As an actor, confess'd without rival to shine; As a wit, if not first, in the very first line; Yet, with talents like these, and an excellent heart, The man had his failings — a dupe to his art. Miscellaneous Works - Page 594de Oliver Goldsmith - 1884 - 695 pagesAffichage du livre entier - À propos de ce livre
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...Garrick, describe him who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man : As an actor, confest without rival to shine; As a wit, if not first, in...an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting; 'Twas only... | |
| Richard Warner - 1802 - 332 pages
...GARRICK, describe me who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man ; As an after, confest without rival to shine; As a wit, if not first, in...an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affefting; 'Twas only... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...Garrick,* describe him who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man ; As an actor, cenfest without rival to shine ; As a wit, if not first, in...an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting j 'Twas... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pages
...Garrick, describe him who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man : As an actor, confest without rival to shine ; As a wit, if not first, in...an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting ; 'Twas... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...Gariick, describe him who ran, An abridgement of all that was pleasant in man; As an actor, contest without rival to shine : As a wit, if not first, in...an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread. And be-plaster'd with rouije his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting ; Twas... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 322 pages
...Garrick, describe me who can, An abridgement of all that was pleasant in man ; As an actor, confest without rival to shine : As a wit, if not first, in...a dupe to his art. Like an ill-judging beauty, his colors he spread,. And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pages
...Garrlck, describe him who can, An abridgement of all that was pleasantin man : As an actor, coufest without rival to shine*, As a wit, if not first, in...— a dupe to his art. Like an ill-judging beauty, bis colours he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural,... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...Garr.ck, describe him who can. An abridgement of all that was pleasant in man : As an actor, contest without rival to shine; As a wit, if not first, in...excellent heart, The man had his failings— a dupe tohis art. Uke an ill-judging beauty, ^his colours he spread, And bcplaster'd with rouge his own natural... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 470 pages
...Garrick, describe me who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man ; As an actor, confest without rival to shine : As a wit, if not first in...an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting ; 'Twas... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 pages
...Gamck, describe him who c..it, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man; As an actor, confest without rival to shine: As a wit, if not first, in...and an excellent heart, The man had his failings, a dup« to his art. . * The Rev. Dr Dodd. j\ Dr. Kcnrick, who read lectures at the Devil Tavern, under... | |
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