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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... "
The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of ... - Page 2256
by William Thomas Lowndes - 1890
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The Dramatick Writings of Will. Shakspere: With the Notes of All ..., Volume 2

William Shakespeare - 1788 - 318 pages
...following commendatory lines : " This figure, that thou here see'st put, " It was for gentle Shakspere cut; " Wherein the graver had a strife " With nature, to out-doo the life, " O, could he but have drawn his wit " As well in brassc, as he hath hit " His face, the print would then surpasje " All that...
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The Plays of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections and ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare, George Steevens, Samuel Johnson - 1803 - 542 pages
...that thou here feeft put, " It was for gentle Shakefpeare cut ; " Wherein the graver had a ftrife " With Nature, to outdoo the life : " O, could he but have drawne his wit " As well in brafle, as he hath hit " His face ;7 the print would then fnrpafle " All that was ever writ in braiTe....
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The Plays of William Shakespeare ...: With the Corrections and ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1809 - 394 pages
...accurate and finished engraving, to the publick notice: " The figure, that thou here seest put, " It was for gentle Shakespeare cut; " Wherein the graver had..." O, could he but have drawne his wit " As well in brasse, as he hath hit " His face ;* the print would then surpasse " All that was ever writ in brasse....
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The plays of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1809 - 390 pages
...The figure, that thou here seest put, " It was for gentle Shakespeare cut; " Wherein the graver hail a strife " With Nature, to outdoo 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 " All that was ever writ in brasse....
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The plays of William Shakspeare, with the corrections and illustr ..., Volume 15

William Shakespeare - 1809 - 476 pages
...of Shakspeare hy Droeshout: " This figure which thou here seest put, " It was for gentle Shakspeare cut: " Wherein the graver had a strife " With nature, to out-doo the life " Henley. That artificial strife means, as Dr. Johnson has explained it, tht contest of art viith nature,...
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The Dramatic Works of William Shakspeare, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1814 - 470 pages
...Jonson, addressed "To the Reader." " This figure that thou here sees't put. It was for gcutlc Shakspeare cut, Wherein the graver had a strife With nature to outdoo the liie : , O, could he but have drawne his wit Ai well in brasse, as he hath hit His face; the print...
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The dramatic works of William Shakspeare. Whittingham's ed, Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1814 - 532 pages
...Jonson, addressed "To the Reader." " This figure that them here sees't put, It was for gentle Suakspeare cut, Wherein the graver had a strife With nature to outdoo the lile : ... O, could he but have drawne his wit As well in brasse, as he hath hit His face ; the print...
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Remarks on the life and writings of William Shakspeare

John Britton - 1814 - 74 pages
...Jonson, addressed "To the Reader." " This figure that thou here sees't put, It was for gentle Shakspeare cut, Wherein the graver had a strife With nature to outdoo the lue : ( ) , could he but have ctrawne his wit Ля well in brasse, ав he hath hit His lace ; the...
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare: With the Corrections ..., Volume 1

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 676 pages
...accurate and finished engraving, to the publick notice : The figure, that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut ; Wherein the graver had...life : O, could he but have drawne his wit As well in brasse, as he hath hit His face I ; the print would then surpasse ' All that was ever writ in brasse....
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The Plays and Poems of William Shakspeare, Volume 13

William Shakespeare - 1821 - 456 pages
...of Shakspeare by Droeshout: " This figure which thou here seest put, " It was for gentle Shakspeare cut : " Wherein the graver had a strife " With nature, to out-doo the life." HENLEY. That artificial strife means, as Dr. Johnson has explained it, ' the contest of art with nature,'...
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