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The Stage.
The public mark of ev ' ry puny wight Who in these letter'd times aspires to Write , He feels the ranc ' rous stroke- ' —in fame decays , , _ . And , strange reverse , to empty benches plays . Though truth must own , since , sunk in endless nig ht , The great theatric orb withdrew its li ght , None various life like HENDERSON has view'd
, And GARRICK ' radiant track like him pursu'd . But though , injustice to a sli ghted name , The town ' s absurd caprice we freel y blame , Too well we know , perfection ' s tow ' ring heig ht Has ne ' er since GARRICK charm'd the wond ' riug sightj And ev ' ry living candidate for praise
, Would dimly gleam by his effulgent blaze . Here with thy gossip-tale Digression rest , And hence comparison ' s unfriendty test ; The muse with candour shall maintain her state , And judge each cause by its own proper weight .
Of HENDERSON it fairly may be said , Th' heroic canvas he should seldom spread , For though his judgment , uniformly true , Draws a chaste outline to the critic view , Too oft is wanting , to complete the part , That vivid col ' iing which secures the heart . - In injur'd Lear when he attempts to shew
The manly workings of majestic woe , The driv'ling monarch whimpers o ' er the stage In dotard weakness or in childish rage . Yet though in tragedy we sometimes find But a faint sketch of what the bard design d , None should behold his Hamletand delay
, The honest meed , of warm applause to pay . But when he joins Thalia ' s chearful band , The heart at once impels th' applauding hand ; FulstqjfmA Benedick alone must raise . And amply justify the loudest praise , ( To be continued . )
Sketch Of The Character Of The Late James Boswell, Esq.
SKETCH OF THE CHARACTER OF THE LATE JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ .
PTpHIS gentleman , who died on Tuesday , May 19 , 179 ; , has made ji . such a distinguished figure in the literary world , that he should not be . suffered to drop into the grave without notice . His original powers of mind were not of the hi g her kind , but they weie greater than has been generall y supposed . He possessed hu- ' inour , and was not without learning , If he had cultivated his poetical ' ¦
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Stage.
The public mark of ev ' ry puny wight Who in these letter'd times aspires to Write , He feels the ranc ' rous stroke- ' —in fame decays , , _ . And , strange reverse , to empty benches plays . Though truth must own , since , sunk in endless nig ht , The great theatric orb withdrew its li ght , None various life like HENDERSON has view'd
, And GARRICK ' radiant track like him pursu'd . But though , injustice to a sli ghted name , The town ' s absurd caprice we freel y blame , Too well we know , perfection ' s tow ' ring heig ht Has ne ' er since GARRICK charm'd the wond ' riug sightj And ev ' ry living candidate for praise
, Would dimly gleam by his effulgent blaze . Here with thy gossip-tale Digression rest , And hence comparison ' s unfriendty test ; The muse with candour shall maintain her state , And judge each cause by its own proper weight .
Of HENDERSON it fairly may be said , Th' heroic canvas he should seldom spread , For though his judgment , uniformly true , Draws a chaste outline to the critic view , Too oft is wanting , to complete the part , That vivid col ' iing which secures the heart . - In injur'd Lear when he attempts to shew
The manly workings of majestic woe , The driv'ling monarch whimpers o ' er the stage In dotard weakness or in childish rage . Yet though in tragedy we sometimes find But a faint sketch of what the bard design d , None should behold his Hamletand delay
, The honest meed , of warm applause to pay . But when he joins Thalia ' s chearful band , The heart at once impels th' applauding hand ; FulstqjfmA Benedick alone must raise . And amply justify the loudest praise , ( To be continued . )
Sketch Of The Character Of The Late James Boswell, Esq.
SKETCH OF THE CHARACTER OF THE LATE JAMES BOSWELL , ESQ .
PTpHIS gentleman , who died on Tuesday , May 19 , 179 ; , has made ji . such a distinguished figure in the literary world , that he should not be . suffered to drop into the grave without notice . His original powers of mind were not of the hi g her kind , but they weie greater than has been generall y supposed . He possessed hu- ' inour , and was not without learning , If he had cultivated his poetical ' ¦