 | 1868 - 600 sider
...is more inexcusable than this. 'The animated graces of the player,' Colley Cibber has well said, ' can live no longer than the instant breath and motion...present them, or at best can but faintly glimmer through thimemory or imperfect attestation of a few surviving spectators.' There are many descriptions, and... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1877 - 506 sider
...BETTERTON : ' Pity it is that the momentary Beauties flowing from an 'harmonious Elocution cannot, like those of Poetry, be their own ' Record : That...no ' longer than the instant Breath and Motion that presents them, 'or at best, can but faintly glimmer through the Memory or im' perfect Attestation of... | |
 | Dutton Cook - 1876 - 344 sider
...record an. elaborate lament, " that the momentary beauties flowing from an harmonious elocution cannot, like those of poetry, be 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... | |
 | 1876 - 638 sider
...record ah elaborate lament, " that the momentary beauties flowing from an harmonious elocution cannot, like those of poetry, be their own record ; that the animated graces of tho actor can live no longer than the instant breath and motion that presents them; or, at least, can... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1877 - 504 sider
...of BETTERTON: 'Pity it is that the momentary Beauties flowing from an ' harmonious Elocution cannot, like those of Poetry, be their own ' Record : That...no 'longer than the instant Breath and Motion that presents them, 'or at best, can but faintly glimmer through the Memory or im' perfect Attestation of... | |
 | William Rounseville Alger - 1877 - 468 sider
...allusion to Betterton, " Pity it is that the momentary beauties from an harmonious elocution cannot be their own record, that the animated graces of the...no longer than the instant breath and motion that presents them, or at best but faintly glimmer through the memory or imperfect attestation of a few... | |
 | Charles Churchill - 1880 - 740 sider
...Betterton he observes: " Pity it is that the momentary Beauties from an harmonious elocution cannot, like those of poetry, be their own record ! that the...no longer than the instant breath and motion that presents them; or at best can but faintly glimmer through the memory or imperfect attestation of a... | |
 | Dutton Cook - 1881 - 302 sider
...application : " 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 actor can live no longer than the instant breath and motion that present them ; or, at least, can but... | |
 | 1883 - 420 sider
..."Pity it is," says Gibber, " that the momentary beauties flowing from an harmonious elocution cannot, like those of poetry, be their own record; that the...no longer than the instant breath} and motion that presents them, or, at best, can but faintly glimmer through the memory or imperfect attestation of... | |
 | Thomas Betterton - 1888 - 176 sider
...knew to write ! Pity it is that the momentary beauties flowing from an harmonious elocution, cannot like those of poetry, be their own record ! That the...no longer than the instant breath and motion that presents them ; or at best can but faintly glimmer through the memory or imperfect attestation of a... | |
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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... 
