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Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 362 - But because difficulties would arise in the practice of so strong a conception, before fancy is become ductile enough to assume such impressions at will (as in the instance of joy, now before us), the actor, taking the shorter road above promised him, may help his defective idea in a moment by annexing at once the look to the idea, in the very instant while he is bracing his nerves into springiness ; for so the image, the look, and the muscles, all concurring at once to the purpose, their effect...
Página 395 - ... rest ; You pine, you languish, love to be alone ; Think much, speak little, and, in speaking, sigh : When you see Torrismond, you are unquiet ; But, when you see him not, you are in pain.
Página 394 - That grief, so strongly stamped on every feature? If it has been that Frenchman ¡—What a thought ! How low, how horrid a suspicion that...
Página 360 - ... pleases, he will find, that, in that languid state of muscles, he can never bring it to found joy; no, not though the sense of the words were all rapture; but, in spite of the utmost possible strain upon his lungs, his tone will be too sullen, or too mournful, and carry none of the music of sprightliness. But, if on the contrary, he has hit the conception, exactly, he will have the pleasure, in that case, to observe in the glass, that his forehead appears open, and raised, his eye smiling, and...
Página 370 - Englijh dead. In peace, there's nothing fo becomes a man As modeft ftillnefs and humility : But when the blaft of war blows in our ears, Then imitate the action of the Tyger ; Stiffen the finews, fummon up the blood, Difguife fair nature with hard-favour'd rage ; Then lend the eye a terrible afpect ; Let it pry thro...
Página 359 - But there is a shorter road, to the same end, and it shall, in due place, be shown him. When he believes himself possessed of the idea of joy, that would not fail to warm a strong conception, let him not imagine the impression rightly hit, until he has examined both his face and air, in a long, upright, looking glass; for there, only, will he meet with a sincere and undeceivable test of his having strongly enough, or too slackly, adapted his fancy to the purpose before...
Página 409 - ... to warm, dephlegm, and clarify the thorax and windpipe, by exerting (the more frequently the better) their fullest power of utterance ; thereby to open and remove all hesitation, roughness, or obstruction, and to tune their voices, by effect of such continual exercise, into habitual mellowness...
Página 357 - And, firft, it fliould be noted, that there are only ten dramatic paffions ; that is, paffions which can be diftinguifhed by their outward marks, in action ; all others being relative to, and but varied degrees of, the foregoing. " - > . Thefe arc the ten dramatic paffions : - ' JOY, GRIEF, FEAR, ANGER, PITY, SCORN, HATRED, JEALOUSY, WONDER, LOVE.
Página 125 - At forty-two, his eyes grave wisdom wear, And the dark future dims him o'er with care ; On to the nine-and-fortieth, toils increase, And busy hopes and fears disturb his peace ; At...
Página 62 - And my wild wifhes leap the bounds of man. If in my power it lies to limit hope, And my unchain'd defires can fix a fcope, This were my Choice — Oh, Friend.! pronounce me poor; For I have wants, which wealth can never cure...