 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1800 - 192 pages
...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 only that when he was off he was acting. 'lTheRev.Dr.Dodd. r Dr. Kcnrlck, who read lectures at the Devil Tavern, under the title of " The School... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1805 - 264 pages
...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 only that when he was off he was acting. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He turn'd and he varied full ten times a day : Though... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...Like an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread. And be-plaster'd with rouije his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting ; Twas only that when he was off, he was acting;. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He tuniM and he varied full ten times a day: Tho' secure... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 324 pages
...Like an ill-judging beauty, his colors he spread,. And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting ; 'Twas only that when he was off, he was acting. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He turn'd and he varied full ten times a day : Though... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 666 pages
...Like an ill-judging beauty, bis colours he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting; 'Twas only that when he was off he was acting. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He lurn'd and he varied full ten times a day : Though... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1810 - 436 pages
...his colonrs he spread, A-nd beplaster'd with ronge his own natnral red. On the stage he was natnral, simple, affecting; Twas only that, when he was off, he was acting. With no reason on earth to go ont of his way, He tnrn'd and he varied fnll ten times a day ; Thongh... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...; Like an ill-judging beauty his colors he spread, And beplaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting; 'Twas only that when he was off he was acting; With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He turn'd and he varied full ten times a day ; Though... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1816 - 242 pages
...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 only that when he was off he was acting. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He turn'd and he varied full ten times a day: Though... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1817 - 192 pages
...Like an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, And be-plaster'd with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting ; Twas only that when he was off he was acting. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He turn'd and he varied full ten times a day : ' James... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1818 - 274 pages
...Like an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, .And be-plastered with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting; 'Twas only that when he was off, he was acting. With no reason on earth to go out of his way, He turned and he varied full ten times a day: Though... | |
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As an actor, confess'd without rival to shine; 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... 
