 | Colley Cibber - 1740 - 488 pages
...conceive. Of the former of thefe two great Excellencies, fhe gave the moft delightful Proofs in almoft all the Heroic Plays of Dryden and Lee ; and of the latter, in the fofter Paffions of Otway's Monimla and Behidera. In Scenes of Anger, Defiance, or Refentment, while... | |
 | Colley Cibber - 1742 - 230 pages
...conceive. Of the former of thefe two great Excellencies, fhe gave the'rnoft delightful Proofs in almoft all the Heroic Plays of Dryden and Lee ; and of the latter, in the fofter Paffions of Otway's Monimia and Belvidera, in the Tragedies of The Orphan and Venice Preferved:... | |
 | Colley Cibber - 1750 - 555 pages
...conceive. Of the former of thefe two great Excellencies, fhe gave the moft delightful Proofs in almoft all the Heroic Plays of Dryden and Lee ; and of the latter, in the fofter Paffions of Otway's Monirnia and Behidera. In Scenes of Anger, Defiance, or Refentmenr, while... | |
 | Francis Godolphin Waldron, Sylvester Harding, Edward Harding - 1795 - 250 pages
...î " had a power beyond all the actresses I have yet seen, or what your ima" ginalion can conceive. In scenes of anger, defiance or resentment, while...poured out the sentiment with an " enchanting harmony." By another stage historian, the late Mr. Thomas Davies, it is said, " that " Mrs. Barry was mistress... | |
 | John Dryden - 1800
...single plot, unmixed with comedy; which, though it be the natural and true way, yet all the heroick plays of Dryden and Lee ; and of the latter, in the...particular excellence for which Dryden made her the above-mentioned compliment [that in the text,~] upon her acting Cassandra in his CLEOMENES. But here... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - 1808
...two great excellencies, she gave the most delightful proofs in almost all the heroic plays of Drydeu and Lee ; and of the latter, in the softer passions of Otway's Monimiu and Belvidera. In scenes of anger, defiance, or resentment, while she was impetuous and terrible,... | |
 | Colley Cibber - 1822 - 514 pages
...imagination can conceive. Of the former of these two great excellencies, she gave the most delightful proofs in almost all the heroic plays of Dryden and Lee ;...latter, in the softer passions of Otway's Monimia* and Behidera. In scenes of anger, defiance, or * " I have heard her say, that she never said, Ah, poor... | |
 | William Henry Pyne - 1824
...imagination can conceive. Of the former of these two great excellences, she gave the most delightful proofs in almost all the heroic plays of Dryden and Lee;...and of the latter, in the softer passions of Otway's Mnnimia and Helviilera. In scenes of anger, defiance, or resentment, while she was impetuous and terrible,... | |
 | Colley Cibber - 1826 - 340 pages
...imagination can conceive. Of the former of these two great excellencies, she gave the most delightful proofs in almost all the heroic plays of Dryden and Lee ;...and of the latter, in the softer passions of Otway's Moulin ia and Belvidera. In scenes of anger, defiance, or resentment, while she was impetuous and terrible,... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1834 - 260 pages
...your imagination can conceive. Of the former of these two great excellences she gave delightful proofs in almost all the heroic plays of Dryden and Lee ;...scenes of anger, defiance, or resentment, while she was im' . ->etuous and terrible, she poured out the sentiment with an en' chanting harmony ; and it was... | |
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... distress or tenderness possessed her, she subsided into the most affecting melody and softness. In the art of exciting pity she had a power beyond all the actresses I have yet seen, or what your imagination can conceive. Of the former of these two... 
