The Life of Mr. James Quin, Comedian: With the History of the Stage from His Commencing Actor to His Retreat to Bath ...Reader, 1766 - 107 páginas |
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... poets , who must live by courts or starve , Were proud so good a government to serve , And , mix'd with buffoons and with pimps profane , Tainted the stage for some small scrap of gain . For they , like harlots under bawds profest ...
... poets , who must live by courts or starve , Were proud so good a government to serve , And , mix'd with buffoons and with pimps profane , Tainted the stage for some small scrap of gain . For they , like harlots under bawds profest ...
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... poet . We now see Mr. Quin arrived at the summit of his profession , where he remained without a rival for full ten years . But , though he was in quiet possession of the first rank upon the stage , the stage itself did not continue in ...
... poet . We now see Mr. Quin arrived at the summit of his profession , where he remained without a rival for full ten years . But , though he was in quiet possession of the first rank upon the stage , the stage itself did not continue in ...
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... poet had put a tragedy which he had just finished , into his hands one night behind the scenes , whilst he was still dressed for the character he had performed . Quin put it into his pocket , and never thought any more about it : the ...
... poet had put a tragedy which he had just finished , into his hands one night behind the scenes , whilst he was still dressed for the character he had performed . Quin put it into his pocket , and never thought any more about it : the ...
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... poet , almost thunderstruck . " Yes , by but I have , " replied Quin , — " but look ye , here is a drawer full of both comedies and tragedies - take any two you will in the room of it . " But this in no way satisfied the poet , who ...
... poet , almost thunderstruck . " Yes , by but I have , " replied Quin , — " but look ye , here is a drawer full of both comedies and tragedies - take any two you will in the room of it . " But this in no way satisfied the poet , who ...
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... poet laureate . THE story related of Mr. Quin , in the last chapter , when he was deputy manager of Drury Lane house , naturally leads to some re- flections upon the embarrassments the masters of playhouses most frequently meet with ...
... poet laureate . THE story related of Mr. Quin , in the last chapter , when he was deputy manager of Drury Lane house , naturally leads to some re- flections upon the embarrassments the masters of playhouses most frequently meet with ...
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Página 73 - Indian mount, or fairy elves, Whose midnight revels, by a forest side, Or fountain, some belated peasant sees, Or dreams he sees, while overhead the moon Sits arbitress, and nearer to the earth Wheels her pale course ; they, on their mirth and dance Intent, with jocund music charm his ear ; At once with joy and fear his heart rebounds.
Página 79 - When Lothario gave Horatio the challenge Quin, instead of accepting it instantaneously, with the determined and unembarrassed brow of superior bravery, made a long pause, and dragged out the words, ' I'll meet thee there !' in such a manner as to make it appear absolutely ludicrous.
Página 83 - In fancied scenes, as in life's real plan, He could not, for a moment, sink the man. In whate'er cast his character was laid, Self still, like oil, upon the surface play'd. Nature, in spite of all his skill, crept in : Horatio, Dorax, Falstaff, — still 'twas Quin.
Página 23 - Herculean satirist, this drawcansir in wit, that spared neither friend nor foe ; who, to make his poetical fame immortal, like another Erostratus, set fire to his stage, by writing up to an act of parliament to demolish it.
Página 91 - That tongue which set the table on a roar, And charm'd the public ear, is heard no more ! Clos'd are those eyes, the harbingers of wit Which spoke, before the tongue, what Shakespeare writ ; Cold are those hands, which, living, were stretched forth At friendship's call to succour modest worth.
Página 82 - Though we deny imaginary grace, Founded on accidents of time and place ; Yet real worth of ev'ry growth shall bear Due praise, nor must we, Quin, forget thee there. His words bore sterling weight, nervous and strong In manly tides of sense they roll'd along. Happy in art, he chiefly had pretence To keep up numbers, yet not forfeit sense. No actor ever greater heights could reach In all the labour'd artifice of speech.
Página 13 - Music has charms to soothe a savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. I've read that things inanimate have moved, And, as with living souls, have been informed, By magic numbers and persuasive sound.
Página 76 - That Garrick was a new religion ; Whitfield was followed for a time ; but they would all come to church again.
Página 82 - Their darling chief, and lin'd his fav'rite cause. " Far be it from the candid Muse to tread Insulting o'er the ashes of the dead, But, just to living merit, she maintains, And dares the test whilst Garrick's genius reigns, Ancients in vain endeavour to excel, Happily prais'd, if they could act as well. But though prescription's force we disallow, Nor to antiquity submissive bow ; Tho...
Página 14 - I remember the ladies were then observed to be decently afraid of venturing bare-faced to a new comedy, till they had been assured they might do it, without the risk of an insult to their modesty...