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... Italian opera , and of the gradual progress which it as made upon the English stage ; for there is no question but our great grand - children wil be very curious to know the reason why their forefathers 54 THE BEAUTIES.
... Italian opera , and of the gradual progress which it as made upon the English stage ; for there is no question but our great grand - children wil be very curious to know the reason why their forefathers 54 THE BEAUTIES.
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... stage for about three years . At length the audience grew tired of under- standing half the opcra ; and therefore to ease themselves entirely of the fatigue of thinking , : have so ordered it at present ; that the OF THE SPECTATOR . 37.
... stage for about three years . At length the audience grew tired of under- standing half the opcra ; and therefore to ease themselves entirely of the fatigue of thinking , : have so ordered it at present ; that the OF THE SPECTATOR . 37.
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... stage ; insomuch that I have often been afraid , when I have seen our Italian perform- ers chattering in the vehemence of action that they have been calling us names , and abusing us among themselves ; but I hope , since we do put such ...
... stage ; insomuch that I have often been afraid , when I have seen our Italian perform- ers chattering in the vehemence of action that they have been calling us names , and abusing us among themselves ; but I hope , since we do put such ...
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... stage , and never expressed the least re- sentment of it . But , with submission , I think the remark I have here made , shews us that this unworthy treatment made an impression upon his mind , though he had been too wise to discover it ...
... stage , and never expressed the least re- sentment of it . But , with submission , I think the remark I have here made , shews us that this unworthy treatment made an impression upon his mind , though he had been too wise to discover it ...
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... stage . There is something of this kind very ridiculous in the English theatre . When the author has a mind to terrify us , it thunders ; when he would make us melan- choly , the stage is darkened . But among all our tragic artifices ...
... stage . There is something of this kind very ridiculous in the English theatre . When the author has a mind to terrify us , it thunders ; when he would make us melan- choly , the stage is darkened . But among all our tragic artifices ...
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Page 345 - I ascended the high hills of Bagdat in order to pass the rest of the day in meditation and prayer. As I was here airing myself on the tops of the mountains, I fell into a profound contemplation on the vanity of human life; and, passing from one thought to another, surely, said I, man is but a shadow and life a dream.
Page 59 - Angels and ministers of grace defend us! Be thou a spirit of health or goblin damn'd, Bring with thee airs from heaven or blasts from hell, Be thy intents wicked or charitable, Thou com'st in such a questionable shape, That I will speak to thee: I'll call thee Hamlet, King, father, royal Dane, O, answer me!
Page 348 - Multitudes were very busy in the pursuit of bubbles that glittered in their eyes and danced before them, but often when they thought themselves within the reach of them their footing failed and down they sunk.
Page 20 - Shine not in vain ; nor think, though men were none, That heaven would want spectators, God want praise. Millions of spiritual creatures walk the earth Unseen, both when we wake, and when we sleep. All these with ceaseless praise his works behold Both day and night : how often from the steep Of echoing hill or thicket have we heard Celestial voices to the midnight air, Sole, or responsive each to other's note, Singing their great Creator...
Page 346 - Whilst I was thus musing, I cast my eyes towards the summit of a rock that was not far from me, where I discovered one in the habit of a shepherd, with a little musical instrument in his hand.
Page 2 - Whether this might proceed from a law-suit which was then depending in the family, or my father's being a justice of the peace, I cannot determine; for I am not so vain as to think it presaged any dignity that I should arrive at in my future life, though that was the interpretation which the neighbourhood put upon it.
Page 4 - There is no place of general resort, wherein I do not often make my appearance; sometimes I am seen thrusting my head into a round of politicians at Will's, and listening with great attention to the narratives that are made in those little circular audiences.
Page 3 - I had not been long at the university before I distinguished myself by a most profound silence ; for during the space of eight years, excepting in the public exercises of the college, I scarce uttered the quantity of an hundred words ; and indeed do not remember that I ever spoke three sentences together in my whole life.
Page 238 - Our Trees rise in Cones, Globes, and Pyramids. We see the Marks of the Scissars upon every Plant and Bush. I do not know whether I am singular in my Opinion, but, for my own part, I would rather look upon a Tree in all its Luxuriancy and Diffusion of Boughs and Branches, than when it is thus cut and trimmed into a Mathematical Figure...
Page 346 - I drew near with that reverence which is due to a superior nature ; and as my heart was entirely subdued by the captivating strains I had heard, I fell down at his feet and wept. The genius smiled upon me with a look of compassion and affability that familiarized him to my imagination, and at once dispelled all the fears and apprehensions with which I approached him.