 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 162 sider
...Like an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting ; 'Twas...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 hearts, yet confoundedly sick, If... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1851 - 764 sider
...Like an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplastered with rouge his own natural red. wan acting : With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He turned and he varied full ten times a... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1851 - 376 sider
...Like an til judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplaiter'd with rouge bis own natural red : On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, Twas only that when he waa oft he was actiug. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He turn'd and he varied full ten... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1852 - 674 sider
...spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, aflevting; Twas only that when he was off he was acting. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He turn'd anil he varied full ten times a-day: Though secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick If !hey... | |
 | John Forster - 1854 - 578 sider
...Like an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting ; 'Twas...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 hearts, yet confoundedly sick If they... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 348 sider
...Like an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting ; 'Twas...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 hearts, yet confoundedly sick Jf they... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, William Collins, George Gilfillan, Thomas Warton - 1854 - 354 sider
...Like an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting ; Twas...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 hearts, yet confoundedly sick, If... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1854 - 560 sider
...ill-judging beauty, hia colors he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage lie was natural, simple, affecting ; 'Twas only that when...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 hearts, yet confoundedly sick, If... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 614 sider
...that when he was off ne was acting. With no ivuson on earth to i^o ont of" his way, He turn'd und lu,- varied full ten times a day : Though secure of our...they were not his own by finessing and trick : He cost oft' his friends as a huntsman his pack, Fur lie knew, when he pleased, he coul.i whittle them... | |
 | John Forster - 1854 - 642 sider
...been established; but as he could not * Letter dated 7th April 1765. Peake's ifemoirt, i. 149-60. t " Though secure of our hearts, yet confoundedly sick,...If they were not his own by finessing and trick." Retaliation. See Murphy's /,•>-. ii. 14, and Davies, ii. 332. r. E 2 1785. hope to succeed in setting... | |
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As a wit, if not first, in the very first line: Yet, with talents like these, and an excellent heart, The man had his failings, a dupe to his art. Like an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the... 
