 Pity it is, that the momentary beauties flowing from an harmonious elocution, cannot like those of poetry be their own record! That the animated graces of the player can live no longer than the instant breath and motion that presents them; or at best...  Life of Mrs. Siddons - Page 108by Thomas Campbell - 1834 - 260 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Colley Cibber - 1740 - 524 pages
...write f Pity it is, that the momentary Beauties flowing from an harmonious Elocution, cannot like thofe of Poetry, be their own Record! That the animated Graces of the Player can live no longer than the inftant Breath and Motion that prefents them ; or at beft can but faintly glimmer through the Memory,... | |
 | Colley Cibber - 1742 - 242 pages
...momentary Beauties flowing from an harmonious Elocution, cannot like thofe of Poetry, he their own Record i That the animated Graces of the Player can live no longer than the inftant Breath and Motion that prefents them, or at beft ean but faintly glimmer through the Memory*... | |
 | Colley Cibber - 1750 - 594 pages
...write ! Pity it is, that the momentary Beauties flowing from an harmonious Elocution, cannot like thofe of Poetry, be their own Record! That the animated Graces of the Player can live no longer than the inftant Breath and Motion that prefents them -, or at beft can but faintly glimmer through the Memory,... | |
 | Benjamin Victor - 1761 - 230 pages
...Pity it is, that the momentary Beauties, " flowing from an harmonious Elocution, " cannot, like thofe of Poetry, be their ** own Record ; that the animated. Graces " of the Actor can live no longer than the "•• Inftant Breath and Motion that prefents " them ; or at lead... | |
 | 1762 - 736 pages
...write. Pity it is, that the momentary beauties, flowing from an harmonious elocution, cannot, like thofc of poetry, be their own record! That the animated graces of the player can live no longcrthanthe infant breath and motion that prefenteth them. may yet draw him nearer to you ? You have... | |
 | Samuel Felton - 1787 - 400 pages
...for an artift. We hare now indeed at this day, much reafon to feel the force of Gibber's exclamation, that the animated graces of the player can live no longer than the injlant breath and motion that frcfea/s them ; or at btft can but faintly glimmtr through the memory^... | |
 | 1798 - 484 pages
...(WITH A PORTRAIT.) IN attempting a portrait of this celebrated comic Actrefs, we lament with C'ibber, " That the animated graces of the player can live no longer than the inftant breath and motion that prelent them ; or, at leaft, can hut faintly glimmer through the memcry... | |
 | 1798 - 554 pages
...(WITH A PORTRAIT.) IN attempting a portrait of tbi* celebrated comic Aclrefs, we lament with Cibber, " That the animated graces of the player can live no longer than the inftart breath and motion that prefent them; or, at leaft, can but faintly glimmer through the memory... | |
 | David Irving - 1801 - 160 pages
...beauties flowing from an harmonious elocution, cannot, like thofe of poetry, be their own reward ! that the animated graces of the player can live no longer than the inftant breath and motion that prefents them ; or at beft can but faintly glimmer through the memory,... | |
 | Thomas Gilliland - 1804 - 160 pages
...language of Gibber: .-—" Pity it is," says that writer, " that the momentary beauties flowing from an harmonious elocution, cannot, like those of poetry,...of the Player can live no longer than the instant the breath and motion that presents them; or at best can but faintly glimmer through the memory, or... | |
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