 On the contrary, it gives me a just indignation to see a person whose action gives new majesty to kings, resolution to heroes, and softness to lovers, thus sinking from the greatness of his behaviour, and degraded into the character of the London Prentice....  History of the opera - Side 122av Henry Sutherland Edwards - 1862Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
 | Joseph Addison - 1906 - 414 sider
...often wished that our tragedians would copy after this great master in action. Could they make the i5 same use of their arms and legs, and inform their...appear with that action, which is capable of giving a dignity to the forced thoughts, cold conceits, and unnatural ex- 20 pressions of an Italian opera.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1906 - 410 sider
...to lovers, thus sinking from the greatness of his behaviour, and degraded into the character of the London Prentice. I have often wished that our tragedians...after this great master in action. Could they make the 15 same use of their arms and legs, and inform their faces with as significant looks and passions,... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1907 - 142 sider
...from the greatness of his behaviour, and degraded into the character of the London Prentice. I have 10 often wished, that our tragedians would copy after...appear with that action which is capable of giving a dignity to the forced thoughts, cold conceits, and unnatural expressions of an Italian opera ! In... | |
 | George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland - 1907 - 942 sider
...for his acting, which gave ' new majesty to kings, resolution to heroes, and softness to lovers. ' He wished ' that our tragedians would copy after this...appear with that action, which is capable of giving a dignity to the forced thoughts, cold conceits, and uunatural expressions of an Italian opera ! '... | |
 | Arturo Graf - 1911 - 480 sider
...circumstancea of the story give occasion for it „. E l'Addison confermava nel N. 13 dello Spectator: " 1 bave often wished, that our tragedians would copy after this great master in action „. Certo il teatro italiano del secolo XVIII non ha col teatro inglese tanti debiti quanti ne ha... | |
 | Raymond Macdonald Alden - 1920 - 492 sider
...sinking from the greatness of his behavior, and degraded into the character of the London Prentice.13 I have often wished that our tragedians would copy...appear with that action which is capable of giving a dignity to the forced thoughts, cold conceits, and unnatural expressions of an Italian opera. In... | |
 | Charles Townsend Copeland - 1926 - 1744 sider
...to lovers, thus sinking from the greatness of his behavior, and degraded into the character of the s if his whole vocation Were endless imitation. VIII doth Thou, whose exterior a dignity to the forced thoughts, cold conceits, and unnatural expressions of an Italian opera. In... | |
 | Roger Parker - 2001 - 618 sider
...Farnese Hercules, the Dying Gaul.) And Addison in the ijth Spectator urges Hnglish tragic actors to 'copy after this great master in action. Could they...passions, how glorious would an English tragedy appear!' Still, the temptations must have been growing to give precious little theatrical characterization to... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1834 - 580 sider
...lovers, thus sinking from the greatness of his behaviour, and degraded into the character of the " London Prentice." I have often wished that our tragedians...appear with that action which is capable of giving a dignity to the forced thoughts, cold conceits, and unnatural expressions of an Italian opera !' "... | |
 | Thomas Campbell, Samuel Carter Hall, Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton, Theodore Edward Hook, Thomas Hood, William Harrison Ainsworth, William Ainsworth - 1834 - 580 sider
...lovers, thus sinking from the greatness of his behaviour, and degraded into the character of the " London Prentice." I have often wished that our tragedians...action. Could they make the same use of their arms anil legs, and inform their faces with as significant looks and passions, liow glorious would an English... | |
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