And joyed to wear the dressing of his lines, Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As, since, she will vouchsafe no other wit. The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes, Neat Terence, witty Plautus, now not please; But antiquated and deserted lie, As... The English Poets - Página 20editado por - 1880Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| William Tegg - 1879 - 290 páginas
...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,...Plautus, now not please; But antiquated and deserted he, As they were not of Nature's family. Yet must I not give Nature all; thy art My gentle Shakspeare... | |
| Laura Valentine - 1880 - 634 páginas
...Mercury, to charm ! Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joyed to wear the dressing of his lines ! Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As, since,...nature be, His art doth give the fashion ; and, that he Who casts to write a living line, must sweat (Such as thine are) and strike the second heat Upon... | |
| Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 536 páginas
...lie A little nearer Spenser, to make room For Shakespear in your threefold, fourfold tomb.* 1 Seneca. Which were so richly spun, and woven so fit, As, since,...nature be, His art doth give the fashion ; and that he 1 Who casts to write a living line, must sweat (Such as thine are) and strike the second heat Upon... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1880 - 842 páginas
...since, she will vouchsafe no otber wit. The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes, Neat Terence, witty PJautns now not please; But antiquated and deserted lie, As...nature all ; thy art, My gentle Shakspeare, must enjoy u. part. For though the poet's matter nature be, His art doth give the fashion ; and, that he Who casts... | |
| William Shakespeare, Henry Norman Hudson - 1880 - 570 páginas
...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...no other wit : The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes, Betwixt this day and that, by fate be slain, For whom your curtains may be drawn again. But if precedency... | |
| William Thomson - 1880 - 382 páginas
...fashioned. Better than common wonderers, Jonson feels he cannot give Nature more than her due;. art must enjoy a part. *• ' " For though the poet's...nature be, ' His art doth give the fashion; and that he ' Who casts to write a living line, must sweat,—. Such as thine are,—and strike the second heat... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1880 - 300 páginas
...they were not of Nature's family. — Yet must I not give Nature all ; thy art, My gentle Shakespeare, must enjoy a part : For, though the poet's matter...Nature be, His art doth give the fashion ; and that he Who casts to write a living line must sweat, — Such as thine are, — and strike the second heat... | |
| George Gilfillan - 1881 - 744 páginas
...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,...nature be, His art doth give the fashion ; and, that he Who casts to write a living line, must sweat (Such as thine are) and strike the second heat Upon... | |
| Henry Troth Coates - 1881 - 1138 páginas
...their prime, Nature herself was proud of his designs, And joy'd to wear the dressing of his lines: mad Shakespeare, must enjoy a part : For though the poet's matter nature he, His art doth give the fashion... | |
| William Shakespeare - 1881 - 304 páginas
...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...no other wit : The merry Greek, tart Aristophanes, Betwixt this day and that, by fate be slain, For whom your curtains may be drawn again. But if precedency... | |
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