 | 1870 - 792 σελίδες
...the actor can live no longer than the instant breath and motion that presents them ; or, at least, can but faintly glimmer through the memory, or imperfect attestation of a few surviving spectators." And Hazlitt, himself, notwithstanding his dictum on the subject above set forth, has placed on record... | |
 | Colley Cibber - 1740 - 524 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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,... | |
 | Samuel Felton - 1787 - 400 σελίδες
...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 σελίδες
...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... | |
 | David Irving - 1801 - 160 σελίδες
...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,... | |
 | William Cook - 1804 - 468 σελίδες
...the English stage one of its brightest ornaments, in the person of the late Spranger Barry ; but " as the animated graces of the player can live no longer...imperfect attestation of a few surviving spectators;"* and as those few who remember this incomparable actor in the meridian of his powers, must be hastening... | |
 | Thomas Gilliland - 1804 - 160 σελίδες
...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 the breath and motion that presents them; or at best can but faintly glimmer through the memory, or... | |
 | Gilbert Austin - 1806 - 684 σελίδες
...beauties flowing from an har" monious 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 can but faintly glimmer through the memory, or " imperfect attestation... | |
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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... 
