 And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines! Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As, since, she will vouchsafe no other wit. The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes, Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now not please; But antiquated and deserted lie, As...  The plays of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and illustr. of ... - Page 350by William Shakespeare - 1809Full view - About this book
 | Robert Greene, Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson - English poetry - 1878 - 576 pages
...forth to warm Our ears, or like a Mercury to charm ! Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joyed to wear the dressing of his lines ! Which were so...deserted lie, As they were not of nature's family. Yet must I not give nature all ; thy art, My gentle Shakspeare, must enjoy a part. For though the poet's... | |
 | William Tegg - Literary Criticism - 1879 - 290 pages
...still were in their prime, When like Apollo he came forth to warm Our ears, or like a Mercury to charm, Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd...Plautus, now not please; But antiquated and deserted he, As they were not of Nature's family. Yet must I not give Nature all; thy art My gentle Shakspeare... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Ben Jonson - English poetry - 1879 - 844 pages
...forth to warm Our ears, or like a Mercury to charm ! Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joyed to wear the dressing of his lines ! Which were so...deserted lie, As they were not of Nature's family. Yet must I not give Nature all ; thy art, My gentle Shakespeare, must enjoy a part. For though the... | |
 | Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 pages
...to warm Our ears, or like a Mercury, to charm ! Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joyed to wear the dressing of his lines ! Which were so...deserted lie, As they were not of Nature's family. Yet must I not give Nature all ; thy art, My gentle Shakspeare, must enjoy a part. For though the poet's... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1880 - 524 pages
...lie A little nearer Spenser, to make room For Shakespear in your threefold, fourfold tomb.' 1 Seneca. Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As, since,...deserted lie, As they were not of Nature's family. Yet must I not give Nature all ; thy Art, My gentle Shakspeare, must enjoy a part. For though the poet's... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1880 - 528 pages
...Spenser, to make room For Shakespear in your threefold, fourfold tomb.' • Seneca. 20 THE ENGLISH POETS. Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As, since,...deserted lie, As they were not of Nature's family. Yet must I not give Nature all ; thy Art, My gentle Shakspeare, must enjoy a part. For though the poet's... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1880 - 300 pages
...were in their prime, When, like Apollo, he came forth to warm Our ears, or like a Mercury to charm. Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd...no other wit : The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes, Betwixt this day and that, by fate be slain, For whom your curtains may be drawn again. But if precedency... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Henry Norman Hudson - 1880 - 570 pages
...peace, unshared cave, Possess as lord, not tenant, of thy grave; That unto us and others it may be Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now not please ; But...deserted lie, As they were not of Nature's family. — Yet must I not give Nature all ; thy art, My gentle Shakespeare, must enjoy a part : For, though... | |
 | Languages, Modern - 1852 - 1460 pages
...will vouchsafe no other wit: The merry Greek, t&rl Aristophanes, Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now uot please; But antiquated and deserted lie, As they were not of Nature's family. *) P. 225: And though thou hast small Latin and less Greek, etc. **) «TOiteetbeilt »en ÍWnfiue,... | |
 | James G. McManaway - Drama - 1994 - 64 pages
...language, so that each character always has the right words to express his particular thought or emotion. Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines! . . . Yet must I not give Nature all, Thy art, My gentle Shakespeare, must enjoy a part. For though... | |
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