To paint fair Nature, by divine command, • Her magic pencil in his glowing hand, A Shakspeare rose: then, to expand his fame Wide o'er this breathing world, a Garrick came. Though sunk in death the forms the Poet drew, The Actor's genius bade them breathe... A Historical Description of Westminster Abbey - Seite 901844 - 124 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1901 - 626 Seiten
...fabric of a vision Leave not a wreck behind. The monument of David Garrick contains the following: To paint fair Nature, by divine command. Her magic pencil in his glowing hand, A Shakespeare rose. then, to expand his fame. Wide o'er this breathing world, a Garrick came. The monuments... | |
| Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb - 1903 - 634 Seiten
...saddest realities. Going nearer, I found inscribed under this harlequin figure the following lines : — To paint fair Nature, by divine command, Her magic...his glowing hand, A Shakspeare rose : then to expand his fame Wide o'er this breathing world, a Garrick came. Though sunk in death the forms the Poet drew,... | |
| Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb - 1903 - 636 Seiten
...saddest realities. Going nearer, I found inscribed under this harlequin figure the following lines :— To paint fair Nature, by divine command, Her magic...his glowing hand, A Shakspeare rose : then to expand his fame Wide o'er this breathing world, a Garrick came. Though sunk in death the forms the Poet drew,... | |
| Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb - 1903 - 424 Seiten
...saddest realities. Going nearer, I found inscribed under this harlequin figure the following lines : — To paint fair Nature, by divine command Her magic...glowing hand, A Shakspeare rose ; then, to expand his fame Wide o'er this breathing world, a Garrick came. Though sunk in death the forms the Poet drew,... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1904 - 460 Seiten
...realities. Going nearer, I found inscribed under this harlequin figure the following lines : — 10 To paint fair Nature, by divine command, Her magic pencil in his glowing hand, A Shakespeare rose ; then, to expand his fame Wide o'er this breathing world, a Garrick came. Though... | |
| George Eyre Evans - 1905 - 360 Seiten
...Shakespeare's statue. The monument itself is on the opposite wall, with this epitaph by Pratt : — To paint fair Nature., by divine command, Her magic pencil in his glowing hand, A Shakespeare rose ; then, to expand his fame Wide o'er this breathing world, a Garrick catne. Though... | |
| William Tenney Brewster - 1907 - 424 Seiten
...saddest realities. Going nearer, I found inscribed under this harlequin figure the following lines: — To paint fair Nature, by divine command, Her magic pencil in his glowing hand, A Shakespeare rose: then, to expand his fame Wide o'er this breathing world, a Garrick came. Though sunk... | |
| Charles Lamb - 1923 - 144 Seiten
...saddest realities. Going nearer, I found inscribed under this harlequin figure the following lines : To paint fair Nature, by divine command, • Her magic...his glowing hand, A Shakspeare rose: then, to expand his fame Wide o'er this breathing world, a Garrick came. Though sunk in death the forms the Poet drew,... | |
| 1899 - 908 Seiten
...Westminster Abbey bears the epitaph which the kindly Lamb thinks a desecration .of the poet : — " To pitint fair Nature, by divine command, Her magic pencil in his glowing hand, A Shakespeare rose ; then, to expand his fame Wide o'er the breathing world, a Garrick came. Though sunk... | |
| Thomas Davies - 1969 - 836 Seiten
...of health, and, in fact, so near his end. I DECUS, I NOSTRUM ! No. XXI. EPITAPH GARRICK's MONUMENT. To paint fair nature, by divine command, Her magic pencil in his glowing hand, A Shakespeare rose; then, to expand his fame Wide o'er the " breathing world," a Gnrrick came Though... | |
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