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" The painter dead, yet still he charms the eye; While England lives, his fame can never die: But he who struts his hour upon the stage, Can scarce extend his fame for half an age; Nor pen nor pencil can the actor save, The art, and artist, share one common... "
Memoirs of the Life of the Right Honourable Richard Brinsley Sheridan - Page 174
by Thomas Moore - 1825 - 602 pages
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 4; Volume 228

1870 - 792 pages
...fame can never die ; ! ' .;• he who struts his hour upon the stage, Can scarce extend his fame for half an age ; Nor pen nor pencil can the actor save— The art and artist share one common grave." Gibber, in his " Apology," laments mellifluously, " that the momentary beauties...
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The Port folio, by Oliver Oldschool

700 pages
...his fame can never die. But he, who ttrtitt hit hour upon the stage, Can scarce extend his fame for half an age. Nor pen nor pencil can the actor save, The art, and artist, share one common grave. O let me drop one tributary tear On poor Jack Falstafi's grave, and Juliet's...
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The Port Folio

1813 - 706 pages
...his fame can never die. But he, who ttruti kit hour upon the stage, Can scarce extend his fame for half an age. Nor pen nor pencil can the actor save, The art, and artist, share one common grave. O let me drop one tributary tear On poor Jack Falstafi's grave, and Juliet's...
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Sharpe's British Theatre, Volume 8

1804 - 268 pages
...his fame can never die : Bat he, who strnts his honr npon the stage, Can scarce extend his fame for half an age ; Nor pen nor pencil can the actor save, The art and artist share one common grave. 0 let me drop one trihntary tear, )n poor Jack FalstarTs grave and Jnliet's...
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The British Plutarch [by T. Mortimer].

Thomas Mortimer - 1810 - 532 pages
...fame can never die ; But he, ' -who struts his hour upon the stage,' Can scarce eitend his fame for half an age; Nor pen nor pencil can the actor save ; The art, and artist, share one common grave. Soon after the peace of Aix la Chappelle, Hogarth went over to France, and...
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The modern British drama, Volume 4

British drama - 1811 - 670 pages
...his fame can never die : But he, who struts hit Hour upon the stage, Can scarce extend his fame for half an age; Nor pen nor pencil can the actor save, The art and artist share one common grave. О let me drop one tributary tear, On poor Jack Falstafifs grave and Juliet's...
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The Modern British Drama: Comedies

Walter Scott - 1811 - 666 pages
...his fame can never die : But he, who struts his hour upon the stage, Can scarce extend his fame for Yr@ E ) ⹫<V i R ֦ $ [6 g ̐ ݠ( # 1K nd u share one common grave. O let me drop one tributary tear, On poor Jack Falstaff's grave and Juliet's...
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The Modern British Drama: Comedies

Walter Scott - 1811 - 666 pages
...his fame can never die : But he, who struts kit hour upon the ttagt, Can scarce extend his fame for half an age ; Nor pen nor pencil can the actor save, The art and artist share one common grave. O let me drop one tributary tear, On poor Jack FalstatPs grave and Juliet's...
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Elegant extracts in poetry, Volume 2

Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...his fame can never die : But he who struts his hour upon the stage, « Can scarce extend his fame for half an age ; Nor pen nor pencil can the actor save — The art and artist share one common grave. O let me drop one tributary tear, [bier* ! On poor Jack Falstaff's grave and...
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The clandestine marriage, a comedy; by G. Colman and D. Garrick. With ...

George Colman - 1818 - 106 pages
...his fame can never die : But he, who struts his hour upon the stage, Can scarce extend his fame for half an age ; Nor pen nor pencil can the actor save, The art and artist share one common grave. O, let me drop one tributary tear, On poor Jack FalstafTs grave, and Juliet's...
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