| 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 - 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 - 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... | |
| 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 - 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... | |
| 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^... | |
| 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... | |
| 1798 - 484 pages
...(WITH A PORTRAIT.) IN attempting a portrait of this celebrated comic Actrefs, we lament with C'ibber, " That the animated graces of the player can live no longer than the inftant breath and motion that prelent them ; or, at leaft, can hut faintly glimmer through the memcry... | |
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