 The next had all the cunning of a Scot ; The third invention, genius — nay, what not? Fraud, now exhausted, only could dispense To her fourth son their threefold impudence.  Select epigrams - Página 45por Select epigrams - 1797Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Thomas Wright - 1848 - 496 páginas
...THE SHAKESPEARE GALLERY. [1789. of the age, Lauder, Macpherson, Chatterton, and W. H. Ireland : — " Four forgers, born in one prolific age, Much critical acumen did engage. The first was soon by doughty Douglas scared, Though Johnson would have screen'd him, had he dared ; The... | |
 | Thomas Wright, Robert Harding Evans - 1851 - 524 páginas
...decipiatur." Mason wrote the following epigram on the forger of the Shakspeare Manuscripts : — " Four forgers, born in one prolific age, Much critical acumen did engage. The first* was soon by donghty Donglas scared, Thongh Johnson would have screen'd him had he dar'd ; *... | |
 | Samuel Roffey Maitland - 1857 - 114 páginas
...Elfrida and Caractacus," in the parody which he made with reference to the imposture of Ireland?— " Four forgers, born in one prolific age Much critical acumen did engage. The first was soon by doughty Douglas scar'd Tho' Johnson would have screened Mm had he dared The next... | |
 | Henry Philip Dodd - 1870 - 652 páginas
...Born 1725. Died 1797. INSCRIPTION UNDER A PICTURE OF THE EDITOR OF SHAKESPEARE'S MANUSCRIPTS. 1796. Four Forgers, born in one prolific age, Much critical acumen did engage. The first was soon by doughty Douglas scar'd, Though Johnson would have screen'd him, had he dar'd ; The... | |
 | Epigrammatists - 1870 - 654 páginas
...Born 1725. Died 1797. INSCRIPTION UNDER A PICTURE OF THE EDITOR OF SHAKESPEARE'S MANUSCRIPTS. 1796. Four Forgers, born in one prolific age, Much critical acumen did engage. The first was soon by doughty Douglas scar'd, Though Johnson would have screen'd him, had he dar'd ; The... | |
 | Walter Hamilton - 1879 - 344 páginas
...following parody of Dryden's Epigram on Milton, supposed to have been written by William Mason : — " Four forgers, born in one prolific age, Much critical acumen did engage ; The first* was soon by Doughty Douglas scar'd, Tho' Johnson would have screen'd him had he dar'd. " The... | |
 | John Ashton - 1885 - 624 páginas
...many other Shakespearean forgeries, was fabricated by WH Ireland, who is classed as follows : — " Four forgers born in one prolific age, Much critical acumen did engage : The first J was soon, by doughty Douglas, scar'd, Tho' Johnson would have screen'd him, had he dar'd. The... | |
 | 1885 - 304 páginas
...Epigram on Milton, is appended ; the lines were probably written by the Reverend William Mason : — " Four forgers', born in one prolific age, Much critical acumen did engage : The first* was soon by Doughty Douglas scar'd, Tho' Johnson would have screen'd him had he dar'd. The next... | |
 | 1910 - 292 páginas
..."Notorious Characters, No. i" med følgende vers, der sammenstiller aarhundredets 4 store falsknere: "Four forgers, born in one prolific age, Much critical acumen did engage. The first was soon by doughty Douglas scared, Though Johnson would have screened him, had he dared; The... | |
 | Walter Jerrold - 1926 - 264 páginas
...heel." Robert Burns. INSCRIPTION UNDER A PICTURE OF THE EDITOR OF SHAKESPEARE'S MANUSCRIPTS, 1796. Four Forgers* born in one prolific age, Much critical acumen did engage, The first was soon by doughty Douglas scared, Though Johnson would have screened him, had he dared ; The... | |
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