 | John Adams - 1803 - 486 страници
...painted hiftorical fubjefcls in a ftyle of uncommon excellence. Dr. Goldfmith fays of him, " He was born to improve us in every part, " His pencil our faces — his manners our heart." He was the firft promoter of the literary club, of which Johnfon, Burke, and other great men were members.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 страници
...not left a wiser or better behind : His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand; His manners were gentle, complying, and bland ; Still born to improve...When they talk'd of their Raphaels, Corregios, and stuff, He shifted his trumpeti, and only took snuff. i Sir Joshua Reynolds was so remarkably deaf as... | |
 | Stephen Jones - 1805 - 470 страници
...not left a wiser nr better behindi Hie pencil was striking, resistless, and grand i His manners were gentle, complying. and bland. Still born to improve...His pencil our faces,— his manners, our heart." Sir Joshua died Feb. 93, 1792. RHAbES, a celebrated physician of the loth century, the Galen of the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 страници
...not left a wiser or better behind : His pencil was striking, resistless and grand ; His manners were gentle, complying and bland ; Still born to improve...steering, When they judg'd without skill he was still bard of bearing : When they talk'd of theirRaphaels.Corregios and stuff* He shifted his trumpet* and... | |
 | Select collection - 1806 - 262 страници
...striking, resistless, and grand ; His manners were gentle, complying, and bland, Still born to inform us in every part ; His pencil our faces, — his manners...heart : To coxcombs averse, yet most civilly steering, Where theyjudg'd without skill, he was still hard 6F hearing ; 78 stuff, He shifted his trumpet*, and... | |
 | Edward Edwards, Horace Walpole - 1808 - 394 страници
...behind ! His pencil was ftriking, refiftleis, and grand, His manners were gentle, complying, and blaad. Still born to improve us in every part, His pencil our faces, his manners our heart; To coxcombs averfe, yet moft civilv fleering; r When they judg'd without fkill, he was ftill hard of hearing; When... | |
 | Edward Edwards, Horace Walpole - 1808 - 396 страници
...pencil was ftriking, refiftlefs, and grand, His manners were gentle, complying, and bland. Still boi n to improve us in every part, His pencil our faces, his manners our heart; To coxcombs averfe, yet moft civilly fteering; When they judg'd without /kill, he was ftill hard of hearing; When... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1810 - 524 страници
...not left a wiser or better behind : His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand ; His manners were gentle, complying, and bland; Still born to improve...manners our heart; To coxcombs averse, yet most civilly steejing, When they judged without skill, he was still hard of hearing ; When they talk'd of their... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 102 страници
...not left a wifer or better behind: His pencil was ftriking, refiftlefs, and grand ; His manners were gentle, complying and bland ; Still born to improve...pencil our faces, his manners our heart : To coxcombs averfe, yet moft civilly fteering, When-theyjudg'dwithoutfldll, he was ftillhardof hearing; When they... | |
 | 1809 - 402 страници
...honi to iinjn ove us in every part, H is pencil our I'. ices, his manners our heart : To co\<:onibs averse, yet most civilly steering, When they judg'd...he was still hard of hearing ; When they talk'd of tl:eir Raphaels, Corregios, and stuff, He shifted his * trumpet, and only took snuff. * Sir .fushna... | |
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Here Reynolds is laid, and, to tell you my mind, He has not left a wiser or better behind ; His pencil was striking, resistless, and grand ; His manners were gentle, complying, and bland ; Still born to improve us in every part, His pencil our faces,... 
