Tho' secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick If they were not his own by finessing and trick ; He cast off his friends as a huntsman his pack, For he knew when he pleased he could whistle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he... Garrick and His Circle - Page 386by Florence Mary Wilson Parsons - 1906 - 417 pagesFull view - About this book
| Richard Warner - 1802 - 332 pages
...red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affefting; 'Twas only that when he was off, he was afting. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He turn'd and he vary'd full ten times a day; Tho' secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick, If they were not his... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1802 - 130 pages
...fpread, And beplafter'd with rouge his own natural red. On the ftage he was natural, firhple, affefting: 'Twas only, that, when he was off, he was acting. With no reafon on earth to go out of his way, He turn'd and he varied full ten times a-day : Tho' fecure of... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 192 pages
...spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting j 'Twas only that, when he was off, he was acting. With...reason on earth to go out of his way, He turn'd and he vary'd full ten times a day : Though secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick If they were not his... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...a dupe to his art. Like an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread. And be-plaster'd with rouije his own natural red. On the stage he was natural,...acting;. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He tuniM and he varied full ten times a day: Tho' secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick, If they... | |
| Select collection - 1806 - 262 pages
...be-plaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting; $ . Twasonly that when he was off, he was acting. With no reason...on earth to go out of his way, ^ He turn'd and he vary'd full ten times a day ; ^ Tho' secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick, 75 He cast off his... | |
| 1809 - 402 pages
...nahwal red. On the stage he was uatnral, simple, afi< cling; \ •-•..:>. only that wheu he was oft' he was acting.} With no reason on earth to go out...way, He turn'd and he varied full ten times a day; Tho' secure of our beaits, yet confoundedly sirk If they were not his own by finessing and trick ;... | |
| Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 656 pages
...an excellent heart, The man had his failings — a dupe to his art. Like an ill-judging beauty, bis colours he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his...acting. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He lurn'd and he varied full ten times a day : Though secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick If they... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 648 pages
...his failings— a dupe tohis art. Uke an ill-judging beauty, ^his colours he spread, And bcplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was...acting. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He lurn'd and he varied full ten times a day : Though secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick If they... | |
| John Sabine - 1810 - 308 pages
...natural red. Ou On the staire he was natural, simple, affective '.; "I was only that, when he was ottj he was acting. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He turn'd and he varied full ten times a-day; Though secure of our heart*, yet confoundedly sick, If they were not his own by finessing and... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 436 pages
...his colonrs he spread, A-nd beplaster'd with ronge his own natnral red. On the stage he was natnral, simple, affecting; Twas only that, when he was off, he was acting. With no reason on earth to go ont of his way, He tnrn'd and he varied fnll ten times a day ; Thongh secnre of onr hearts, yet confonndedly... | |
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