 | William Leighton - 1879 - 92 pages
...portrait: "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 brasse, as he hath hit His face; the Print would then surpasse All, that was ever writ in brasse. But... | |
 | Horace Hills Morgan - English literature - 1880 - 474 pages
...SHAKESPEARE. This figure that thou here seest put. It was for gentle Shakespeare cut. Wherein the graver had a strife With nature, to outdo the life: O could he but have drawn his wit. Aa woll in brass, as he hath hit UU f;uv ; tho print would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass:... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1881 - 304 pages
...: This figure, that thou here see'st put, • It was for gentle Shakespeare cut; Wherein the graver had a strife With Nature, to out-do the life. O, could...wit As well in brass as he hath hit His face, the print would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass: But, since he cannot, reader, look Not on... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1881 - 744 pages
...was for gentle Shakspeare cut, Wherein the graver had a strife With nature, to outdo the life : Oh, could he but have drawn his wit, As well in brass, as he hath hit His face; the print would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass: But since he cannot, reader, look Not on... | |
 | Henry Troth Coates - American poetry - 1881 - 1138 pages
...was for gentle Shakespeare cut; Wherein the Graver had a strife With Nature to outdo the life: Oh, he says, "you have your wish, there are your Saxon foes !" The Marshal almost Print would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass. But since he cannot, Reader, look Not at... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1882 - 552 pages
...love : " The figure that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakspeare cut; Wherein the graver had a strife With nature to outdo the life. O could he but have drawne his wit As well in brass as he hath hit His face, the print would then surpass All that was... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1883 - 802 pages
...READER. THIS figure that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut, Wherein the graver had a strife With nature, to outdo the life : O could...wit As well in brass as he hath hit His face; the print would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass: But since he cannot, reader, look Not on... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1883 - 422 pages
...love : " The figure that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakspeare cut; Wherein the graver had a strife With nature to outdo the life. O, could he but have drawne his wit As well in brass as he hath hit His face, the print would then surpass All that was... | |
 | John Rabone - Brooches - 1884 - 52 pages
...Shakespeare cut; Wherein the Graver had a strife With Nature to outdo the life : 0, could he but have drawne his wit As well in brass, as he hath hit His face ; this Print would then surpasse All that was ever writ in brass. But, since he cannot, Reader, looke... | |
 | 1886 - 704 pages
...1623 : " This figure that thou here seest put It was for gentle Shakespeare cut; Wherein the graver had a strife With Nature to outdo the life. O, could...wit As well In brass as he hath hit His face, the print would then surpass All that was ever writ In brass." The famous Chandos portrait and what are... | |
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had a strife With Nature to outdo the life : O could he but have drawn his wit As well in brass, as he hath hit His face, the portrait would then surpass All that was ever writ in 
