 | William Shakespeare - 1788 - Liczba stron: 318
...have drawn his wit " As well in brassc, as he hath hit " His face, the print would then surpasje " All that was ever writ in brasse ; " But, since he...reader, looke " Not on his picture, but his booke." BEN JONSON. " This print gives us a truer representation of Shakspere, than several more pompous memorials... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - Liczba stron: 390
...Nature, to outdoo the life: " O, could he but have drawne 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, since he cannot, Header, looke " Not on his picture, but his Uooke." That the legitimate resemblance of such a man has... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - Liczba stron: 470
...in brasse, as he hath hit His face; the print would then aurpaase . • All, that was ever writ on brasse. But, since he cannot, Reader, looke Not on his Picture, but his Book*. B' f p The above volume was carefully reprinted in close imitation of the original, a few years... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - Liczba stron: 532
...nature to outdoo the lile : ... O, could he but have drawne his wit As well in brasse, as he hath hit His face ; the print would then surpasse All, that was ever writ on brasse. But, since be cannot. Reader, looke Not on his Picture, but hit Booke. BI The above volume... | |
 | John Britton - 1814 - Liczba stron: 74
...brasse, ав he hath hit His lace ; the print would then surpasse All, that was ever writ on brasse. Rut, since he cannot, Reader, looke Not on his Picture, but his Booke. BI The above volume was carefully reprinted in close imitation of the original, a few years back, by... | |
 | John Evans - 1818 - Liczba stron: 564
...With nature, to out-do the life. O ! could he hut have drawn his wit, As well in brasse as he hath hit His face, the print would then surpasse All that was...he cannot, reader looke Not on his picture but his BOOSE 1 You will pardon me, my young friend, for this digression ; being in my tour so near the native... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - Liczba stron: 676
...outdoo the life : O, could he but have drawne his wit As well in brasse, as he hath hit His face I ; the print would then surpasse ' All that was ever...its preservation, would excite greater astonishment, where it not recollected, that a portrait of him has lately become an object of far higher consequence... | |
 | James Boaden - 1824 - Liczba stron: 178
...Nature, to out-doo the life: U. could he but have drawne his wit As well in brasse, as he hath hit His face; the print would then surpasse All that was...cannot, Reader, looke Not on his Picture, but his Booke. • BI It has been sneeringly said of them, that " it is lucky these metrical commendations are not... | |
 | James Boaden - 1824 - Liczba stron: 246
...Nature, to out-doo the life: O, could he but have drawne his wit As well in brasse, as he hath hit His face ; the print would then surpasse All that...cannot, Reader, looke Not on his Picture, but his Booke. BI It has been sneeringly said of them, that " it is lucky these metrical commendations are not required... | |
 | 1824 - Liczba stron: 762
...With nature to outdo the life, O could he but have drawne the wit As well in brasse, as he hath hit His face ; the print would then surpasse All that...cannot, reader looke Not on his picture, but his booke. " BJ" We are to recollect that this voucher was written by his contemporary, that the portrait was... | |
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Reader THIS Figure, that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut; Wherein the Graver had a strife With Nature, to out-doo the life: O, could he but have drawne his wit As well in brasse, as he hath hit His face; the Print would then surpasse... 
