 | Octavius Gilchrist - 1808 - 74 strani
...strife With nature, to out-do the life. O, could he but have drawn his wit As well in brass, *; he hath hit His face, the print would then surpass All that...writ in brass; But since he cannot, reader, look, Co tfje e©emorj? of MY BELOVED, THE AUTHOR, MR. WILLIAM SHAKSPEARE, AND WHAT HE HATH LEFT US. To draw... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 574 strani
...out-do the life. O could he but have drawn his wit As well in brass as he hath hit His face, the piece would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass. But since he cannot, &c. BJ In these verses Ben plainly asserts, that if the engraver could have drawn Shakespeare's wit... | |
 | John Walker - 1811 - 572 strani
...was for gentle Shakespeare cut; In which the graver had a strife With nature, to out-do the life. O could he but have drawn his wit As well in brass as he hath hit His face, the piece would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass. But since he cannot,... | |
 | William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft - 1812 - 544 strani
...was for geatlt Shakespeare cut ; Wherein tin- graver 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 print would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass ; But since he cannot,... | |
 | 1816 - 832 strani
...strife With Nature to out-do the life. O could he but have drawn his wit As well in brass as he hath hit His face, the print would then surpass All that...in brass ; But since he cannot, reader, look Not on bis Picture but his Book.] Of the portrait, thus authenticated, Mr.Britton says, "It would not be diffi-'... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1817 - 708 strani
...was for gentle Shakspeare 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 brass, as he hath hit His face, the print would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass; But since he cannot,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1821 - 740 strani
...for gentle Shakspeare 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 brass, as he hath hit " His face, the print would then surpass n All that was ever writ in brass ; " But since he... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1826 - 216 strani
...was for gentle Shakspeare cut; Wherein the graver had a strife With nature, to out-do the life. 0 , could he but have drawn his wit As well in brass , as he hath hit His face , the jn int. woidd then surpass AH that was ever writ in brass ; But since he cannot,... | |
 | Augustine Skottowe - 1824 - 708 strani
...was for gentle Shakspeare 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 brass, as he hath hit His face, the print would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass ; But since he cannot,... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1824 - 982 strani
...Wherein the Graver had a strife () could he but have drawne his mil As well in Urasse, as he hath hit HU Face; the Print would then surpass? All that was ever writ in Braae. The preceding and subsequent verses are the same in BOTH editions. • Mr. Grenvillc informs... | |
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O 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 his picture, but his book. 
