 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...  Century Monthly Magazine - Page 92edited by - 1917Full view - About this book
 | Colley Cibber - 1740 - 524 pages
...Hettertonplay d him! Then might they know, the one was born alone to fpeak what the other only knew, to writef 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... | |
 | Colley Cibber - Theater - 1742 - 242 pages
...play'd him ! Then might they know, the one was born alone to fpeak what the o'ther only knew, to write* Pity it is, that the 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... | |
 | Colley Cibber - Actors - 1750 - 594 pages
...play'd him ! Then might they know, the one was born alone to fpeak what the other only knew, to 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... | |
 | Robert Shiells - 1753 - 368 pages
...it is, that the momentary mentary beauties flowing from an harmonious elocntion cannot, like thofe of poetry, be their own record ! that the animated graces of the player can live ho longer than the inftant breath and motion that prei'ents them ; or at heft can but faintly glimmer... | |
 | Biography - 1761 - 474 pages
..." him ! Then might they know the one was born alone to " fpeak, what the other only knew to write ! Pity it is that " the momentary beauties, flowing from an harmonious " elocution, cannot, like thofe of poetry, be their own re" cord ! That the animated graces of the player can live ** them, or... | |
 | Benjamin Victor - Theater - 1761 - 230 pages
...but the deceafed Actor is lefs happy, his Works die with him. My Friend Cibber, in Page 83, fays, " 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... | |
 | Biography - 1761 - 474 pages
..." him ! Then might they know the one was born alone to " fpeak, what the other only knew to write ! Pity it is that " the momentary beauties, flowing from an harmonious " elocution, cannot, like thofe of poetry, be their own re" cord ! That the animated graces of the player can live " no longer... | |
 | Biography - 1784 - 504 pages
...Pity it is that the momentary beau" ties, flowing from an harmonious elocution, cannot, like ** thufe 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 bed can but " faintly glimmer through the memory,... | |
 | 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^... | |
 | Biography - 1798 - 582 pages
...played him ! Then might they know the one was born alone to fpeak, what the other only knew to 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... | |
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