 | William Shakespeare - 1858 - 836 pages
...verses by Ben Jonson, which of themselves attest in some degree the truthfulness of the portrait : — " riends, and full of expectation : an excellent plot, very good friends. graver had a strife With Nature, to out-doo the life. 0, could he but have drawne his wit As well in... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1858 - 832 pages
...Jonson, which of themselves attest in some degree the truthfulness of the portrait : — " This figuro, that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut ; Wherein the graver had a strife With Nature, to out-doo the life. 0, could he but have drawno his wit As well in... | |
 | 1860 - 444 pages
...hasty throating of them into the market immediately upon the demise of their latest beneficiare. " To the reader:— This Figure that thou here see'st put, It was for gentle SHAK&SPEARE cut; Wherein the graver had a strife With Nature, to out-doo the life. 0 conld he bat have... | |
 | Samuel Neil - 1861 - 140 pages
...accuracy, considering the art of engraving then, of the likeness, by these lines, placed opposite it :— "To the reader:— This Figure, that thou here seest put, It was for gentle SHAKESPEARE out; Wherein the Graver had a strife With Nature, to out-doo the life. 0, could he but have drawne... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1862 - 964 pages
...verses by Ben Jonson, which of themselves attest in some degree the truthfulness of the portrait : — " graver had a strife With Nature, to out •• i"" the life. 0, could he but have drawne his wit As... | |
 | Henry George Bohn - 1863 - 566 pages
...Reader. This Figure, that thou here seest out, 11 was for gentle Shakespeare cnt; Wherein the Graver bad a strife With Nature, to out-doo the life : O could he but have drawne his VVJt As well In Hrasse, an be bath hit His face ; the Print would then surpaaae All, that was ever... | |
 | Jacques-Charles Brunet - 1864 - 918 pages
...Drocshoul; el vis-à-vis ce titre un feuillet contenant les vers suivants de Ben Johnson, imprimés ainsi : To the Reader, This Figure, that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut; AVherein the Grauer liad a strife with Nature, to out-doo the life: O, could he but haue drawne his... | |
 | Jacques-Charles Brunet - 1864 - 920 pages
...the Reader. This Figure, that thou here seest put. It was for gentle Shakespeare cut; ЛУпегет the Grauer had a strife with Nature, to out-doo the life: O, could he but haue drawne his vvit As well in brasse, as he hath hit His face; the Print would then surpasse All,... | |
 | Stephen Watson Fullom - 1864 - 394 pages
...declares to be faithfully presented in the portrait given in the first folio edition of his works:— " This figure, that thou here see'st put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut; Wherein the graver had a strife With Nature, to outdo the life. Oh, could he but have drawn his wit As well in... | |
 | Jacques-Charles Brunet - 1864 - 948 pages
...les vers suivants de Ben Johnson, imprimés ainsi : To the Reader. This Figure, that thou here scest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut; Wherein the Grauer had a strife vvilh Nature, to out-doo the life: O, could he but haue drawne his wit As well in brasse, as he hath... | |
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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-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... 
