The Life of David Garrick: From Original Family Papers, and Numerous Published and Unpublished Sources, Volumen2Tinsley brothers, 1868 |
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... interest in the stage . The whole is delightful reading . The sound of these terse close couplets , as full of meaning as of good English , is like the stroke of a good sword on armour . It was read and read again ; edition after ...
... interest in the stage . The whole is delightful reading . The sound of these terse close couplets , as full of meaning as of good English , is like the stroke of a good sword on armour . It was read and read again ; edition after ...
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... interests . * * Warburton remonstrated against this act . " Were the King's using your house intended as matter of mere favour to you , your modesty and gene- rosity would be well employed to serve your neighbour . But since the King 27 ...
... interests . * * Warburton remonstrated against this act . " Were the King's using your house intended as matter of mere favour to you , your modesty and gene- rosity would be well employed to serve your neighbour . But since the King 27 ...
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... movement of modern drama . Nor was this style of decoration made subservient to the interests of the play . Mrs. Cibber played her Juliet in white satin , hoops , and furbelows ; so that Don 21 [ 1762 THE LIFE OE DAVID GARRICK .
... movement of modern drama . Nor was this style of decoration made subservient to the interests of the play . Mrs. Cibber played her Juliet in white satin , hoops , and furbelows ; so that Don 21 [ 1762 THE LIFE OE DAVID GARRICK .
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... interest . The lady defended her piece , in one of the pleasantest letters . She believed Mr. Garrick had read it too " hastily , " and not " finding himself pleased on the whole , would not allow himself time to separate the good from ...
... interest . The lady defended her piece , in one of the pleasantest letters . She believed Mr. Garrick had read it too " hastily , " and not " finding himself pleased on the whole , would not allow himself time to separate the good from ...
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... interest , and he seemed to be " a hot , testy fellow , for ever flying into a passion , " even where there was no provocation in the world . Thus , when Polonius came to tell him the actors were arrived , and he stops his mouth hastily ...
... interest , and he seemed to be " a hot , testy fellow , for ever flying into a passion , " even where there was no provocation in the world . Thus , when Polonius came to tell him the actors were arrived , and he stops his mouth hastily ...
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Abington actor actress admirable amusing appearance audience Barry Beggar's Opera behaviour Boswell brought called character charming Cibber Clairon Clive Colman comedy comic compliment Covent Garden David Garrick Davies delighted dramatic dress Drury Lane Dublin effect English eyes face Fair Penitent favour Foote Foote's French gave genius gentleman give Goldsmith green-room groundlings Hamlet heart honour humour Jane Shore Johnson Jubilee King King Lear knew lady Lear letter London look Lord Macbeth manager mind Mossop Murphy nature Never acted night Othello performance piece play players pleasant praise Prologue Quin racter Romeo and Juliet Roscius scene School for Scandal seemed seen sent Shakspeare Sheridan sort spirit stage story strange talked taste theatre theatrical thought tion told tone took town true turned voice Warwickshire whole wife wish wonderful written wrote Yates young
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Página 418 - Biron they call him; but a merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour's talk withal : His eye begets occasion for his wit; For every object that the one doth catch, The other turns to a mirth-moving jest...
Página 404 - 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 with rouge his own natural red. On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting ; 'Twas only that when he was off he was acting.
Página 159 - Farewell, great painter of mankind ! Who reach'd the noblest point of art, Whose pictured morals charm the mind, And through the eye correct the heart. If Genius fire thee, reader, stay, If nature touch thee, drop a tear, If neither move thee — turn away — For Hogarth's honour'd dust lies here.
Página 360 - Here, Hermes, says Jove, who with nectar was mellow, Go fetch me some clay— I will make an odd fellow: Right and wrong shall be jumbled, much gold and some dross, Without cause be he...
Página 308 - In expressing slowness of apprehension, this actor surpassed all others. You could see the first dawn of an idea stealing slowly over his countenance, climbing up by little and little, with a painful process, till it cleared up at last to the fulness of a twilight conception — its highest meridian.
Página 360 - I'll bestow it. This scholar, rake, Christian, dupe, gamester, and poet ; Though a mixture so odd, he shall merit great fame, And among brother mortals — be GOLDSMITH his name : When on earth this strange meteor no more shall appear, You, Hermes, shall fetch him to make us sport here.
Página 110 - Partridge, with a contemptuous sneer; ' Why, I could act as well as he myself. I am sure if I had seen a ghost, I should have looked in the very same manner, and done just as he did.
Página 110 - And if it was really a ghost, it could do one no harm at such a distance, and in so much company ; and yet if I was frightened, I am not the only person.
Página 404 - Here lies David Garrick, describe me who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man ; As an actor, confest 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.
Página 404 - But peace to his spirit, wherever it flies, To act as an angel and mix with the skies : Those poets, who owe their best fame to his skill, Shall still be his flatterers, go where he will : Old...