 The Painter dead, yet still he charms the eye; While England lives, his fame can never die : But he, who struts his hour upon the stage, Can scarce extend his fame for half an age ; Nor pen nor pencil can the actor save, The art and artist share one common...  Memoirs of His Own Life - Page 256by Tate Wilkinson - 1790Full view - About this book
 | 1870 - 792 pages
...England lives his fame can never die ; ! ' .;• he who struts his hour upon the stage, Can scarce extend his fame for half an age ; Nor pen nor pencil can the actor save— The art and artist share one common grave." Gibber, in his " Apology," laments mellifluously,... | |
 | 730 pages
...While England lives, his Fame can never die : But he who " ftruts his hour upon the Stage," Can fcarce extend his Fame for half an Age, Nor Pen nor Pencil can the ASor fave: The Art, and Artift, fliare one common Grave. O let me drop one tributary Tear, On poor... | |
 | George Colman - 1777 - 318 pages
...While England lives, his fame can never die : But But Re, whoy?ra/i his hour upon thejlage, Can fcarce extend his fame for half an age ., Nor pen nor pencil can the actor fave, N The art, and artift, fhare one common grave. Oh, let me drop one tributary tear, On poor Jack Falftaff's... | |
 | BOUQUET. - 1780 - 354 pages
...While England lives, his fame can never die : But he, who firuts til hour upon the ftage, Can fcarce extend his fame for half an age ; Nor pen nor pencil can the a&or fave, The art, and artift, fhare one common gravs. O let me drop one tributary tear, On pocr Jack... | |
 | John Nichols - 1785 - 776 pages
...England lives, his fame can never die : M But he, * who ftruts his hour upon the flage,' " Can fcarce extend his fame for half an age ; *' Nor pen nor pencil can the actor fave, " The art, and artift, fhare one common grave*." * This idea originally occurred in Collty Ciller's From thence... | |
 | 1785 - 538 pages
...While England lives, his Fame can never die : But he, who ftruts his Hour upon the Stage, Can fcarce extend his Fame for Half an Age ; Nor Pen nor Pencil can the Aftor fave, The Art, and Artift jloare one common Grave. O let me drop one tributary Tear, On poor... | |
 | John Bell - 1792 - 272 pages
...While England lives, his fame can never die; But he, who struts his hour upon the stage, Can scarce extend his fame for half an age ; Nor pen nor pencil can the ador save, The art and artist share one common grave. 0 let me drop one tributary tear, On poor Jack... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1793 - 620 pages
...While England lives, his fame can never die : But he who flruts his hour upon the ftage, Can fcarce extend his fame for half an age ; Nor pen nor pencil can the adlor fave, The art, and artiit, (hare one common grave. O let me drop one tributary tear On poor Jack... | |
 | 1793 - 586 pages
...While England lives, his fame can never die : But he who ft nu s his hour upon the ftage, Can fcarce extend his fame for half an age ; Nor pen nor pencil can the ador fave, The art, and artift, ihare one common grave. О let me drop one tributary tear On poor Jack... | |
 | William Jones - 1795 - 516 pages
...While England lives, his fame can never die .• But he, who ftruts his hour upon the ftage, Canfcarce extend his fame for half an age ; Nor pen nor pencil can the aaor fave, The art and arti/ljbare one common grave. 0 lit me drop one tributary tear, On poor Jack... | |
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