The London review, conducted by R. Cumberland, Volume 1Richard Cumberland 1809 |
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Page 1
... display of humour , so many apt allusions and so much originality of thought , which , whilst they manifest the genius , mark the juvenility of the writer . They are however more particularly to be valued for the evi- dence they bear of ...
... display of humour , so many apt allusions and so much originality of thought , which , whilst they manifest the genius , mark the juvenility of the writer . They are however more particularly to be valued for the evi- dence they bear of ...
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... display the finest powers in the loftiest parts , I have seen her play the humble confidante to Mrs. Cibber's heroine , and never give an elevation to a single line above its pitch and station in the drama . I remember her coming out in ...
... display the finest powers in the loftiest parts , I have seen her play the humble confidante to Mrs. Cibber's heroine , and never give an elevation to a single line above its pitch and station in the drama . I remember her coming out in ...
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... display of charac- ter she was as pure , as perfect and as near to Nature as Nature's fairest representative could be . I apprehend she has too cautiously restrained and circumscribed her powers , and being sensible that repetition ...
... display of charac- ter she was as pure , as perfect and as near to Nature as Nature's fairest representative could be . I apprehend she has too cautiously restrained and circumscribed her powers , and being sensible that repetition ...
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... display in new and more important parts the his- trionic powers , which he possesses in no less degree than others of his family . As I am persuaded that this rising actor has too much real merit to disdain the advice of a judicious ...
... display in new and more important parts the his- trionic powers , which he possesses in no less degree than others of his family . As I am persuaded that this rising actor has too much real merit to disdain the advice of a judicious ...
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... display- ing his skill in wielding the weapons of Theology ; even thé far - famed Sir Hudibras might have feared a conflict with him . Without hesitation , he undertakes to unveil the mys teries of the Greek church , for the amusement ...
... display- ing his skill in wielding the weapons of Theology ; even thé far - famed Sir Hudibras might have feared a conflict with him . Without hesitation , he undertakes to unveil the mys teries of the Greek church , for the amusement ...
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