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 51by Thomas Campbell - 1834 - 260 pagesFull view - About this book
| English periodicals - 1870 - 792 pages
...save— The art and artist share one common grave." Gibber, in his " Apology," laments mellifluously, " that the momentary beauties flowing from an harmonious...their own record ; that the animated graces of the actor can live no longer than the instant breath and motion that presents them ; or, at least, can... | |
| Colley Cibber - 1740 - 524 pages
...play d him! Then might they know, the one was born alone to fpeak what the other only knew, to 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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 ** them, or... | |
| English literature - 1762 - 736 pages
...characters! Then they would have known the one was horn to fpcak, what rhe oiher only knew to 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... | |
| 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... | |
| English literature - 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... | |
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