...described in these elegant lines of the Rt. Hon. RB Sheridan: Sheridan's Monody on Garrick's Death 'The Grace of Action - the adapted Mien Faithful as Nature to the varied scene; Th'expressive Glance - whose subtle comment draws Entranc'd attention, and a mute applause; Gesture...

...of Garrick so admirably drawn by the pen of Sheridan." Erskine, in lieu of Garrick, is praised for The grace of action, the adapted mien, Faithful as...The expressive glance, whose subtle comment draws Entranc'd attention and a mute applause. (MLAO In short, what impresses Opie about Erskine is his ability...

...of naturalistic actors remained strong in Jane Austen's day. Sheridan's encomium is representative: The grace of Action - the adapted Mien Faithful as Nature to the varied Scene; Th 'expressive Glance - whose subtle Comment draws Entranc'd Attention, and a mute Applause; Gesture...

...unallied ! E'en matchless Garrick's art, to heaven resigned, No fixed effect, no model, leaves behind. The grace of action, the adapted mien, Faithful as nature to the varied scene ; Th' expressive glance, whose subtle comment draws Entranced attention, and a mute applause ; Gesture...

...memory's guard ; By whose faint breath his merits shall abide, Unvouch'd by proof, to substance unallied! The GRACE of ACTION,— the adapted Mien, Faithful as nature to the varied scene; Th' EXPRESSIVE GLANCE, whose subtle comment draws Entranc'd attention, and a mute applause ; GESTURE...

...fubftaccc unalliedl Ev'n matchlefs GARRICK'S an to heav'n re/ion'd, Ko fix'd men, no model leaves behind I The grace of action— the adapted mien Faithful as Nature to the varied (cene ; Gefture that marks, with force and feeling fraught, A ftnft in filcnce, and a will in thought...