 | James Appleton Morgan - 1888 - 360 стор.
...engraving of Chapman." Under this engraving is printed a copy of Jonson's lines, as follows : TO THE READER. This figure that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut; Wherein the graver had a strife1 With nature to outdo the life: 0, could he but have... | |
 | 1888 - 250 стор.
...those of his friend Benjamin — mostly by inversion. Here are the Folio's first ten lines — To THE READER. This Figure, that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut; Wherein the Graver had a strife with Nature to outdoo the life: O, could he but have... | |
 | 1888 - 746 стор.
...Titel gegenüber, welcher Shakspere's Bild zeigt, ein Gedicht, welches sich auf dieses bezieht: To the Reader. This Figure, that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut; Wherein the Grauer had a strife With Nature, to oul-doo the life: 0, could he but... | |
 | Charlotte Carmichael Stopes - 1889 - 296 стор.
...vijs. 1623. We now come to the credentials presented in the introduction to the first folio. To THE READER. This figure that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakspere cut, Ah, could he but have drawne his wit As well in brasse as he hath hit His face ; the... | |
 | Sarah Warner Brooks - 1890 - 518 стор.
...engraved likeness of the poet. " This figure that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut, Wherein the graver had a strife With nature,...outdo the life. O could he but have drawn his wit A3 well in brass as he hath hit His face, the print would then surpass All that wag ever writ in brass... | |
 | Grolier Club - 1891 - 84 стор.
...Day, Dekker, and Lodge. folio editions of his works, authenticated as it is by Ben Jonson's verses, Wherein the Graver had a strife With nature to outdo the Life, cannot be rivaled by any of the numerous oil-portraits, not one of which can be traced back farther... | |
 | Brayton Ives - 1891 - 356 стор.
...state as they are here is rare, even in the most expensive copies. The verses are as follows : To THE READER. This Figure, that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut; Wherein the Grauer had a strife With Nature, to out-doo the life: , O, could he but... | |
 | Thomas William White - 1892 - 326 стор.
...of 1623. And first, we have the lines set opposite the portrait of the presumed author. • To the Reader. This figure, that thou here see'st put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut, Wherein the Graver had a strife With Nature to out-doe the life. Oh, could he but... | |
 | Emma Marshall - 1890 - 388 стор.
...William Shakespeare : — To THE READER. ' This figure that thou seest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut, Wherein the graver had a strife With Nature to...life. O ! could he but have drawn his wit As well on brass, as he hath hit His face ; the print would then surpass All that was ever writ in brass. But... | |
 | Helen Archibald Clarke - 1908 - 520 стор.
...reproduced in this volume, which it is safe to regard as the Shakespeare Ben Jonson remembered: "TO THE READER This Figure, that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut; Wherein the Graver had a strife With Nature, to out-doo the life: O, could he but... | |
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To THE READER. This Figure, that thou here seest put, It was for gentle Shakespeare cut ; Wherein the Graver had a strife With Nature, to outdo the life. 
