 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...  Chironomia; or, A treatise on rhetorical delivery - Page 281by Gilbert Austin - 1806 - 583 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Colley Cibber - Actors - 1822 - 564 pages
...what the other only knew to write ! Pity it is, that the momentary beauties flowing from an harmonious elocution, cannot, like those of poetry, be their...known as what he spoke, then might you see the muse of Shakspeare in her triumph, with all her beauties in their best array, rising into real life, and charming... | |
 | James Granger - Great Britain - 1824 - 342 pages
...what the other only knew to write ! Pity it is that the momentary beauties, flowing from an harmonious -elocution, cannot, like those of poetry, be their...no longer than the instant breath and motion that present them, or at best can but faintly glimmer through the memory or imperfect attestation of a few... | |
 | James Granger - 1824 - 704 pages
...! Pity it is that the momentary beauties, flowing from an harmonious elocution, cannot, VOL. VI. X like those of poetry, be their own record! that the...no longer than the instant breath and motion that present them, or at best can but faintly glimmer through the memory or imperfect attestation of a few... | |
 | Art - 1824 - 406 pages
...the other only knew to write ! Pity it is, that th< momentary beauties, flowing from an harmonious elocution, cannot, like those of poetry, be their...!that the animated graces of the player can live no longci than the instant b eath and motion that present them. Having a general acquaintance with people... | |
 | Thomas Moore - Dramatists - 1825 - 654 pages
...for poetry without loss : — " Pity it is that the momentary beauties, flowing from an harmonious elocution, cannot, like those of poetry, be their...at best, can but faintly glimmer through the memory of a few surviving spectators." With respect to the style and versification of the Monody, the heroic... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1825 - 462 pages
...exchanged for poetry without loss :—" Pity it is that the momentary beauties, flowing from an harmonious elocution, cannot, like those of poetry, be their...at best, can but faintly glimmer through the memory of a few surviving spectators." With respect to the style and versification of the Monody, the heroic... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1825 - 564 pages
...beauties, flowing from an harmonious elocution, cannot, like those of poetry, be their own record ; CHAI». that the animated graces of the player can live no...at best, can but faintly glimmer through the memory of a few surviving spectators." With respect to the style and versification of the Monody, the heroic... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1825 - 566 pages
...loss : — " Pity it is that the momentary beauties, flowing from an harmonious elocution, can266 not, like those of poetry, be their own record ; that the...live no longer than the instant breath and motion 1779 that presents them, or, at best, can but faintly glimmer through the memory of a few surviving... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1825 - 568 pages
...that the animated graces of the player can live L_ no longer than the instant breath and motion 1779* that presents them, or, at best, can but faintly glimmer through the memory of a few surviving spectators." With respect to the style and versification of the Monody, the heroic... | |
 | Thomas Moore - 1825 - 586 pages
...the animated graces of the player can live _ no longer than the instant breath and motion 1779that presents them, or, at best, can but faintly glimmer through the memory of a few surviving spectators." , With respect to the style and versification of the Monody, the heroic... | |
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