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" Here Reynolds is laid, and, to tell you my mind, He has not left a wiser or better behind ; His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand ; His manners were gentle, complying, and bland ; Still born to improve us in every part, His pencil our faces,... "
The Hibernian Magazine, Or, Compendium of Entertaining Knowledge - Page 292
1774
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A New Biographical Dictionary: Containing a Brief Account of the Lives and ...

Stephen Jones - Biography - 1799 - 456 pages
...gentle, complying, followed the steps of Athenian Stuart, in his travels through and bland. •/ ill burn to improve us in every part » His pencil our faces,— his manners, Creeot and residence at Athens ; our heart," •nd had availed himself of all the Sir Joshua died Fetj....
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The Poems of Oliver Goldsmith

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1800 - 192 pages
...behind : His pencil was striking, resistless and grand; His manners were gentle, complying and bland ; Still born to improve us in every part, His pencil our faces, his manners our heart : To coxcombs averse, yet most civilly steering, When they judg'd without skill he was still hard of hearing; When...
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Annual Register of World Events, Volume 17

History - 1801 - 554 pages
...behind ; His pencil was ftriking, refiftlefs and grand, His manners were gentle, complying and bland } Still born to improve us in every part, His pencil...faces, his manners our heart : To coxcombs averfe, yet moll civilly fleering, When they judg'd without (kill he was dill hard of hearing ; When they talk'd...
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The Works of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Knight ...: Containing His ..., Volume 1

Sir Joshua Reynolds, Edmond Malone - Art - 1801 - 440 pages
...pencil was striking, resistless, and grand ; " His manners were gentle, complying, and bland ; «' Still born to improve us in every part, " His pencil our faces, his manners our heart : " To coxcombs averse, yet most civilly steering, — " When they judg'd without skill, he was still hard of hearing;...
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The Poetical Works of Dr. Oliver Goldsmith: Containing His Deserted Village ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1802 - 130 pages
...page 70. His pencil wasftriking, refifllefs and grand ; His manners were gentle, complying and bland ; Still born to improve us in every part, His pencil...heart : To coxcombs averfe, yet moft civilly fleering, When they judg'd without fkill he was ftill hard of hearing : When they talk'd of their Raphaels, Corregios...
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B.: With an Account of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...striking, resistless, and grand ; His manners were gentle, complying, and bland; * Vide pige 74. f Ibid. Still born to improve us in every part, His pencil our faces, his manners our heart : To coxcombs averse, yet most civilly steering, When they judg'd without skill he was still hard of hearing : When...
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ..., Volume 4

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1803 - 716 pages
...behind. His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand; His manners were gentle, complying, and bland: Still born to improve us in every part; His pencil, our faces; his manners, our heart: To coxcombs averse, yet most civilly steering, When they judg'd without skill, he was still hard of hearing; When...
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The Beauties of England and Wales, Or, Delineations, Topographical ...

John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley - Architecture - 1803 - 662 pages
...pencil was striking, resistless, and grand; His manners were gentle, complying, and bland: Still bom to improve us in every part; His pencil, our faces ; his manners, our heart: To coxcombs averse, yet most civilly steering, When they judg'd without skill, he was still hard of hearing; When...
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A New History of Great Britain: From the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the ...

John Adams - Great Britain - 1803 - 486 pages
...painted hiftorical fubjefcls in a ftyle of uncommon excellence. Dr. Goldfmith fays of him, " He was born to improve us in every part, " His pencil our faces — his manners our heart." He was the firft promoter of the literary club, of which Johnfon, Burke, and other great men were members....
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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith: With an Account of His Life ...

Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1805 - 264 pages
...behind : His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand; His manners were gentle, complying, and bland ; Still born to improve us in every part, His pencil our faces, his manners our heart : To coxcombs averse, yet most civilly steering, When they judg'd without skill he was still hard of hearing ; When...
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