 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 דפים
...Biographical History. recommended, by a more accurate and finished engraving, to the publick notice: " The figure, that thou here seest put, " It was for gentle Shakespeare cut; " Wherein the graver had a strife '.' With Nature, to outdoo the life : " O, could he but have drawne his wit " As... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 דפים
...Hiographical History. recommended, by a more accurate and finished engraving, to the publick notice: " The figure, that thou here seest put, " It was for gentle Shakespeare cut; " Wherein the graver hail a strife " With Nature, to outdoo the life: " O, could he but have drawne his wit " As... | |
 | John Britton - 1814 - 74 דפים
..."Martin Droeshout, Sculspit, London ;" and on the opposite page are these lines by Ben Jonson, addressed "To the Reader." " This figure that thou here sees't put, It was for gentle Shakspeare cut, Wherein the graver had a strife With nature to outdoo the lue : ( ) , could he but... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1814 - 470 דפים
...Martin Droeshout, Sculspit, London;" and on the opposite page are these lines by Ben Jonson, addressed "To the Reader." " This figure that thou here sees't put. It was for gcutlc Shakspeare cut, Wherein the graver had a strife With nature to outdoo the liie : , O, could... | |
 | John Walker - 1814 - 566 דפים
...lines, written by Ben Jonson, who personally knew, and was familiarly acquainted with ou^ Poet. The figure that thou here see'st put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut; in whichdhe graver had a strife With nature, to out-do the life. O could he but have drawn his wit... | |
 | Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 482 דפים
...penury or sloth, Who makes the one, so it be first, makes both. XI.* ON THE PORTRAIT OF SHAKSPEARE. To THE READER. This figure that thou here seest put, It was for gentle SHAKSPEARE cut, Wherein the graver had a strife With nature, to out-do the life : O could he but have... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1817 - 708 דפים
...lr. Mann-. 1>ntefihoni. VitV the *r,ijjwm:: -^twution of its vcT^s:Tr.r;itn^c fron-. the « TO TIJE READER. " THIS figure that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakspeare cut; Wherein the graver had a strife With nature, to out-do the life. O, could he but have... | |
 | James Boaden - 1824 - 240 דפים
...Jonson, fronting this portrait, are too important not to require accurate quotation. FROM THE FOLIO 1623. TO THE 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... | |
 | James Boaden - 1824 - 178 דפים
...Jonson, fronting this portrait, are too important not to require accurate quotation. FROM THE FOLIO 1623. TO THE 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: U. could he but have drawne his wit As well in... | |
 | James Granger - 1824 - 800 דפים
...by a prolepsis ; not in the rank in which he now stood, but in that for which nature designed him. TO THE READER. " This figure that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakespear cut ; Wherein the graver had a strife With nature, to out-do the life. O could he but have... | |
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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 brass, as he hath hit His face ; the print would then surpass All... 
