"So Shakespeare's page, the flower of poesy, Ere Garrick rose had charms for every eye; 'Twas Nature's genuine image wild and grand, The strong-marked picture of a master's hand. But when his Garrick, Nature's Pallas, came, The bard's bold painting burst into a flame: Each part new force and vital warmth received, As touched by Heaven—and all the picture lived."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
William Julius Mickle, "Stanzas on Mr. Garrick"
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/David_Garrick
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
David Garrick
David Garrick (19 February 1717, in Hereford – 20 January 1779) was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout the 18th century and was a pupil and friend of Samuel Johnson.
12 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by David Garrick →
Related Quotes
"Corrupted freemen are the worst of slaves."
"Their cause I plead,—plead it in heart and mind; A fellow-feeling makes one wondrous kind."
"Prologues like compliments are loss of time; ’T is penning bows and making legs in rhyme."
"Let others hail the rising sun: I bow to that whose course is run."
"This scholar, rake, Christian, dupe, gamester, and poet."
"Heart of oak are our ships, Heart of oak are our men; We always are ready."
"Here lies James Quinn. Deign, reader, to be taught, Whate’er thy strength of body, force of thought, In Nature’s happ…"
"Are these the choice dishes the Doctor has sent us? Is this the great poet whose works so content us? This Goldsmith’…"
"Here lies Nolly Goldsmith, for shortness called Noll, Who wrote like an angel, and talk’d like poor Poll."
"His profession made him rich and he made his profession respectable."