 | Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 páginas
...Obferve the work. My Lord reply'd, 'Till now I thought my mouth was wide ; Befides, my nofe is fomewhat long, Dear Sir, for me, 'tis far too young. Oh pardon me, the artift cry'd, In this we Painters muft decide : Tne piece even common eyes muft ftrike, I warrant it... | |
 | John Gay - 1770 - 204 páginas
...Obferve the work. My Lord reply'd, Till now I thought my mouth was wide ; Befides, my nofe, is fomewhat long ; Dear Sir, for me, 'tis far too young. Oh ! pardon me, the artift cry'd, In this we painters muft decide. The piece ev'n common eyes muft ftrike, I warrant it... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1791 - 966 páginas
...Obferve the work. My Lord replied, Till now I thought my mouth was wide , Befidcs, my nole is fomcwhat long ; Dear Sir, for me 'tis far too young. Oh pardon me ! the artift cried, In this the painters muft decide. The piece even common eyes muft ftrik* ; I warrant... | |
 | John Gay - 1792 - 250 páginas
...Obferve the work. My Lord reply'd, 'Till now I thought my mouth was wide; ' Befides, my nofe is fomewhat long ; Dear Sir, for me, 'tis far too young. Oh ! pardon me, the artift cry'd, In this, we painters muft decide. - The piece ev'n common eyes muft fuike, I warrant... | |
 | 1794 - 918 páginas
...the work. My Lord replied, "Till now I thought my mouth was wide} Bcfides, my nofe is fomcwhat-long : Dear Sir, for me, 'tis far too young." " Oh! pardon me, the artift cry'd; In this we painters mult decide. The piece ev'n common eyes muft flrike, I warrant it... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 906 páginas
...Obferve the work. My Lord replied, " Till now I thought my mouth was wide) Bcfules my nofe is form what long : Dear Sir, for me, 'tis far too young." " Oh ! pardon me, the art ill cry'd; In this we painters mud decide. The piece ev'n common eyes nmfi ftrikc, 1 warrant it... | |
 | John Gay - 1799 - 250 páginas
...Obferve the work. My Lord reply'd, Till new I thought my mouth was wide ; BeGdes , my nofe is fomewhat long , Dear Sir, for me, 'tis far too young . Oh , pardon me , the artift cry'd, In this we painters inufi decide. The piece ev'n common eyes muft ftrike, I warrant it... | |
 | John Gay, Edward Moore - 1800 - 260 páginas
...yet with patience you shall view As much as paint and art can do. Observe the work. My lord reply'd, 'Till now I thought my mouth was wide; Besides, my...the artist cry'd, In this we painters must decide: Tlie piece ev'n common eyes must strike; I warrant it extremely like. My lord examin'd it a new; No... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 512 páginas
...Obferve the work." My Lord replied, " Till now I thought my mouth was wide j Befides, my nofe is fomewhat long : Dear Sir, for me, 'tis far too young" $• " Oh ! pardon me, the artift cry'd ; In this we Painters muft decide. The piece ev'n common eyes muft fttilw, I warrant it... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 páginas
...Obferve the work. My Lord replied, Till now I- thought my mouth was wide; Bcfides, my nofe is fomewhat long ; Dear Sir, for me 'tis far too young. Oh pardon me ! the artift cried, In this the painters mud decide. The piece even common eyes muft ftrike; I warrant it... | |
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Might well a Raphael's hand require, To give them all the native fire; The features, fraught with sense and wit, You'll grant are very hard to hit; But yet with patience you shall view, As much as paint and art can do.' Observe the work. My Lord replied,... 
