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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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Select Esays of Addison: Together with Macaulay's Essay on Addison's Life ...

Joseph Addison - 1894 - 358 pages
...heroes, and softness to lovers, thus sinking from the greatness of his behavior, 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 in London: Essays by Addison and Steele

Joseph Addison - 1896 - 346 pages
...Behaviour, and degraded into the Character of the London Prentice. I have often wished that our Tragcedians would copy after this great Master in Action. Could...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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English Essays

J. H. Lobban - 1896 - 324 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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English Essays

J. H. Lobban - 1896 - 362 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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Essays and Tales

Joseph Addison - 1901 - 208 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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Essays of British Essayists, Including Biographical and Critical ..., Volume 1

1900 - 492 pages
...heroes, and softness to lovers, thus sinking from the greatness of his behavior, 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 the Works of Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison - 1906 - 414 pages
...often wished that our tragedians would copy after this great master in action. Could they make the i5 same use of their arms and legs, and inform their...appear with that action, which is capable of giving a dignity to the forced thoughts, cold conceits, and unnatural ex- 20 pressions of an Italian opera....
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Selections from the Works of Joseph Addison

Joseph Addison - 1906 - 410 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...after this great master in action. Could they make the 15 same use of their arms and legs, and inform their faces with as significant looks and passions,...
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Essays from Addison

Joseph Addison - 1907 - 142 pages
...from the greatness of his behaviour, and degraded into the character of the London Prentice. I have 10 often wished, that our tragedians would copy after...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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Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians, Volume 3

George Grove, John Alexander Fuller-Maitland - 1907 - 942 pages
...for his acting, which gave ' new majesty to kings, resolution to heroes, and softness to lovers. ' He wished ' that our tragedians would copy after this...appear with that action, which is capable of giving a dignity to the forced thoughts, cold conceits, and uunatural expressions of an Italian opera ! '...
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