ; As an actor, confest...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 he was natural,... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - Quotations - 1867 - 752 pages
...Garrick — describe him who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man. As an actor, confess'd without rival to shine ; As a wit, if not first, in...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 he was... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Edmund Forster Blanchard - English poetry - 1867 - 200 pages
...Garrick— describe me who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man : As an actor, confess'd without rival to shine ; As a wit, if not first, in...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 he was... | |
 | Frederick Locker- Lampson - 1867 - 380 pages
...An abridgement of all that was pleasant in man ; As an actor, confest without rival to shine ; Asa wit, if not first, in the very first line ; Yet with...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 he was natural,... | |
 | Metrical epitaphs - 1868 - 266 pages
...eat mutton cold, and cut blocks with a razor. O. Goldsmith. a. HERE lies David Garrick, describe me who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in...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 he was... | |
 | James Whiteside - Great Britain - 1868 - 498 pages
...Goldsmith's last poem, in which he sketched Garrick to perfection. " Here lies David Garrick, describe me who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in...his failings, a dupe to his art. Like an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplastered with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1868 - 276 pages
...Garrick20 — describe me, who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man : As an actor, confess'd without rival to shine ; As a wit, if not first, in...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 he was... | |
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As an actor, confest without rival to shine ; As a wit, if not first, in the very first line : Yet, with talents like these, and an excellent heart... 
