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" London Prentice. I have often wished that our tragedians would copy after this great master in action. Could they make the same use of their arms and legs, and inform their faces with as significant looks and passions, how glorious would an English tragedy... "
The New Monthly Magazine and Literary Journal - Page 193
1834
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The Works of Joseph Addison: Including the Whole Contents of Bp ..., Volume 4

Joseph Addison - 1854 - 618 pages
...heroes, and softness to lovers, thus sinking from the greatness of his behaviour, and degraded into the character of the London Prentice. I have often wished,...and inform their faces with as significant looks and pas- ' sions, how glorious would an English tragedy appear with that action which is capable of giving...
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The Works of Joseph Addison: The Spectator

Joseph Addison - 1854 - 624 pages
...heroes, and softness to lovers, thus sinking from the greatness of his behaviour, and degraded into the character of the London Prentice. I have often wished,...action, . Could they make the same use of their arms and logs, and inform their faces with as significant looks and passions, how glorious would an English...
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The works of ... Joseph Addison, with notes by R. Hurd, Volume 2

Joseph Addison - 1856 - 524 pages
...heroes, and softness to lovers, thus sinking from the greatness of his behaviour, and degraded into the character of the London Prentice. I have often wished,...appear with that action which is capable of giving a dignity to the forced thoughts, cold conceits, and unnatural expressions of an Italian opera! In...
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The Spectator

Joseph Addison - 1856 - 622 pages
...heroes,, and softness to lovers, thus sinking from the greatness of his behaviour, and degraded into the character of the London Prentice. I have often wished,...appear with that action which is capable of giving a dignity to the forced thoughts, cold conceits, and unnatural expressions of an Italian opera ! In...
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The Spectator

Joseph Addison - 1856 - 628 pages
...heroes, and softness to lovers, thus sinking from the greatness of his behaviour, and degraded into the character of the London Prentice. I have often wished,...appear with that action which is capable of giving a dignity to the forced thoughts, cold conceits, and unnatural expressions of an Italian opera ! In...
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The Spectator [by J. Addison and others].

Spectator The - 1857 - 780 pages
...heroes, and softness to lovers, thus sinking from the greatness of his behaviour, and degraded into the so stupidly fond of the Italian opera, as scarce to...third day's hearing to that admirable tragedy ? Musi of action. Could they make the same use of their arms and legs, and inform their faces with as significant...
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History of the opera, Volume 1

Henry Sutherland Edwards - 1862 - 348 pages
...softness to lovers, thus sinking from the greatness of his behaviour, and degraded into the character of a London 'prentice. I have often wished that our tragedians...appear with that action which is capable of giving dignity to the forced thoughts, cold conceits, and unnatural expressions of an Italian Opera ! In the...
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The Works of Joseph Addison Complete in Three Volumes Embracing ..., Volume 1

Joseph Addison - 1864 - 472 pages
...heroes, and softness to lovers, thus sinking from the greatness of his behaviour, and degraded into the character of the London Prentice. I have often wished,...our tragedians would copy after this great master of action. Could they make the same use of their arms and legs, and inform their faces with as significant...
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Selections from Addison's papers contributed to the Spectator, ed. by T. Arnold

Joseph Addison - 1875 - 584 pages
...lovers, thus sinking from the greatness of his beTHE ITALIAN OPERA. 357 haviour, and degraded into the character of the London Prentice". I have often wished...appear with that action, which is capable of giving a dignity to the forced thoughts, cold conceits, and unnatural expressions of an Italian opera ! In...
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Selections from Addison's Papers Contributed to the Spectator

Joseph Addison - 1875 - 576 pages
...indignation to see a person whose haviour, and degraded into the character of the London Prenticen. I have often wished that our tragedians would copy...appear with that action, which is capable of giving a dignity to the forced thoughts, cold conceits, and unnatural expressions of an Italian opera! In...
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