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" The exhibitions of the stage were improved to the most exquisite entertainment by the talents and management of Garrick, who greatly surpassed all his predecessors of this and perhaps every other nation, in his genius for acting ; in the sweetness and... "
Memoirs of the Life of David Garrick: Interspersed with Characters and ... - Page 286
by Thomas Davies - 1780
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Plays and Poems

Tobias Smollett - 1777 - 336 pages
...furpafled all " his predeceflbrs of this and perhaps every other " nation in his genius for acting, in the fweetnefs " and variety of his tones, the irrefiftible...the *' elegance of attitude, and the whole pathos of u expreffion. " Candidates for literary fame appeared even in " the higher fphere of life embellifhed...
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Plays and Poems

Tobias Smollett - 1777 - 330 pages
...furpafled all " his predeceflbrs of this and perhaps every other '' nation in his genius for acting, in the fweetnefs *' and variety of his tones, the...magic of '' his eye, the fire and vivacity of his aftiort, the << elegance of attitude, and the whole pathos of '*- expreffion. • -.-. '' Candidates...
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The Political Magazine and Parliamentary, Naval, Military, and ..., Volume 1

1780 - 852 pages
...oation, in his genius for a¿íi. -t in the fwt'etnefs and vivacity of his tones, ;• с irrefiftable magic of his eye, the fire and Vivacity of his action,...of attitude, and the whole pathos of expreffion." Whr.i Mr. Garrick prefented him with his Winter'» Tale, altered from Shakefpc.ir, the doäor :i acknowledging...
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Memoirs of the Life of David Garrick, Esq: Interspersed with ..., Volume 1

Thomas Davies - 1781 - 556 pages
...other nation, in his genius for acting, in the fweetnefs and variety of his tones, the irrefiftable magic of his eye, the fire and vivacity of his action,...expreffion;" Not content with this public declaration of his fcntiments with refpect to Mr. Garrick, DAVID GARRICK, Efq. 295 rick, upon the latter's prefenting...
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The History of England: From the Revolution to the Death of George the Second. 8

Tobias George Smollett - 1794 - 384 pages
...furpaffed all his predeceffors of this, and perhaps every other nation , in his genius for acting ; in the fweetnefs and variety of his tones , the irrefiftible magic of his eye , the fire and vivacity of his aclion, the elegance of attitude, and the whole pathos of expreffion, Quin excelled in dignity and...
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The Monthly Epitome, Volume 5

1802 - 700 pages
...pvedecef« fors of this, and, perhap*, every other ' nation, in his genius far nclipg, in ' the fwcetncfs and variety of his tones ' the irrefiftible magic...fire and vivacity of his action, the ' elegance of his attitudes, and the • whole pathos of exprelfion.' " Thofe two characters were moft evidently...
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The History of England: From the Revolution in 1688 to the Death of George ...

Tobias Smollett - 1800 - 536 pages
...furpafled , all his predeceflbrs of this arid perhaps every other nation, in his genius for ae~ting; in the fweetnefs and variety of his tones, the irrefiftible...elegance of attitude, and the whole pathos of expreffion. Quin excelled in dignity and declamation, as well as in exhibiting fome characters of humour, equally...
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The Life of David Garrick, Volume 1

Arthur Murphy - 1801 - 544 pages
...furpaffed * f all his predeceflbrs of this, and, perhaps, every ?* other nation, in his genius for acting, in the *' fweetnefs and variety of his tones, the...fire and vivacity of his action, " the elegance of his attitudes, and the whole pajhos " of expreffion." THOSE two character? were moft evidently founded...
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The History of England, from the Revolution to the Death of George the ...

Tobias Smollett - 1804 - 544 pages
...nation, in his genius for acting ; in the fweetnefs and variety of his tones, the irrefiftible magick of his eye, the fire and vivacity of his action, the...elegance of attitude, and the whole pathos of expreffion. Quin excelled in dignity and declamation, as well as in exhibiting fome characters of humour, equally...
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The Monthly Visitor, and Entertaining Pocket Companion, Volume 13

1801 - 432 pages
...other nation, in his genius for acting, in the sweetness and variety of' his tones, the irresistible magic of his eye, the fire and vivacity of his action, the ele gance of his attitudes, and the whole pathos of ex pression." , Tho;e two characters were most...
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