| William Shakespeare - 1788 - 318 pages
...Mercury, to charm. Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines ; Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As, since,...Yet must I not give nature all ; thy art, My gentle Shakspere, must enjoy a part : — For though the poet's matter nature be, His art doth give the fashion... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1804 - 256 pages
...Mercury to charm I Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines ; Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As since she will voucbsafe no other wit: * Though the versification of this Poem is, in general, Fiiff and uncouth;... | |
| Octavius Gilchrist - 1808 - 74 pages
...Mercury to charm. Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines ; Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As, since,...Aristophanes, Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now not please ; A little nearer Spenser; to make room But antiquated and deserted lie, As they were not of Nature's... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pages
...1600. Malone. Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines; Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As, since,...deserted lie, As they were not of Nature's family. Vet must I not give Nature all; thy art, My gentle Shakspeare, must enjoy a part:*— For, though the... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 746 pages
...to charm '. Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines ! Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As since, she will vouchsafe DO other wit. The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes, Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now not please ; But... | |
| William Shakespeare, Capel Lofft - 1812 - 544 pages
...his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his tines ; Which were «o richly spun, and woven «o fit, As, since, she will vouchsafe no other wit : The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes, N«at Terence, witty PJautus, now not please ; * This U an allusion to the following lines in a cornraendator... | |
| Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 546 pages
...of ingratitude to Shakspeare for introducing\\\m to the stage, and bringing out this very play ! " Yet must I not give nature all ; thy art, My gentle Shakspeare, must enjoy a part." p. 560. Though Steevens and Malone could not avoid giving Jonson's poem " on the memory of his beloved... | |
| Ben Jonson, William Gifford - 1816 - 538 pages
...ingratitude to Shakspeare for introducingliim to the stage, and bringing out this very play ! " Yet mast I not give nature all ; thy art, My gentle Shakspeare, must enjoy a part." p. 560. Though Steevens and Malone could not avoid giving Jonson's poem " on the memory of his beloved... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1821 - 676 pages
...Mercury to charm. Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines; Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As, since,...all ; thy art, My gentle Shakspeare, must enjoy a part1: — Marlowe's having trod the stage. He was stabbed in the street, and died of the wound, in... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1826 - 548 pages
...Mercury to charm! Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines ! Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As since,...lie, As they were not of Nature's family. Yet must 1 not give Nature all : thy art, My gentle Shakspeare, must enjoy a part. For though the poet's matter... | |
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