 Shakespeare, thy gift, I place before my sight; With awe, I ask his blessing ere I write ; With reverence look on his majestic face; Proud to be less, but of his godlike race.  Shakespeare's Life and Work - Page 185by Sir Sidney Lee - 1900 - 231 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Classical poetry - 1708 - 516 pages
...various parts a perfeft whole is wrought: Thy Piftures think, and we Divine their Thought. * Shake fpear thy Gift, I place before my Sight * With awe, I ask his Blcffing e'er I write; With Reverence look on his Majcftick Faccj Proud to be lefsj but of his Godlike... | |
 | John Dryden - Classical poetry - 1716 - 416 pages
...various Parts a perfeft Whole is wrought : Thy Piftures think, and we Divine their Thought. * Shakefpear> thy Gift, I place before my Sight; With awe, I ask his Bieffing ere I wrire ; With Reverence look on his Majeftick Face; Froud to be lefs ; but of his Godlike... | |
 | John Bell - English poetry - 1778 - 438 pages
...various parts a perfect whole is wrought: Thy pictures think, and we divine their thought. Shakespeare, thy gift, I place before my sight; With awe I ask his blessing ere I write ; With rev'rence look on his majestic face, 75 Proud Jp be less, but of his godlike race. His soul inspiies... | |
 | John Bell - 1807 - 458 pages
...perfect whole is wrought. Thy pictures think, and we divine their thought. Shakspeare, thy gift, 1 place before, my sight: With awe I ask his blessing ere I write ; With rev'rence look on his majestic face ; froud to be left) but of hit godlike race. His soul inspires... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 506 pages
...various parts a perfect whole is wrought ; Thy pictures think, and we divine their thought. Shakespeare, thy gift, I place before my sight ; * With awe, I...blessing ere I write ; With reverence look on his majestic face ; Proud to be less, but of his godlike race. * This portrait was copied from one in the... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 500 pages
...parts a perfect whole is wrought • Thy pictures think, and we divine their thought, Shakespeare, thy gift, I place before my sight ; * With awe, I ask his blessing ere I Avrite ; With reverence look on his majestic face ; Proud to be less, but of his godlike race. * This... | |
 | Sir Richard Steele - 1809 - 384 pages
...He in a just despair would quit the Stage ;" And in the verses to Sir Godfrey Kneller, " Shakspeare, thy gift, I place before my sight : With awe, I ask...blessing ere I write ; With reverence look on his majestic face, Proud to be less, but of his godlike race." And the same Mr. Dryden has more than once... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 654 pages
...various parts a perfect whole is wrought: Thy pictures think, and we divine their thought Shakspeare, thy gift, I place before my sight: With awe, I ask...blessing ere I write ; With reverence look on his majestic face ; Proud to be less, but of his godlike race. His soul inspires me, while thy praise I... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1820 - 832 pages
...various parts a perfect whole is wrought : 'iliy pictures think, and we divine their thought. Shnkspearc, then majestic face ; Proud to be less, but of his godlike race, His soul inspires me, while thy praise I... | |
 | John Aikin - English poetry - 1821 - 346 pages
...various parts a perfect whole is wrought : Thy pictures think, and we divine their thought. Shakspeare, thy gift, I place before my sight : With awe, I ask...blessing ere I write ; With reverence look on his majestic face ; Proud to be less, but of his godlike race, His soul inspires me, while thy praise I... | |
| |
