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The following was written by | The following was written by Mr Sherrife,who was deaf & dumb on seeing Mr | ||
Garrick act [4 flourishes] | |||
When Britain's Roscius on the stage appears, | |||
[W]ho charms all eyes, & I am told all ears; | |||
With ease, the various passions I can trace | |||
Clearly reflected from his wondrous face; | |||
While true conception, with just action join'd | |||
[St]rongly impress each image on my mind. | |||
What need of sounds, when plainly I descry, | |||
The earnest features and the speaking eye; | |||
[Th]at eye whose bright & penetrating ray | |||
[D]oth Shakespears meaning to my soul convey | |||
[B]est commentator on great Shakespear's text, | |||
When Garrick acts [written above crossed out: speaks], no passage seems perplext. | |||
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The following was written by Mr Sherrife,who was deaf & dumb on seeing Mr Garrick act [4 flourishes]
When Britain's Roscius on the stage appears, [W]ho charms all eyes, & I am told all ears; With ease, the various passions I can trace Clearly reflected from his wondrous face; While true conception, with just action join'd [St]rongly impress each image on my mind. What need of sounds, when plainly I descry, The earnest features and the speaking eye; [Th]at eye whose bright & penetrating ray [D]oth Shakespears meaning to my soul convey [B]est commentator on great Shakespear's text, When Garrick acts [written above crossed out: speaks], no passage seems perplext.