A View of the English Stage: Or, A Series of Dramatic CriticismsG. Bell & sons, 1906 - 358 pages |
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... thought himself personally obliged to the newspaper critic ; the latter was merely supposed to do his duty . Why then should the critic be held responsible to the actor whom he damns by virtue of his office ? Besides , as the mimic ...
... thought himself personally obliged to the newspaper critic ; the latter was merely supposed to do his duty . Why then should the critic be held responsible to the actor whom he damns by virtue of his office ? Besides , as the mimic ...
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... thought , in one or two instances , the pauses in the voice were too long , and too great a reliance placed on the expression of the countenance , which is a language intelligible only to a part of the house . The rest of the play was ...
... thought , in one or two instances , the pauses in the voice were too long , and too great a reliance placed on the expression of the countenance , which is a language intelligible only to a part of the house . The rest of the play was ...
Page 4
... thought he failed , even from an exuberance of talent , and dissipated the impression of the character by the variety of his resources . To be perfect , it should have a little more solidity , depth , sustained and impassioned feeling ...
... thought he failed , even from an exuberance of talent , and dissipated the impression of the character by the variety of his resources . To be perfect , it should have a little more solidity , depth , sustained and impassioned feeling ...
Page 5
... thought him deficient in dignity ; and particularly in the scenes of state business , there was not a sufficient air of artificial authority . The fine assumption of condescending superiority , after he is made king- " Stand all apart ...
... thought him deficient in dignity ; and particularly in the scenes of state business , there was not a sufficient air of artificial authority . The fine assumption of condescending superiority , after he is made king- " Stand all apart ...
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... thought that suddenly struck him , or which he wished to pass over ; whereas it is the deep and rooted sentiment of his breast . The reduplication of the words in Shakespeare points out the manner in which the voice should dwell upon ...
... thought that suddenly struck him , or which he wished to pass over ; whereas it is the deep and rooted sentiment of his breast . The reduplication of the words in Shakespeare points out the manner in which the voice should dwell upon ...
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Page 66 - Think, my lord ! By heaven, he echoes me. As if there were some monster in his thought Too hideous to be shown.
Page 62 - Ay, there's the point :' — as — to be bold with you — Not to affect many proposed matches Of her own clime, complexion, and degree, Whereto we see in all things nature tends, — Foh ! one may smell in such a will most rank, Foul disproportion, thoughts unnatural...
Page 67 - Dangerous conceits are, in their natures, poisons, Which, at the first, are scarce found to distaste ; But, with a little act upon the blood, Burn like the mines of sulphur.
Page 14 - If folly grow romantic, I must paint it. Come, then, the colours and the ground prepare ! Dip in the rainbow, trick her off in air ; Choose a firm cloud before it fall, and in it Catch, ere she change, the Cynthia of this minute.