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" Lord, the spirit there 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... "
Fables of Mr. John Gay, with an Italian translation, by Gian Francesco Giorgetti - Page 323
by John Gay - 1773 - 365 pages
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Fables

John Gay - Fables - 1728 - 218 pages
...he sketch'd the piece, Then dipt his pencil, talk'd of Greece, / Of Titian's tints, of Guido\ air; Thofe eyes, my lord, the fpirit there Might well a...with fenfe and wit You'll grant are very hard to hit, But yet with patience you lhall view As much as paint and art can do. Obferve the work. My lord reply'd,...
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The complete fabulist: or, A choice collection of moral and entertaining ...

Complete fabulist - 1732 - 402 pages
...look'd, he iketch'd the piece, Then dipt his pencil, talk'd of Greece, Of Titian's tints, of Guido's air. Thofe eyes, my Lord, the fpirit there Might well a Raphael's hand require, To give them all their native fire ; The features fraught with fenfe and wif, You'll grant are very hard to hit ; But...
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Fables

John Gay - Engraving, English - 1737 - 418 pages
...sketch'd the piece, Then dipt his pencil, talk'd of Greece. Of Of Titia «'s tints, of Guido's air ; Thofe eyes, my lord, the fpirit there Might well a...hand require, To give them all the native fire ; The feature fraught with fenfe and wit You'll grant are very hard to hit, But yet with patience you mail...
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The Works of Mr. John Gay: In Four Volumes. To which is Added an Account of ...

John Gay - English poetry - 1770 - 204 pages
...he fketch'd the piece, Then dipt his pencil, talk'd of Greece, Of TITIAN'S tints, of GUIDO'S air ; Thofe eyes, my Lord, the fpirit there Might well a...hand require, To give them all the native fire ; The The feature fraught with fenfe and wit, You'll grant are very hard to hit ; But yet with patience you...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 42

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 312 pages
...he fketch'd the piece, , Then dipt his pencil, talk'd of Greece, , Of Titian's tmts, of Guide's air; Thofe eyes, my Lord, the fpirit there Might well a...fire ; The features', fraught with fenfe and wit, You 'll grant, are vcrv hard to hit ; 'But yet with patience you lhall view 45 As much as paint and...
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The Works of the English Poets: Gay

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 362 pages
...pencil, talk'd of Greece, Of Titian's tints, of Guido's air; Thofe eyes, my Lord, the fpirit there 40 Might well a Raphael's hand require, To give them...native fire ; The features, fraught with fenfe and wit, You 'il grant,, are very hard to hit j But But y« with patience you fliall view '45 As much as paint...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 37

English poets - 1790 - 316 pages
...talk'd of Greece, Of Titian's tints, of Guido's air ; Thofe eyes, my Lord, the fpirit there 40 Might weH a Raphael's hand require, To give them all the native fire ; The features, fraught with fenfe and wit, You Ml grant, are very hard to hit ; But But yet with patience you fl i all view 4$ As much as paint...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...he (ketch 'd the piece, Then dipp'd his pencil, talk'd of Greece, Of Titian's tints, of Guide's air; . But yet with patience you (hall view As much as paint and art can do. Obferve the work. My Lord replied,...
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Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry ..., Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
...fkctch'd the piece, Then dipt his pencil^ talk'd of Greece, Of Titian's tints,' of Guide's air; Thofc eyes, my Lord, the fpirit there Might well a Raphael's...with fenfe and wit, You'll grant are very hard to hit ; But yet with patience you ihall view As much as paint and art can do. Obfcrvc the work. My Lord rcply'd....
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Fables by the Late Mr. Gay. In One Volume Complete

John Gay - Fables, English - 1792 - 250 pages
...look'd he fketch'd the piece, Then dipt his pencil, talked of Greece, Of TITIAN'S tints, of GUIDO'S air; Thofe eyes, my Lord, the fpirit there Might well a...with fenfe and wit, You'll grant are very hard to bit; But Bat yet with patience you (hall view As much as paint and art can do. Obferve the work. My...
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