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The Stage.
Nor fierce alone , for well his pow ' rs can shew Calm declamation and attemper'd woe :- — The virtuous Duke who sway awhile declines , Yet checks the Deputy ' s abhorr'd designs ; And , in the Sov ' reign or the saintly guise , Benevolently just , and meekly wise : fate
The Dane , bewailing now a father ' s , Now deeply pond ' ring man ' s mysterious state ; Tender and dignifi'd , alike are seen—The philosophic mind and princely mien . When merely tender , he appears too cold , Or rather fashion'd in too roug h a mould ;
Nor fitted love in softer form to wear , . _ But stung with pride , or mad'ning with despair : As when the , lost Qclavians * murmurs flow In full luxuriance of romantic woe . Yet where Orlando cheers desponding age , Or the sweet wiles of Rosalind engage , finelblend
We own , that manly graces y The tender lover , and the soothing friend . Though nature was so prodigally kind In the bold lineaments of form and mind , As if to check a fond excess of pride , The pow ' rs of voice she scantily supply'd : of rise
Oft , when the hurricanes passion , For correspondent tones he vainly tries ; _ To aid the storm , no tow ' ring note combines , And the spent breath th' unequal task declines . Yet , spite of nature , he compels us still To own the potent triumph of his skill , While , with dread pauses , deepen'd accents roll , Whose awful energy arrests the soul .
At times , perchance , the spirit of the scene ,. Th' impassion'd accent , and impressive mien , May lose their wonted force , while , too refin d , He strives by niceties to strike the mind ; For action too precise , inclin'd to pore , And labour for a point unknown before ; the critics '
Untimely playing thus part , To gain the head , when he should smite the heart Yet still must candour , on reflection , own Some useful comment has been shrewdly shewn ; Nor here let puny malice vent its gall , And texts with skill restor'd , new readings ¦[ call : KEMBLE for actors nobly led the way , And prompted them to think as well as play .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Stage.
Nor fierce alone , for well his pow ' rs can shew Calm declamation and attemper'd woe :- — The virtuous Duke who sway awhile declines , Yet checks the Deputy ' s abhorr'd designs ; And , in the Sov ' reign or the saintly guise , Benevolently just , and meekly wise : fate
The Dane , bewailing now a father ' s , Now deeply pond ' ring man ' s mysterious state ; Tender and dignifi'd , alike are seen—The philosophic mind and princely mien . When merely tender , he appears too cold , Or rather fashion'd in too roug h a mould ;
Nor fitted love in softer form to wear , . _ But stung with pride , or mad'ning with despair : As when the , lost Qclavians * murmurs flow In full luxuriance of romantic woe . Yet where Orlando cheers desponding age , Or the sweet wiles of Rosalind engage , finelblend
We own , that manly graces y The tender lover , and the soothing friend . Though nature was so prodigally kind In the bold lineaments of form and mind , As if to check a fond excess of pride , The pow ' rs of voice she scantily supply'd : of rise
Oft , when the hurricanes passion , For correspondent tones he vainly tries ; _ To aid the storm , no tow ' ring note combines , And the spent breath th' unequal task declines . Yet , spite of nature , he compels us still To own the potent triumph of his skill , While , with dread pauses , deepen'd accents roll , Whose awful energy arrests the soul .
At times , perchance , the spirit of the scene ,. Th' impassion'd accent , and impressive mien , May lose their wonted force , while , too refin d , He strives by niceties to strike the mind ; For action too precise , inclin'd to pore , And labour for a point unknown before ; the critics '
Untimely playing thus part , To gain the head , when he should smite the heart Yet still must candour , on reflection , own Some useful comment has been shrewdly shewn ; Nor here let puny malice vent its gall , And texts with skill restor'd , new readings ¦[ call : KEMBLE for actors nobly led the way , And prompted them to think as well as play .