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Page 70
... thro ' the whole deportment of the pretend- ed footman , I doubt not , as well as Mr. Wilks ever did ; but then that gentleman which fo fhines thro ' it , feems to be of another another kind from that which the other actor used to 70 ...
... thro ' the whole deportment of the pretend- ed footman , I doubt not , as well as Mr. Wilks ever did ; but then that gentleman which fo fhines thro ' it , feems to be of another another kind from that which the other actor used to 70 ...
Page 83
... thro ' the excess , and fometimes fhocks thro ' the impropriety . It is plain from this , and from a num- ber of other inftances , that things are what they are , from the propriety with which they are employed : And nothing is more ...
... thro ' the excess , and fometimes fhocks thro ' the impropriety . It is plain from this , and from a num- ber of other inftances , that things are what they are , from the propriety with which they are employed : And nothing is more ...
Page 177
... thro ' his whole manner , and will give what the poet always means to convey , tho ' often in vain , to the player , and thro ' him to the audience . As the tragic performer should , as much as poffible , diveft himself of all paffions ...
... thro ' his whole manner , and will give what the poet always means to convey , tho ' often in vain , to the player , and thro ' him to the audience . As the tragic performer should , as much as poffible , diveft himself of all paffions ...
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able action actor admire advantage affected alfo allow appear applauſe audience Barry beauty becauſe better carried character comedy comic common Concerning contemptible deportment dignity equal excellent expect expreffion exprefs eyes fame fault feel feen fenfibility fentiment fhall fhew fhould figure fire firſt fome force formed fpirit ftage fucceed fuch fuppofe Garrick give given grace greater greateſt heart hero himſelf inftances intended itſelf judge judgment kind lefs look lover manner mean merit mind moft moſt muſt nature neceffary never obferved occafion owing paffages paffion particular perfect perfectly perfon performer perhaps play player poet poffeffed prefent principal pronounced proper racter receive recitation reprefent rules ſcene ſee ſtage thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought tion tragedy true truth underſtanding uſe voice whole