| John Walker - 1811 - 646 Seiten
...Goldsmith's death : " Here Reynolds is laid ; and, to tell you my mind, He lias not left a wiser or belter behind ; His pencil was striking, resistless, and...To coxcombs averse, yet most civilly steering; When tlieyjudg'dwithoutskill, he was still hard of hearing; When they talk'd of their Raphaels, Corregios,... | |
| Enos Bronson - 1812 - 556 Seiten
...to the literary club, by his friend Oliver Goldsmith : Here REYNOLDS is laid, and, to tell you ray mind, He has not left a wiser, or better behind :...his manners our heart : To coxcombs averse, yet most civilily steering, When they judg'd without skill he was still hard of hearing ; When they talk'd of... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 470 Seiten
...Then what was his failing? come tell it, and burn ye, He was, could he help it ? a special attorney. Here Reynolds is laid, and to tell you my mind, He has not left a wiser or better behind ; That the rake and the poet o'er all may prevail, Set fire to the head, and set fire to the tail :... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1813 - 124 Seiten
...Goldsmith s fine feast, who has written fine books' Heuren send* us good m«at, but the Dtvilimdi eioki. 'Reynolds is laid, and, to tell you my mind, He has...and bland; Still born to improve us in every part, Hte pencil our faces, His manners our heart ; To coxcombs averse, yet most civilly steering, When they... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 240 Seiten
...what was his failing ? come, tell it, and burn ye,— He was, could he help it ? a special attorney. Here Reynolds is laid, and, to tell you my mind, He...hard of hearing ; When they talk'd of their Raphaels, Corregio's, and He shifted his trumpetl, and only took snuff. i Sir Joshua Reynolds was so remarkably... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1816 - 462 Seiten
...drawing his character in the form of an epitaph during sir Joshua's life-time, in the following lines: Here Reynolds is laid ; and, to tell you my mind,...striking, resistless, and grand; His manners were gentle, comply ing, and blond. Still born to improve us in every part: Hie pencil our faces, his manners our... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 Seiten
...Then what was his failing ? come, tell it, and burn ye. He was, could he help it ? a special attorney. Here Reynolds is laid, and to tell you my mind, He...behind : His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand ; Hismanners were gen tie, complying, and bland ; Still borrf'to improve us in every part, His pencil... | |
| George Alexander Cooke - 1817 - 346 Seiten
...artist, by his friend Goldsmith, in his poem of Retaliation, are too characteristic to be omitted. " Here Reynolds is laid ; and, to tell you my mind,...hard of hearing ; When they talk'd of their Raphaels, Correggios, and stuff, He shifted his trumpet*, and only took snuff." Plympton St. Mary — adjoins... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 Seiten
...failing? come, tell it, and burn ye, — He was, could he help it? a special attorney. Here Reynold? is laid, and to tell you my mind, He has not left...hard of hearing ; When they talk'd of their Raphaels, Corrcgio's, and stuff, He shifted his trumpet ''', and only took snuff. 19 Sir Joshna Reynolds was... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 294 Seiten
...attorney. Here Reynolds* u laid, and, to tell yon my mind, He has not left a wiser or hetter hehind ; His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand ; His...and bland ; Still born to improve us in every part, 71 is pencil our faces, his manners our heart: To coxcombs averse, yet most civilly steering; When... | |
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